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TFC 2000: Dragic vs. Figaro PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Denilson Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucho Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denilson Braga has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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146 lbs
5 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denilson Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucho Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rodriguez. That's going to slow Braga down.
Braga blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rodriguez. That's going to slow Braga down.
Rodriguez tries to score with a low kick but Braga moves his leg out of the way.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braga blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.
Braga tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Braga.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick as Braga jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rodriguez.
Braga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
Braga takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rodriguez throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Braga.
Braga shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick from Rodriguez lands but Braga takes it in his stride.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Braga.
Braga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a head kick that drops Braga to the mat! Braga scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Braga is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodriguez cracks Braga on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Braga falls backwards against the cage. Rodriguez follows up with more strikes that drop Braga to his knees. Rodriguez keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Braga! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucho Rodriguez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Watcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matos comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - New Divide. 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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185 lbs
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200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Watcher!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watcher is looking to clinch but Matos is avoiding it.
Watcher misses with a hook. Matos ducked under it nicely.
Matos lands with a shot to the body.
Matos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watcher as he avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Watcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watcher.
Matos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watcher.
Watcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matos missing with a left hand there. Watcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watcher looks to land a left hand but Matos moved out of range nicely.
Watcher throws an overhand right that lands on Matos's shoulder, as Matos tries to avoid the shot.
Andy Watcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watcher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Watcher tries to clinch up.
Watcher tests Matos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watcher connects with a crisp jab.
Watcher lands with a right hand.
Watcher misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Matos.
A punch lands to the side of Matos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Matos misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watcher stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Watcher wants it to stay on the feet.
Matos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watcher.
Watcher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matos has time to react.
Matos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watcher.
Watcher might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Watcher misses with a straight right.
A big left from Watcher misses.
Matos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Matos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Watcher - just one landing.
Andy Watcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watcher.
Watcher cracks Matos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matos has a takedown stuffed.
Watcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Matos.
Watcher throws the left hand but Matos avoids the punch easily.
Watcher misses with a straight left.
Watcher throws a looping overhand right but Matos ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matos.
Matos shoots in but Watcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watcher but Watcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Watcher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Watcher has Matos up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watcher slows down the pace here.
Watcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matos dodges an elbow strike from Watcher.
Watcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matos is trying to pull guard but Watcher turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Watcher throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Watcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watcher scores with a shot to the side of Matos's head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watcher.
Watcher misses with the head strike.
Matos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Watcher - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matos blocks an elbow strike.
Matos blocks an elbow strike from Watcher.
Watcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watcher misses with some punches.
Matos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watcher stops a takedown attempt from Matos.
Watcher lands an elbow just above Matos 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watcher.
Watcher is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Watcher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Watcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watcher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watcher lands with a right to the head.
Watcher misses with a body punch.
Matos is trying to drag Watcher to the mat but Watcher just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Watcher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Matos shoots in for a double leg but Watcher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matos takes one to the chin there.
Matos keeps the fight on the outside.
Matos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watcher looks to land a right hand but Matos moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Matos.
Matos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matos.
Watcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matos misses with a straight right.
Watcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Watcher misses with a lunging right hand
and Matos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Watcher won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Watcher wants to control but Matos postures up.
Matos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watcher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos wants to control but Watcher is keeping him busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watcher manages to work his way to half guard, despite Matos's best efforts.
Matos is trying to control the action in half guard but Watcher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Matos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matos is looking to take a break and control but Watcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Watcher wants to improve his position but Matos is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Watcher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Watcher wants to improve his position but Matos is controlling well.
Watcher is trying to control but can't.
Watcher tries to get to full guard but Matos has control of the leg.
Watcher is defending against the submission attempts here by Matos.
Matos moves into full mount! Watcher won't be happy about that!
Matos looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watcher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Matos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Watcher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watcher wants to control but Matos is having none of it.
Matos is working for a guillotine from mount but Watcher frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watcher wants to control but Matos is having none of it.
Matos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Matos misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matos wants to finish this one by submission but Watcher is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Matos.
Watcher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Watcher tries to reverse the position but Matos maintains control.
Matos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Matos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Watcher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Matos has hold of Watcher's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Watcher manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watcher working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Matos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Watcher looks to land a right hand but Matos moved out of range.
Matos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Watcher to the ground. Matos is now in Watcher's guard.
Watcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matos trying to control the position from guard on top but Watcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matos is one step ahead there.
