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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Zielinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Skm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Zielinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessandro Skm!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skm throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zielinski was covering up waiting for the punch and Skm finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zielinski is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Skm frees his head nicely. Oh but Zielinski has switched to an armbar! Skm is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Steve Zielinski!
After winning the bout, Steve Zielinski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waldemar Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fort Minor-Kenji. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldemar Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Takeda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takeda ducks under a wild hook from Moura.
Takeda fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Moura does no damage.
Takeda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moura.
Shinji Takeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takeda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moura misses the jab.
Horrible takedown by Takeda or perhaps it was just good defense by Moura which made him look bad.
Takeda ducks under a wild hook from Moura.
Takeda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takeda shoots in looking for a takedown but Moura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Takeda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moura keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Waldemar Moura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Takeda.
Moura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takeda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Moura as he connects with a hook.
Takeda shoots in looking for a takedown but Moura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Takeda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Takeda moves into the clinch.
Moura stops a takedown attempt from Takeda.
Moura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moura cracks Takeda with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Takeda looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Moura finish him?
It looks like Shinji Takeda has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moura throws a lazy right hand but Takeda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moura feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Takeda sprawling to the canvas! Takeda rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Moura finish him?!
Takeda is rocked!
Takeda is trying desperately to land a takedown but Moura is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Takeda.
Takeda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moura swivels and escapes.
Takeda looks gassed!
Moura misses with an uppercut. Takeda saw that one coming.
Are you kidding me?! Moura ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Takeda clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Waldemar Moura!
Waldemar Moura 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Why (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Why!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Why fails to land with a series of punches.
Why scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Machida doesn't seem bothered though.
Why circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Why.
Machida wants to clinch.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lyoto Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Why swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Why comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machida tries to clinch up.
A combination from Why does no damage.
Why misses with a hook.
Why takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Why circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Why thuds his right hand into Machida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Why. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Why, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Why circles away.
Why moves into the clinch.
Machida keeps control of Why as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Why is trying to push Machida away but Machida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Why blocks it with crossed arms.
Why has had enough of the clinch but Machida keeps him there for the moment.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Why digs a right hand into Machida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machida's gas tank.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Why has Machida pushed against the cage.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Why's efforts to push away.
Why wants to break free but Machida has control.
Why can't break the clinch.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Why is trying to break the clinch but Machida is controlling him.
Why has had enough of the clinch but Machida keeps him there for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida keeps control of Why as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Why is blocking nicely.
Why wants to get back to striking at distance but Machida won't allow it.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Why blocks it with crossed arms.
Why breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Why paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Why jabs at Machida's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Why.
Why throws a shot to the body.
Why fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machida, pushing him back against the cage.
Why pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Why bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Machida's head backwards.
Machida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Why fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Why lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Why.
Why throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Why clinches up against the cage.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida has Why pressed against the cage, preventing Why from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Why can't break the clinch.
Why wants to get back to striking at distance but Machida won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Why takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Why has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Why manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Why's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Why throws a one two combo.
Machida darts in trying to clinch
and Why counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Why rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Why is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Machida rather than just go for the knockout.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Why dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Why cracks Machida with a good jab.
Machida tries to clinch up but Why circles away and keeps his distance.
Lyoto Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Machida tries to clinch there but Why circles away.
Why rushes Machida with punches - Machida moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Machida goes down! Why follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Why!
John Why 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baptista Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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255 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Baptista Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos shoots in but Reis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reis misses with a double jab
and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reis won't be happy with that.
Reis is looking for a sweep.
Reis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dos Santos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dos Santos connects with a decent elbow.
It looks like Baptista Reis has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reis can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dos Santos throws an elbow but Reis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dos Santos with the ground and pound but Reis regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Reis trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis is controlling Dos Santos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dos Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dos Santos thows a huge punch but Reis dodges it nicely.
Dos Santos prevents Reis from improving his position.
Reis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reis tries to get out of the position.
Dos Santos thows a huge punch but Reis dodges it nicely.
Dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dos Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dos Santos lands strikes from half guard.
Dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reis's head.
Ground and pound from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos winds up and cracks Reis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dos Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reis defending well though.
Dos Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dos Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dos Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dos Santos looks to land a strike but Reis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Reis blocks nicely.
