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REFC #38 - Duarte x Banner PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Ribeiro da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Pain. This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Ribeiro da Silva!
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, Robson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro da Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Ribeiro da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ribeiro da Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ribeiro da Silva?
Ribeiro da Silva regains half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ribeiro da Silva is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ribeiro da Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ribeiro da Silva gets full guard.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ribeiro da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva passes Ribeiro da Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ribeiro da Silva trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ribeiro da Silva gets full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribeiro da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ribeiro da Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ribeiro da Silva keeps moving.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Ribeiro da Silva is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro da Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ribeiro da Silva keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro da Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Ribeiro da Silva wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Ribeiro da Silva is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ribeiro da Silva kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ribeiro da Silva as he jumps to the side.
Joao Ribeiro da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robson Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ribeiro da Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ribeiro da Silva. Ribeiro da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Ribeiro da Silva counters with a left to the body.
Ribeiro da Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ribeiro da Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Ribeiro da Silva is having none of it.
Ribeiro da Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ribeiro da Silva 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.
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!
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ribeiro da Silva tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Ribeiro da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Ribeiro da Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ribeiro da Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ribeiro da Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ribeiro da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ribeiro da Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro da Silva postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Ribeiro da Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva has Ribeiro da Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro da Silva from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joao Ribeiro da Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ribeiro da Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ribeiro da Silva but Ribeiro da Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ribeiro da Silva sprawls well. Ribeiro da Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva walks into a jab.
Ribeiro da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ribeiro da Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joao Ribeiro da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robson Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ribeiro da Silva but Ribeiro da Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ribeiro da Silva punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ribeiro da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Ribeiro da Silva sprawls well.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Ribeiro da Silva.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ribeiro da Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Ribeiro da Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ribeiro da Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a body shot.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Ribeiro da Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ribeiro da Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro da Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Ribeiro da Silva coming out on top.
Ribeiro da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva tries for a takedown but Ribeiro da Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left lands for Ribeiro da Silva.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Ribeiro da Silva finish him?
Silva feints and as Ribeiro da Silva raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro da Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ribeiro da Silva's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Ribeiro da Silva!
After the big win, Joao Ribeiro da Silva made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors $10 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Musasi Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musasi Miyamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Musasi Miyamoto!
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, Alex Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miyamoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fernandez defends it nicely.
Miyamoto misses with a takedown attempt
and Fernandez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miyamoto's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Musasi Miyamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez works over Miyamoto with some ground and pound from guard.
Fernandez with a nice head shot there.
Miyamoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fernandez is looking to work some ground and pound but Miyamoto has wrist control.
Fernandez landing some decent shots from guard.
Fernandez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyamoto is looking for a triangle here but Fernandez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Fernandez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Miyamoto down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernandez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Miyamoto some visible discomfort.
Miyamoto sneaks back into half guard.
Fernandez wants to take a breather but Miyamoto is having none of it.
Miyamoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez is trying to control. Miyamoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fernandez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miyamoto gets full guard.
Miyamoto looking for a guillotine here but Fernandez defends easily.
Fernandez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Miyamoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fernandez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fernandez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miyamoto wants to sweep here but Fernandez controlling him for the moment.
Miyamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Fernandez is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez lands a couple of digs.
Fernandez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fernandez lands a couple of digs.
Miyamoto working for a triangle but Fernandez defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyamoto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fernandez escapes and throws Miyamoto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Fernandez scoring with punches and elbows.
Fernandez lands a nice forearm strike.
Miyamoto is trying to control Fernandez's posture but Fernandez avoids it.
Fernandez trying to control the action but Miyamoto is working from the bottom.
Fernandez takes a little break here. Miyamoto wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Miyamoto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Miyamoto is looking for a sweep.
Fernandez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fernandez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Miyamoto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fernandez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miyamoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miyamoto regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fernandez is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Miyamoto has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Fernandez is looking to defend but Miyamoto has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Fernandez! Miyamoto pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Fernandez taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Musasi Miyamoto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ozmo Keinanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Cezer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Paolo Cezer enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozmo Keinanen!
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, Paolo Cezer!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cezer instigates a clinch.
Cezer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Keinanen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A bit of stalling here from Keinanen.
Cezer gets through Keinanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cezer is trying to drag Keinanen to the mat but Keinanen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Keinanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Cezer.
Keinanen is struggling to control the position.
Cezer tries a knee to the head but Keinanen blocks it.
Cezer breaks the clinch.
Cezer shoots in but Keinanen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ozmo Keinanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Cezer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cezer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keinanen. Keinanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Cezer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Keinanen defends it nicely.
Cezer shoots in looking for a takedown but Keinanen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cezer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Keinanen throws a leg kick which misses Cezer's front leg but catches the back leg as Cezer tries to avoid it.
Keinanen thows a body kick. Cezer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cezer moves out of range of the body kick.
Keinanen tries to land a front kick but Cezer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keinanen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Keinanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cezer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Keinanen smiles and moves away.
Paolo Cezer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keinanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cezer.
Cezer tries to clinch but Keinanen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cezer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Keinanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keinanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cezer fails with the takedown
and Keinanen counters with a leg kick.
Cezer looks gassed!
Keinanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keinanen is looking to chop away at Cezer's legs.
Cezer tries to clinch but Keinanen moves away
and Keinanen counters with a low kick, right behind Cezer 's knee.
Keinanen throws a body kick that misses.
Cezer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keinanen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cezer checks a leg kick.
Cezer throws a leg kick
and Keinanen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cezer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Keinanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keinanen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cezer to the ground. Keinanen is now in Cezer's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keinanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Keinanen stands and throws Cezer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Keinanen advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keinanen has isolated one of Cezer's arms. Cezer looking to fight him off but Keinanen twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ozmo Keinanen!
After winning the bout, Ozmo Keinanen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glen Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glen Silva!
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, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maia dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Maia's head and hops out.
Maia shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Glen Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Glen Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maia.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Maia shoots in.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Maia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Maia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Maia stalling.
Maia trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maia defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Maia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Maia stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maia 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maia is aware though and is defending well.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maia advances to half guard.
Maia working the head and body with strikes.
Maia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Maia trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Maia is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Silva regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maia pulls his head out easily.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Maia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Maia with that takedown attempt.
Maia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maia is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is working for a submission of some sort.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Maia has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maia working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Demian Maia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maia trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Maia moves to back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Maia scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Silva is looking for a way out.
Silva turns into Maia and is now in his guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Maia slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Maia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Maia stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to bench press Maia off him but Maia keeps the position.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maia controlling the action here.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva looking for subs from the bottom but Maia mounts him!
Maia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands a nice shot to the head.
Maia content just to control the position here.
Maia looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Maia but it's paid off an Silva is forced to tap! Nice work by Maia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demian Maia!
A victorious Demian Maia 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rizoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Clould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizoto Machida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rizoto Machida!
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, Guy Clould!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clould tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clould gets the takedown into side control.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Clould trying to control the action but Machida is working from the bottom.
Clould working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Clould cracks Machida with a big right hand but Machida just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clould laying and praying for a moment but Machida takes advantage and regains half guard.
Clould trying to control the action but Machida is working from the bottom.
Clould is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Clould is looking for a kimura here.
Nice strikes from Clould there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Clould seems content to control.
Clould winds up and cracks Machida with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Machida is staying active underneath Clould, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Clould is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clould connects with a nice short shot to Machida's temple.
Machida is staying active underneath Clould, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clould winds up and cracks Machida with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Clould is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Clould wants to control but Machida is keeping him busy.
Clould takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Clould is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clould lands strikes from half guard.
Clould is trying to control. Machida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clould is controlling the pace.
Clould wants to control but Machida is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Guy Clould was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Clould tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Clould shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Machida napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Machida on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Machida tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clould moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Clould dominated that round.
That's time! Machida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clould tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clould tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Clould rushes Machida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clould lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clould lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machida.
Clould wants the takedown. Machida is fighting it off but Clould persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Machida's guard against the cage.
Clould stands up over Machida, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clould postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clould trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clould's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clould gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clould shoots in and bounces Machida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Clould wants to pass the guard but Machida is keeping the position.
Machida working a defensive guard here.
Clould showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clould lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clould postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Clould from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clould's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Clould from controlling successfully.
Clould works over Machida with some ground and pound from guard.
Clould with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Clould from controlling successfully.
Clould working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clould postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clould passes Machida's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clould lands a nice short elbow.
Machida is rocked!
Clould with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Oh Machida is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machida might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clould scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clould lands a big elbow - Machida is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Clould!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy Clould!
A relieved looking Guy Clould 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Cris Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandy Claus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Wandy Claus enters the cage!
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18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cris Gracie!
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, Wandy Claus!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claus closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Claus pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Claus as he avoids it easily.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Claus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Claus is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Claus from controlling successfully.
Claus chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Claus defends easily.
Claus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Claus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Claus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Claus pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Claus is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Claus drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Claus off! Claus jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Claus scoring with some ground and pound.
Claus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Claus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Claus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Claus wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Claus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Claus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie is rocked!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Claus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Claus connects with a couple of short punches.
Claus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie is trying to keep Claus in close.
Claus lands a couple of digs.
Claus arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Gracie's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wandy Claus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo has chosen In the End as his entrance music. Ronaldo Ricardo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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23
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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21
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ricardo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Ricardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Ricardo sees coming a mile off.
Ricardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ricardo sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Silva is trying to control. Ricardo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Ricardo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ricardo is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ricardo tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ricardo is trying to escape the mount.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Silva breaks from Ricardo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ricardo is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva wants to control the pace but Ricardo is squirming around nicely.
Ricardo tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva trying to control but Ricardo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Carlos Silva.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Ricardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Ricardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva trying to control the action but Ricardo is working from the bottom.
Silva is really struggling to control Ricardo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ricardo is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ricardo avoids the head kick by Silva.
Ricardo tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Ricardo fails with the takedown.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva trying to control the position but Ricardo is working away.
Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ricardo to his feet.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricardo is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva looking to control but Ricardo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ricardo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ricardo actively working from the bottom here.
Ricardo wants to get back to full guard but Silva has mounted him!