Lucas Matos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watcher is keeping the position for now.
Watcher trying to keep a closed guard but Matos is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos wants to control from the top but Watcher keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watcher circles away quickly and effectively.
Watcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Matos or perhaps it was just good defense by Watcher which made him look bad.
Matos looks for a takedown but Watcher sprawls well.
Matos throws a right hand that Watcher ducks under and follows up with a left that Watcher also avoids with ease.
Watcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matos blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Watcher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matos's brow.
Watcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Matos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watcher slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Watcher.
Watcher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watcher misses with a punch to the body.
Watcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matos jumps guard but Watcher stands there with Matos around his waist. Matos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Matos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Watcher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watcher.
Watcher scores with a shoulder strike.
Matos wants a takedown.
Watcher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matos backwards.
Watcher lands an elbow that stopped Matos in his tracks for a moment.
Watcher throws a head punch that misses.
Watcher's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Watcher scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watcher pushes Matos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matos.
Matos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watcher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matos backwards.
Watcher misses with a body punch.
Matos blocks the elbow strike.
Matos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Watcher.
Lucas Matos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watcher lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Watcher.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Watcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Watcher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Andy Watcher!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Andy Watcher!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Andy Watcher!
Andy Watcher wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hilio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Valentinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentinov has chosen Ирония as his entrance music. Hilio Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonid Valentinov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Valentinov throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Valentinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valentinov is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Valentinov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Valentinov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie jumps guard but Valentinov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hilio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie jumps guard but Valentinov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valentinov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Valentinov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie jumps into guard, dragging Valentinov to the mat.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valentinov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valentinov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Gracie is looking to sinch up a triangle. Valentinov throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gracie's body to avoid the submission. Gracie has instead reached around Valentinov's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gracie arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hilio Gracie!
Hilio Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Schill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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216 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monty Schill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarela feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Schill looking to control.
Schill keeping moving, preventing Amarela from controlling successfully.
Schill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Amarela trying to control but Schill is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Monty Schill just wasn't active enough.
Schill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amarela defends it nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Amarela.
Schill is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Amarela controlling the action here.
Amarela thows a huge punch but Schill dodges it nicely.
Schill is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schill is not content to let Amarela control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amarela missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Amarela trying to pass the guard but Schill defending well.
Amarela seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schill tries to get to full guard but Amarela has control of the leg.
Amarela not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Abelinha Amarela.
Schill throws a sloppy head kick and Amarela moves out of range easily.
Amarela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schill counters with a nice uppercut.
Schill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Amarela stuffs the takedown.
Amarela moves out of range as Schill throws a body kick.
Schill swats away the attempt to clinch by Amarela.
Amarela throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela forces Schill back against the cage and clinches.
Schill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amarela moves out of range as Schill throws a body kick.
Schill tries for a takedown but Amarela sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Schill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schill shoots in but Amarela avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Amarela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schill on the side of the head.
Schill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Amarela's waist but Amarela gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schill off to one side.
Amarela throws an overhand right that lands on Schill's shoulder, as Schill tries to avoid the shot.
Schill gets caught napping as Amarela dives in and scores a takedown. Schill manages to retain guard.
Schill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarela trying to control the position from guard on top but Schill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Amarela defends it easily.
Amarela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Amarela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schill trying to control the position.
Amarela wants to control from the top but Schill keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Amarela sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Amarela forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abelinha Amarela dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schill throws the kick towards the body but Amarela avoids it.
Schill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Amarela counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Monty Schill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schill fails with a takedown attempt.
Amarela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schill manages to avoid it.
Schill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amarela throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Schill tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Amarela is in Schill's guard.
Schill looking to control.
Amarela trying to control the position from guard on top but Schill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schill wants to stand up but Amarela is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schill wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Amarela is now in half guard.
Schill is staying active underneath Amarela, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Amarela performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Schill trying to control from the bottom.
Schill is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Amarela is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Monty Schill just wasn't active enough.
Decent striking displayed by Schill there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schill throws a head kick but Amarela moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Amarela. No joy for Schill on that attempt.
Schill gets caught flat footed, as Amarela shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schill wants to sweep but no luck.
Amarela seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Amarela wants to control from the top but Schill keeps moving.
Schill can't keep his opponent in guard - Amarela advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schill trying to control here.
Amarela working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Amarela wants to work for an arm triangle but Schill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schill wants to improve his position but Amarela is controlling well.