Reis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reis's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a strike but Reis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dos Santos, up you get!
Reis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dos Santos.
Reis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dos Santos prevents Reis from getting back to his feet.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dos Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dos Santos distracts Reis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Reis blocks nicely.
Reis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dos Santos stands up over Reis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dos Santos works over Reis with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Reis blocks nicely.
Dos Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baptista Reis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Dos Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reis.
Dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reis is fending him off so far but Dos Santos persists. Nope, Reis circles away and we're back to standing.
Reis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reis's guard now.
Dos Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dos Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reis's head.
Dos Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Reis's brow.
Reis wants to stand and escape but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Dos Santos connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a big elbow that misses.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Reis has wrist control.
Reis wants to stand and escape but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Baptista Reis's cut is getting worse.
Reis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dos Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reis controls Dos Santos momentarily but Dos Santos frees himself.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Reis has wrist control.
Reis seems keen to control Dos Santos's posture.
Reis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dos Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Reis has wrist control.
Dos Santos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dos Santos postures up in Reis's guard and throws a big left but Reis blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos postures up in Reis's guard and throws a big left but Reis blocks it.
Reis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dos Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Dos Santos throwing strikes from guard but Reis blocks nicely.
Dos Santos postures up in Reis's guard and throws a big left but Reis blocks it.
Dos Santos throws a strike but Reis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Reis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Baptista Reis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Reis throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Reis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dos Santos stands up over Reis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Baptista Reis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reis working a defensive guard here.
Dos Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dos Santos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jeez, Baptista Reis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Baptista Reis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odin Raveneye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Ipegacia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ipegacia has chosen 50 Ft Queenie - PJ Harvey as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odin Raveneye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrico Ipegacia!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ipegacia lands a jab to Raveneye's midsection.
Raveneye takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ipegacia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raveneye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ipegacia feints and then cracks Raveneye's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raveneye down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ipegacia. Raveneye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ipegacia dodges the punch combination from Raveneye.
Raveneye throws a nice looking combination but Ipegacia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ipegacia throws a sloppy head kick and Raveneye moves out of range easily.
Ipegacia is looking to slow Raveneye down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ipegacia misses with a body shot.
Ipegacia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raveneye keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ipegacia clinches with his opponent.
Ipegacia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ipegacia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ipegacia is looking for a triangle but Raveneye pushes his legs off easily.
Ipegacia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ipegacia has a closed guard, preventing Raveneye from standing up.
Raveneye preventing the sweep.
Ipegacia has his foot on Raveneye's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Raveneye works his way back into a safe position though.
Ipegacia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Raveneye got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ipegacia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Raveneye has managed to get both his arms back between Ipegacia's legs - danger averted.
Ipegacia wants to control but Raveneye passes easily into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ipegacia tries to roll over but Raveneye keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ipegacia is refusing to be controlled, as Raveneye sits in half guard.
Ipegacia trying to control but Raveneye postures up.
Ipegacia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raveneye pulls his head out easily.
Raveneye tries to pass to full mount but Ipegacia defends it.
Raveneye is working hard here to advance position.
Ipegacia is trying to maintain the position but Raveneye is very close to passing his half guard.
Ipegacia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipegacia is looking for a sweep. Raveneye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ipegacia actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raveneye tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ipegacia controls his leg.
Ipegacia wants to improve his position but Raveneye is controlling well.
Ipegacia actively working from the bottom here.
Raveneye is thwarting Ipegacia's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Raveneye seems content to control.
Ipegacia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raveneye trying to control the action but Ipegacia is working from the bottom.
Ipegacia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raveneye pulls his head out easily.
Raveneye prevents Ipegacia from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raveneye seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ipegacia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Ipegacia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick from Ipegacia misses.
Raveneye fails to land with a series of punches.
Ipegacia throws a leg kick but Raveneye moved away.
Ipegacia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Odin Raveneye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Ipegacia misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raveneye 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 Ipegacia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ipegacia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Raveneye misses with a body kick.
Raveneye scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Enrico Ipegacia has been cut.
Raveneye moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ipegacia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raveneye momentarily.
Ipegacia clinches up with Raveneye and pushes him back against the cage.
Ipegacia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ipegacia is leaning against Raveneye and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ipegacia tries to land a knee to the head but Raveneye blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raveneye looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ipegacia throws an elbow but it misses.
