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TWD 31: Ronan vs Cortez PBP Commentary |
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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 Terry Lee Brown Jr. - Magic prison as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 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
4 - 2 - 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Park Doo Man !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doo Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doo Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Contreras is just out of range.
Doo Man misses with a head kick.
Contreras throws a series of punches but Doo Man moves out of range.
Doo Man cracks Contreras with a good jab.
Contreras shoots in but Doo Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Contreras tries to score a power double leg takedown but Doo Man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Contreras somewhat.
Contreras moves forwards but Doo Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contreras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Doo Man .
Doo Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Contreras has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doo Man .
Contreras throws the left hand but Doo Man avoids the punch easily.
Doo Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doo Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Contreras takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doo Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contreras misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doo Man uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Contreras has time to react.
Contreras takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doo Man connects with a single shot there.
Contreras throws a right and a left that both miss.
Contreras takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Contreras is rocked!
Doo Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Contreras is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Contreras bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doo Man misses with a straight left.
Doo Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Contreras is breathing heavily.
Contreras drops his hands momentarily and Doo Man needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Contreras just on the top of the head. Contreras drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Contreras - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Park Doo Man !
Park Doo Man was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Doctore Oenomaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doctore Oenomaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Riviera!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oenomaus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riviera can pounce on him.
Riviera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Riviera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oenomaus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riviera throws a nice looking combination but Oenomaus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riviera misses with a wild combination.
Oenomaus scores with a three punch combo!
Carlos Riviera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Riviera misses.
Oenomaus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riviera sprawls well. Riviera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oenomaus gets slowly back to his feet.
Riviera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Riviera closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Oenomaus's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riviera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oenomaus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riviera has managed to get both his arms back between Oenomaus's legs - danger averted.
Riviera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oenomaus 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.
Riviera stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Oenomaus has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Riviera manages to get his head free but now Oenomaus has transitioned to an armbar! Riviera grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Oenomaus! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Doctore Oenomaus!
A victorious Doctore Oenomaus 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 Gambit Wolverine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Postiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Postiga has chosen Tacata as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gambit Wolverine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Postiga!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Postiga shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Postiga showed some decent athleticism there.
Postiga controlling the pace.
Postiga is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Postiga not doing much here.
Wolverine is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Postiga passes to side control.
Postiga throws a strike aimed at the side of Wolverine's head but Wolverine avoids it well.
Postiga advances to mount.
Postiga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolverine really wants to buck Postiga off and get back to his feet.
Postiga with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Postiga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Postiga looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Postiga cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Postiga controlling from the full mount.
Postiga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wolverine hang on?
Postiga controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolverine stops Postiga from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Wolverine wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Postiga.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Postiga postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wolverine looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Postiga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Wolverine misses.
Wolverine misses with a body shot
and Postiga counters by moving into the clinch.
Postiga struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolverine controls his hands.
Wolverine tries to circle away but Postiga has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Postiga.
Postiga blocks an uppercut.
Postiga lands an uppercut.
It looks like Gambit Wolverine has been cut.
Postiga is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Postiga.
Postiga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Postiga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Postiga lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Postiga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Postiga lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Postiga.
Wolverine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Postiga breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Wolverine misses
and Postiga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolverine is rocked!
Gambit Wolverine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolverine gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Postiga gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Postiga!
Sergio Postiga got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pound Ground (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Solodyhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pound Ground!
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, Anton Solodyhin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ground pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Ground scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick misses from Ground.
Solodyhin lands with a right hand.
Solodyhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solodyhin.
Nice defenses there by Ground.
Ground stuns Solodyhin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ground misses with a looping right.
Solodyhin throws a looping overhand right but Ground ducks down to avoid it.
Pound Ground seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solodyhin blocks a head kick by Ground.
A punch combination from Ground misses.
Solodyhin misses with a looping left.
Ground takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ground, right into the meat.
Ground dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ground takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Solodyhin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ground.
Ground keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solodyhin.
Ground lands a big head kick that sends Solodyhin tumbling to the mat! Ground takes a step backwards and waves Solodyhin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground throws a right and a left that both miss.
Solodyhin punishes Ground's body with a nice straight punch.
Ground defending well as Solodyhin loads up on a big left hand.
Solodyhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solodyhin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ground steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solodyhin.
Solodyhin lands an overhand right.
Solodyhin just misses with a punch to the body.
Solodyhin lands with a good body shot.
Ground moves out of range of the strikes.
Ground throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground looks to score with a jab to the body but Solodyhin is just out of range.
Ground slips a jab from Solodyhin.
Solodyhin looks to land a left hand but Ground moved out of range nicely.
Ground throws a combination that misses
and Solodyhin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Ground.
Ground pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Solodyhin back to the cage. Ground follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ground is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solodyhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ground.
Solodyhin connects with a nice looking jab.
Ground avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solodyhin throws a looping overhand right but Ground ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooh!!! Ground has knocked Solodyhin down with a huge combo! Ground steps away and waves a wobbly Solodyhin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Solodyhin is rocked!