The referee warns Ricardo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva looking to control but Ricardo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Ricardo is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Ricardo is trying to stand.
Carlos Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ricardo has given up his back here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ricardo on the ground.
Ricardo prevents Silva from getting a body triangle.
Silva gets his hands free as Ricardo looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva struggling to keep hold of the position.
Ricardo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva wants to control the pace but Ricardo is squirming around nicely.
Ricardo wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva looking to control but Ricardo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ricardo tries to improve his position but instead Silva has taken his back!
Ricardo breaks Silva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ricardo wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ricardo tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ricardo is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva looking to control but Ricardo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ricardo can't escape the position.
Ricardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Ricardo is having none of it.
Ricardo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva scoring with strikes but Ricardo is staying in there.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Ricardo tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo can't escape the position.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ricardo is looking to escape.
Ricardo reaches up to try and control the position but Silva seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Ricardo rolls and tries to escape and now Silva has his back!
Ricardo wants to control his opponent's hands but Silva gets his hands free.
Silva patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ricardo can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricardo rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
Silva not allowing Ricardo to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo tries to escape the position.
Ricardo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva biding his time, controlling Ricardo.
Ricardo wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo 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 Silva gets his way!
Silva is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Ricardo up.
Ricardo is trying to break free.
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Ricardo manages to turn into his guard.
Ronaldo Ricardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Carlos Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ricardo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Carlos Silva!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Carlos Silva!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Carlos Silva!
Carlos Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco Gomez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jefferson Mendes's chin.
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19
161 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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28
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
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, Jefferson Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez shoots in for a double leg but Mendes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gomez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Mendes avoids it well.
No luck for Gomez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Mendes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendes is fending him off so far but Gomez persists. Nope, Mendes circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good exchange - Mendes coming out on top.
Mendes cracks Gomez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mendes has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gomez to stand back up!
Gomez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes fakes the body blow, causing Gomez to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Gomez goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jefferson Mendes!
Jefferson Mendes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Tibs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tibs comes to the cage accompanied by Atreyu - The Crimson. Muay Tibs has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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27
217 lbs
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203 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muay Tibs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clyde Renato!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renato fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tibs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Renato on the side of the head.
Tibs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tibs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tibs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tibs.
Tibs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tibs clobbers Renato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Renato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Renato throws a lazy uppercut
and Tibs counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tibs counters with a body kick that stops Renato in his tracks momentarily.
Muay Tibs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tibs.
Renato misses with a hook. Tibs ducked under it nicely.
Tibs digs a good hook to Renato's body.
Tibs avoids the body shot from Renato.
Renato misses with a body punch
and Renato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tibs misses with a low kick.
Tibs lands a right hook to the body.
Renato misses with a hook
letting Tibs counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tibs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tibs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tibs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clyde Renato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renato lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Renato misses the target.
Tibs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tibs.
Renato tries for a takedown but Tibs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Muay Tibs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clyde Renato.
Renato tries to bum rush Tibs with a series of wild strikes but Tibs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Tibs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tibs lands a jab to the head.
Renato is rocked!
Tibs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Renato is still on wobbly legs! Can Tibs finish him?
Renato ducks into an uppercut from Tibs and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Muay Tibs!
Muay Tibs took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, RMC - $ 9 Shorts! Out of shorts for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeh Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeh Duarte will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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192 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeh Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duarte is looking to clinch but Banner is avoiding it.
Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
Duarte wants to clinch
and Banner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Duarte's guard now.
Banner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duarte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Duarte trying to control the position.
Banner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Duarte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duarte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Duarte looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Duarte looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Duarte!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Banner is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Duarte is looking to take a break and control but Banner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner is trying to maintain the position but Duarte is very close to passing his half guard.
Banner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Duarte is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Duarte passes to side control.
Duarte wants to stand but Banner has his arm trapped.
Banner is trying to control Duarte's posture but Duarte avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duarte working the ground and pound but Banner is defending the strikes.
Duarte tries to move to full mount but Banner actually manages to regain half guard.
Banner keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruce Banner.
Banner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duarte tries to clinch but Banner moves out of range.
Zeh Duarte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duarte lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duarte.
Duarte darts in trying to clinch
and Banner counters with a shoot takedown. Duarte fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner won't allow Duarte to sweep him here.
Duarte working a defensive guard here.
Banner drops back looking for a leg! Duarte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duarte manages to kick Banner off! Banner jumps back into Duarte's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duarte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Duarte moves in looking to clinch but Banner pushes him off.
Duarte moves to clinch but Banner breaks away
and Banner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Duarte!
Banner has control of Duarte's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Duarte regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Banner is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Duarte to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Duarte shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner raining down shots from the mount!
Duarte is bucking up trying to escape but Banner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Duarte is now in Banner's guard. A big mistake from Banner there, giving up the dominant position!
Banner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Duarte being controlled here momentarily.
Duarte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Banner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duarte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duarte wanted to stand there but Banner had control of the position.
Duarte stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Banner throws up his legs and catches Duarte in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Duarte tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Banner! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bruce Banner!
Bruce Banner retains his middleweight title!
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