Amarela is looking to advance position but Schill won't allow it.
Schill tries to kick Amarela off but Amarela keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schill tries to get to full guard but Amarela has control of the leg.
Amarela controlling the pace.
Amarela seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Amarela in particular looking to stall.
Abelinha Amarela has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Amarela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schill shoots in for a takedown but Amarela shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Schill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amarela tries to clinch but Schill moves out of range.
Amarela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schill lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schill shoots in looking for a takedown. Amarela tries to sprawl out of it but Schill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Amarela manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abelinha Amarela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Schill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Amarela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Amarela swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schill.
Schill keeps the fight on the outside.
Amarela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schill manages to avoid it.
Schill throws a head kick that misses.
Schill shoots in for a double leg but Amarela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schill misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schill lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Amarela has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Amarela and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Amarela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Amarela closes the distance but Schill moves to the side
and Schill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schill shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amarela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schill was well out of range. Poor timing from Amarela.
Amarela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Amarela. That snapped Schill's head back.
Schill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Amarela can do anything to dispel that myth.
Schill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Amarela does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schill is nestled in close to Amarela, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schill wants to get back to his feet.
Amarela is looking for a sweep. Schill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schill looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Amarela won't allow Schill to pass to mount.
Schill is thwarting Amarela's attempts to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schill throws a looping overhand right but Amarela ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schill is defended easily by Amarela.
Schill tries to sprawl but Amarela drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Amarela content to control rather than advance.
Amarela trying to control from half guard but Schill is working away.
Schill is trying to control but Amarela passes into side control!
Amarela takes a little break here. Schill wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarela tries for a kimura but Schill is defending well.
Amarela happy to just control the position for now.
Amarela is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schill is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Amarela wants to control but Schill is keeping him busy.
Monty Schill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schill sneaks back into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abelinha Amarela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Amarela has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Abelinha Amarela!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Abelinha Amarela!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Abelinha Amarela!
Abelinha Amarela wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Abelinha Amarela 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nambara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
170 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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24
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nambara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nambara.
Rampage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nambara finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rampage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nambara counters with a head kick that drops Rampage to the mat! Rampage scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Rampage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle, before Nambara throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rampage's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Nambara lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Nezu Nambara!
A victorious Nezu Nambara 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Ivanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hit em' Up. Kimbo Slice could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Igor Ivanovich's chin.
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34
277 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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30
263 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Ivanovich!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ivanovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Slice taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ivanovich tries a body shot but Slice blocks it.
Ivanovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Ivanovich.
Slice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Ivanovich on the inside.
Slice blocks a body shot from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slice blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ivanovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ivanovich has him pressed against the cage.
Slice blocks an uppercut.
Ivanovich keeps control of Slice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice left hand lands by Ivanovich.
Ivanovich is struggling to control the position.
Ivanovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivanovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slice backwards.
Ivanovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanovich stalling.
Ivanovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice blocks a body shot from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slice wants to get back to striking at distance but Ivanovich won't allow it.
Ivanovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Slice is trying to break the clinch but Ivanovich has him pressed against the cage.
Slice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ivanovich blocking some punches.
Slice blocks a body shot from Ivanovich.
Slice takes a shot to the head.
Slice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivanovich holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivanovich has Slice pressed against the cage, preventing Slice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slice struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivanovich controls his hands.
Ivanovich lands a right hand.
Ivanovich pushes Slice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slice prevents a body shot from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slice backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich presses Slice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Ivanovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Slice controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Slice is breathing heavily.
Ivanovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Ivanovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich lands a right hand.
Slice is rocked!
Ivanovich is leaning against Slice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Ivanovich dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanovich tries to clinch up but Slice circles away and keeps his distance.
Slice misses the jab.
Ivanovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slice.
Kimbo Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanovich throws a body kick that misses.
Slice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivanovich takes a swing at Slice's ribcage but misses.
Slice moves out of range of the body kick from Ivanovich.
An inside leg kick lands from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich lands a big head kick that sends Slice tumbling to the mat! Ivanovich takes a step backwards and waves Slice back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Slice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice leaves his chin hanging out and Ivanovich seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Slice crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Ivanovich!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Radzimanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radzimanowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ennio Morricone - Ecstasy of Gold . Nunes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pitbull- Hey Baby kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Radzimanowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
166 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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29
162 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Radzimanowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radzimanowski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nunes's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nunes wants to stand up but Radzimanowski is controlling him.
Radzimanowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Radzimanowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Nunes is retaining full guard.
Nunes is trying to hold Radzimanowski in close to prevent damage but Radzimanowski has managed to pass into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Radzimanowski in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radzimanowski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Radzimanowski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Radzimanowski cracks Nunes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Radzimanowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nunes takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radzimanowski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Radzimanowski is working for takedown but Nunes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nunes scores with a shot to the side of Radzimanowski's head.
Radzimanowski dodges an elbow strike from Nunes.
Nunes jumps guard and drags Radzimanowski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Radzimanowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Radzimanowski controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Radzimanowski just wasn't active enough.
Nunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Radzimanowski dives in and grabs Nunes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nunes pushes down on Radzimanowski's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Radzimanowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes fails with a takedown attempt.
Nunes throws a series of punches but Radzimanowski avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radzimanowski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Radzimanowski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nunes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nunes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Radzimanowski working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Radzimanowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Radzimanowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Radzimanowski slips a jab and a cross from Nunes.
Nunes swinging wildly here.
Radzimanowski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Radzimanowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Radzimanowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nunes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nunes pulls Radzimanowski in to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because John Radzimanowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nunes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Radzimanowski works over Nunes with some ground and pound from guard.
Radzimanowski controlling from the top position.
Radzimanowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Radzimanowski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nunes misses with the combination.
Nunes fails with a takedown attempt.
Radzimanowski shoots in for a takedown but Nunes shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes looks for a takedown but Radzimanowski sprawls well.
Nunes fails with the takedown.
John Radzimanowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Nunes.
Nunes is breathing heavily.
Radzimanowski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nunes did well to prevent Radzimanowski getting side control.
Radzimanowski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Radzimanowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radzimanowski avoids the attempt from Nunes to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Radzimanowski dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Radzimanowski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Radzimanowski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nunes's guard.
Radzimanowski controlling the pace.
Nunes wants to control the action here but instead Radzimanowski manages to pass to full mount!
Radzimanowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes tries to hold on but Radzimanowski postures up.
Radzimanowski raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radzimanowski content just to control the position here.
Radzimanowski throws some wild stikes that Nunes manages to avoid easily.
Radzimanowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Radzimanowski lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radzimanowski controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radzimanowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Radzimanowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Antonio Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Radzimanowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Radzimanowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for John Radzimanowski!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for John Radzimanowski!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for John Radzimanowski!
John Radzimanowski wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking John Radzimanowski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Muerte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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34
312 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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26
300 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Muerte!
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, Carlos Morales!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muerte moves away.
Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muerte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Carlos Morales has been cut.
Muerte drives through with a takedown into Morales's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Muerte lands a couple of elbows.
Muerte throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muerte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muerte trying to control but Morales is working from the bottom.
Morales can't keep his opponent in guard - Muerte advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muerte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
Muerte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.
Muerte winds up and cracks Morales with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Muerte wants to pass to mount but Morales is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Muerte there.
Muerte is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morales is just riding it out for now. Muerte eventually gives up the hold.
Morales trying to control here.
Muerte thows a huge punch but Morales dodges it nicely.
Morales wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muerte keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Muerte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
Morales is trying to stand.
Muerte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Muerte there.
Muerte trying to control from half guard but Morales is working away.
Muerte is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morales doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Muerte.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muerte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Muerte in particular looking to stall.
Muerte throwing shots but Morales is blocking nicely.
Muerte seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morales does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Muerte prevents Morales from standing back up.
Muerte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morales holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morales is staying active underneath Muerte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Muerte 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muerte is looking to take a break and control but Morales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Thiago Muerte wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Muerte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morales defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Muerte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Morales's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Muerte throws a nice looking combination but Morales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muerte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morales defends it nicely.
Morales throws a series of punches but Muerte moves out of range.
Carlos Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales walks into a jab.
Muerte shoots in but Morales avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muerte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Muerte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morales keeps the fight on the outside.
Muerte fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Muerte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales dodges the punch combination from Muerte.
Muerte looks to score with a jab to the body but Morales is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muerte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muerte tries to sprawl but Morales drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Muerte trying to control but Morales postures up.
Muerte is trying to get back to full guard.
Muerte is refusing to be controlled, as Morales sits in half guard.
Muerte is holding on to half guard well.
Morales wants to stand up but Muerte is controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Muerte instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales breaks from the clinch.
Morales takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Muerte is looking to reverse the position.