Ground thuds his shin into the meat of Solodyhin's side.
Solodyhin is still on wobbly legs! Can Ground finish him?
Ground pounces like a tiger and cracks Solodyhin with a vicious hook! Solodyhin is down but not out! Ground follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pound Ground!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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248 lbs
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stevie Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Hendo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hendo wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Hendo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzales swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hendo wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jay Hendo.
Hendo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzales tries to bum rush Hendo with a series of wild strikes but Hendo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hendo ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzales counters with a good low kick that Hendo was not able to check.
Gonzales scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gonzales misses with a head kick.
Gonzales fails to land with a series of punches.
Jay Hendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales jabs at Hendo's body.
Hendo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hendo looks gassed!
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!
Gonzales throws a leg kick which misses Hendo's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendo tries to avoid it.
Gonzales scores with a nice body kick.
Gonzales lands a big head kick that sends Hendo tumbling to the mat! Gonzales takes a step backwards and waves Hendo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jay Hendo has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Gonzales has knocked Hendo down with a huge combo! Gonzales steps away and waves a wobbly Hendo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hendo is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Gonzales just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Hendo has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stevie Gonzales!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stevie Gonzales made sure he mentioned Brute, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Somjit Boonjumnong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boonjumnong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Ecstasy of Gold (remix) - Ennio Morricone. Somjit Boonjumnong acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanley Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Somjit Boonjumnong!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steele dips to his left and cracks Boonjumnong with an uppercut!
It looks like Somjit Boonjumnong has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Boonjumnong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele moves out of range as Boonjumnong strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Boonjumnong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boonjumnong moves away.
Steele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boonjumnong moves to clinch but Steele breaks away
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Stanley Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
Boonjumnong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steele swivels and escapes.
Steele is looking to wear down Boonjumnong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boonjumnong moves away from the strike by Steele.
Steele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boonjumnong circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boonjumnong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boonjumnong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steele throws a body punch but Boonjumnong moves out of range.
Steele drives through and clinches with Boonjumnong against the cage.
A short right from Steele.
A hook to the body from Steele.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boonjumnong up against the cage.
Steele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boonjumnong backwards.
Steele lands with a light punch inside.
Steele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steele pushes Boonjumnong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boonjumnong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steele lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele is working Boonjumnong over against the cage.
Steele lands a left hand.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boonjumnong backwards.
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boonjumnong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boonjumnong looks gassed!
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!
Boonjumnong slips a jab from Steele.
Steele tries to bum rush Boonjumnong with a series of wild strikes but Boonjumnong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele misses with a hook. Boonjumnong ducked under it nicely.
Steele drives through and clinches with Boonjumnong against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Somjit Boonjumnong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steele drops Boonjumnong with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Boonjumnong looks back up at him and smiles so Steele waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Boonjumnong is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boonjumnong manages to avoid it.
Steele misses with a hook.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Steele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boonjumnong.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Boonjumnong's head but Boonjumnong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boonjumnong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boonjumnong blocks a jab.
Stanley Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boonjumnong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boonjumnong can do to turn this around?
Steele misses with a wild combination.
Boonjumnong moves to clinch but Steele breaks away
and Steele counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steele.
Steele has Boonjumnong pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steele breaks the clinch.
Steele drops Boonjumnong with a beautiful combination! Boonjumnong stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Steele is looking for the KO!
Boonjumnong is still on wobbly legs! Can Steele finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele cracks Boonjumnong with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stanley Steele!
A victorious Stanley Steele 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Jones!
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, Ugor Makinwa!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makinwa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Jones wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Makinwa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones wants to clinch.
Makinwa cracks Jones with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh!!! Makinwa has knocked Jones down with a huge combo! Makinwa steps away and waves a wobbly Jones back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Makinwa misses with a double jab.
Makinwa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Makinwa wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa drops Jones with a naaaaasty hook - Jones is in real trouble here! Makinwa dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ugor Makinwa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kartik Yay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osss Osss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kartik Yay 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kartik Yay!
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, Osss Osss!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osss doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yay counters with a three punch combo that has Osss backing up. Osss nods at Yay to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Osss looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Yay scores with a decent looking hook.
Osss is rocked!
Osss gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Yay gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Osss is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kartik Yay!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Badridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Badridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badridge darts in and clinches Gutierrez up against the cage.
Gutierrez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Badridge smiles and moves away.
Gutierrez closes the distance and clinches.
Badridge lands an elbow that stopped Gutierrez in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Julio Gutierrez has been cut.
Badridge manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Badridge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gutierrez tightens his grip and picks Badridge up, before dumping him to the ground. Badridge manages to land in guard.
Badridge wants to get back to his feet but Gutierrez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gutierrez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badridge is keeping the position for now.
Badridge trying to keep a closed guard but Gutierrez is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badridge is keeping the position for now.
Gutierrez being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Barry Badridge just wasn't active enough.
Badridge misses with a combination
and Gutierrez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Badridge wants to clinch
and Gutierrez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gutierrez.
Badridge keeping full guard, as Gutierrez tries to pass.
Badridge wants to sweep but no luck.
Gutierrez trying to control but Badridge is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Badridge kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gutierrez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Julio Gutierrez.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gutierrez checks a leg kick.
Barry Badridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutierrez checks a leg kick.
Gutierrez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gutierrez showed some decent athleticism there.
Gutierrez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Badridge has managed to free his arm - good work.
Badridge is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez is trying to control the action in half guard but Badridge is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Gutierrez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Badridge wants to get back to his feet.
Gutierrez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Badridge tries to roll over but Gutierrez keeps him under control.
Badridge is defending against the submission attempts here by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez is keen to just control but Badridge is a slippery customer.
Badridge is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gutierrez pulls his head out easily.
Badridge looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutierrez is working for a submission of some sort.
Gutierrez wants to take a breather but Badridge is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Gutierrez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Gutierrez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Badridge scores with a nice head shot.
Gutierrez tries to keep at a distance but Badridge has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gutierrez tries to pull guard but Badridge won't allow it.
Gutierrez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Badridge has Gutierrez pressed against the cage, preventing Gutierrez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gutierrez prevents a body shot from Badridge.
Badridge tries to stall but Gutierrez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Badridge working aggressively here.
Badridge tries to land knees in the clinch but Gutierrez avoids the damage to the body.
Gutierrez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gutierrez misses with an elbow over the top.
Gutierrez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Badridge pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barry Badridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Gutierrez.
Gutierrez drags the fight down to the ground.
Badridge gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Badridge is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Badridge. Those never looked like landing.
Gutierrez drops his hands momentarily and Badridge takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Badridge displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gutierrez.
Badridge takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by Badridge as he connects with a hook.
Barry Badridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gutierrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gutierrez or perhaps it was just good defense by Badridge which made him look bad.
Badridge throws a solid leg kick but Gutierrez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Badridge.
Badridge throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Gutierrez colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Badridge as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Gutierrez is left battered and dazed whilst Badridge and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Badridge!
Barry Badridge tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernando Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Promised Land. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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22
200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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29
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Ronan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hernando Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez tries to clinch but Ronan moves out of range.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Ronan ducks down to avoid it.
Hernando Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt
and Ronan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortez shoots in for a double leg but Ronan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown by Cortez or perhaps it was just good defense by Ronan which made him look bad.
Elvis Ronan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hernando Cortez.
Sloppy strikes from Ronan. Those never looked like landing.
Ronan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cortez in his tracks.
Cortez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ronan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt - Ronan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ronan connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up with Ronan, looking for a takedown. Cortez pushes Ronan against the cage but Ronan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cortez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ronan pulls Cortez in to control the position.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ronan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez looking to sit in guard and control but Ronan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ronan wants to stand but Cortez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cortez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cortez is controlling Ronan's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cortez's guard.
Cortez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hernando Cortez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Ronan.
Ronan takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ronan on his heels. He'll look to pass Ronan's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cortez throws an elbow that misses. Ronan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cortez's guard. Nice move by Ronan!
Cortez working a defensive guard here.
Cortez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cortez 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cortez controlling Ronan's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronan tries to free his leg and advance position but Cortez is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hernando Cortez.
Ronan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ronan slaps away a takedown attempt from Cortez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cortez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ronan counters with a left to the body.
Ronan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ronan but Ronan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cortez.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Ronan as he checks the leg kick.
Cortez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ronan counters with a right hand to the body.
Ronan connects with a body shot.
Cortez looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from Ronan.
Cortez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ronan pinned against the cage. Ronan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cortez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Ronan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Cortez or perhaps it was just good defense by Ronan which made him look bad.
Cortez drives through with a takedown into Ronan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ronan has his hands on Cortez's head, controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 Elvis Ronan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ronan.
Ronan takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Ronan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ronan as he avoids it easily.
Cortez with a poor takedown
and Ronan counters with a left and a right that stings Cortez.
Cortez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Elvis Ronan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hernando Cortez.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Ronan.
Elvis Ronan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ronan with a nice cross.
Ronan slips under a jab.
Ronan lands a glancing blow to the side of Cortez's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronan lands with a nice body punch.
Ronan thows a body shot but no joy.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ronan lands a nice looking body shot.
Ronan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez with a poor takedown
and Ronan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortez thinking.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up with Ronan, looking for a takedown. Cortez pushes Ronan against the cage but Ronan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Ronan.
Cortez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cortez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ronan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cortez's head backwards.
It looks like Hernando Cortez has been cut.
Ronan lands a nice shot that snaps Cortez's head back.
Cortez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronan digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Ronan finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Ronan knocks Cortez out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Elvis Ronan!
Elvis Ronan retains his middleweight title!
Elvis Ronan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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