Muerte is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Muerte wants to control but Morales is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Muerte pushes Morales off looking to stand but Morales dives back in and keeps control.
Muerte trying to control but Morales postures up.
Muerte regains full guard. Nicely done.
Muerte pulls Morales in close to his closed guard and prevents Morales from doing any damage or advancing position.
Muerte controls Morales momentarily but Morales frees himself.
Thiago Muerte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morales wants to stand but Muerte has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muerte looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Thiago Muerte wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Morales lands a jab to the nose.
Good shot there by Muerte.
Morales tries to land a front kick but Muerte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Muerte tries to clinch up.
Morales looks to land a combination but Muerte avoids it well.
Muerte looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morales is fending him off so far but Muerte persists. Nope, Morales circles away and we're back to standing.
Muerte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morales was well out of range. Poor timing from Muerte.
Muerte shoots in looking for a takedown but Morales manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Muerte's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muerte tries to sprawl but Morales drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muerte trying to control but Morales postures up.
Morales is looking to advance position but Muerte won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to control. Muerte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morales stands up out of the half guard.
Muerte throws a poor cross that misses
and Morales counters with a takedown into side control.
Muerte is trying to escape the position but Morales is controlling the position.
Muerte tries to bench press Morales off him but Morales keeps the position.
Morales advances to full mount.
Muerte tries to reverse the position but Morales maintains control.
Morales trying to control but Muerte is having none of it.
Muerte has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muerte keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morales controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Morales will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carlos Morales's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Muerte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muerte circles away quickly and effectively.
Muerte lands a jab.
That has opened up Carlos Morales's cut even more.
Muerte scores with a hook.
Morales throws a series of punches but Muerte moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morales!
It looks like Thiago Muerte has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales wants to clinch up but Muerte keeps it at a distance.
Muerte drops Morales with a left and a right! Oh, Morales is hurt - Muerte dives into side control looking to finish!
Morales is rocked!
Morales manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Muerte in particular looking to stall.
Muerte looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales is staying active underneath Muerte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Muerte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
Muerte is trying to control. Morales wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morales is trying to stand.
Muerte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Muerte works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muerte has hold of Morales's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Morales manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Morales tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Muerte throws some wild stikes that Morales manages to avoid easily.
Muerte trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Muerte landing strikes, looking to finish!
The cut above Carlos Morales's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Morales's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thiago Muerte!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Johnsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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178 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnsson is defended easily by Silva.
Johnsson slips under a jab from Silva.
Johnsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva is looking to clinch but Johnsson is avoiding it.
Johnsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva forces Johnsson back against the cage and clinches.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Johnsson.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson looking for a takedown.
Silva stalling.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnssons head.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva prevents a body shot from Johnsson.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Johnsson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnsson blocks an uppercut.
Johnsson misses with a punch to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva cracks Johnsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ronaldo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Johnsson.
Johnsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Johnsson backpedaling.
Silva drops Johnsson with a nice combination! Silva dives into Johnsson's guard, looking to finish!
Johnsson is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnsson is retaining full guard.
Johnsson is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnsson tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Johnsson looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Johnsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the action but Johnsson is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Johnsson is defending well.
Johnsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Johnsson keeps moving.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Ronaldo Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Ronaldo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnsson fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnsson throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva scores with a hook.
Ronaldo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Johnsson moved out of range.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva slips under a jab.
Johnsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Johnsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva with a hook.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva wants to clinch up but Johnsson keeps it at a distance.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnsson is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is trying to control the position but Johnsson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ronaldo Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Johnsson shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Johnsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ronaldo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Johnsson.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Johnsson shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva tests Johnsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva takes a swing at Johnsson's ribcage but misses.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnsson can do to turn this around?
Johnsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Johnsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva slips a jab from Johnsson.
Silva misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Johnsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnsson's hands.
Silva cracks Johnsson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Johnsson falls to his knees and Silva doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronaldo Silva!
A relieved looking Ronaldo Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figaro has chosen Coming Home - Instrumental as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
281 lbs
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26
253 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Basic striking
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragan Dragic!
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, Sabin Figaro!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dragic misses with a double jab.
Figaro shoots in for a takedown but Dragic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Figaro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dragic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dragic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Figaro looks gassed!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dragic, as that shot connected.
It looks like Sabin Figaro has been cut.
Figaro drops his hands momentarily and Dragic needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Figaro just on the top of the head. Figaro drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Figaro - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dragan Dragic!
Dragan Dragic 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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