Raveneye breaks from the clinch.
Raveneye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ipegacia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raveneye.
Ipegacia cracks Raveneye with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ipegacia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Raveneye misses with an uppercut. Ipegacia saw that one coming.
Ipegacia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raveneye.
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!
A jab lands there for Ipegacia.
Ipegacia tries to clinch but Raveneye moves out of range.
Ipegacia has closed the distance and engaged Raveneye in a clinch.
Raveneye blocks an elbow strike from Ipegacia.
Ipegacia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raveneye backwards.
Ipegacia looking to throw knees to the head but Raveneye is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye tries to pull guard but Ipegacia won't allow it.
Raveneye drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raveneye takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Odin Raveneye has been cut.
Ipegacia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raveneye.
Raveneye is trying to pull guard but Ipegacia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odin Raveneye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raveneye tries to pull guard but Ipegacia won't allow it.
Raveneye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raveneye swings for the body but Ipegacia moves out of range.
Ipegacia throws out a leg kick but Raveneye moves out of range and Ipegacia only half commits.
Ipegacia lands a nice hook to Raveneye's body. Raveneye takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ipegacia throws a looping overhand right but Raveneye ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Ipegacia.
Odin Raveneye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipegacia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ipegacia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raveneye has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raveneye misses with a low kick.
Ipegacia lands a nice hook to Raveneye's body. Raveneye takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ipegacia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raveneye's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ipegacia.
Raveneye throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ipegacia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Enrico Ipegacia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raveneye takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ipegacia lands a jab to the head.
Ipegacia lands with a straight right. Raveneye didn't see that one coming.
Ipegacia throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Ipegacia tenderised Raveneye's leg. Raveneye is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ipegacia 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ipegacia wants to control from the top but Raveneye keeps moving.
Raveneye looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ipegacia is one step ahead there.
Ipegacia passes Raveneye's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ipegacia works his way into full mount!
Raveneye knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ipegacia on the ground.
Raveneye is in a horrible position here. Ipegacia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ipegacia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Raveneye is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Ipegacia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ipegacia. Raveneye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ipegacia throws a jab but it's blocked by Raveneye.
An inside leg kick from Ipegacia misses.
Raveneye tries to land a front kick but Ipegacia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ipegacia misses with an uppercut.
Ipegacia throws a leg kick but Raveneye sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raveneye misses with a few strikes there.
Ipegacia tries to work over Raveneye's front leg with a kick but Raveneye checks it.
Ipegacia blocks a low kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Ipegacia there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ipegacia.
Ipegacia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raveneye throws a series of punches but Ipegacia avoids them all with ease.
Ipegacia darts in and clinches Raveneye up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ipegacia is pushing Raveneye up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Raveneye tries to pull guard but Ipegacia holds him up against the cage and eventually Raveneye drops back down to his feet.
Raveneye takes an elbow to the temple.
Ipegacia digs a right hand underneath Raveneye's ribcage. Raveneye let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ipegacia lands an elbow inside that Raveneye shrugs off.
Raveneye has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ipegacia after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ipegacia lands an elbow inside that Raveneye shrugs off.
Odin Raveneye's cut is getting worse.
Raveneye jumps guard but Ipegacia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odin Raveneye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ipegacia lands a right hand.
Ipegacia misses with an elbow strike.
Raveneye takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ipegacia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ipegacia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ipegacia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raveneye wants a takedown.
Ipegacia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ipegacia lands with a light punch inside.
Odin Raveneye's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ipegacia works on Raveneye's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ipegacia lands a shoulder strike.
Ipegacia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raveneye is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ipegacia lands an elbow just above Raveneye 's eye.
Ipegacia digs a right hand underneath Raveneye's ribcage. Raveneye let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ipegacia tries a body shot but Raveneye blocks it.
Raveneye tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ipegacia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ipegacia lands a hook that snaps the head of Raveneye backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipegacia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ipegacia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ipegacia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raveneye.
Ipegacia tries to land knees in the clinch but Raveneye avoids the damage to the body.
Ipegacia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Odin Raveneye's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ipegacia jumps guard and drags Raveneye to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ipegacia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Raveneye is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ipegacia keeping moving, preventing Raveneye from controlling successfully.
Ipegacia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raveneye gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ipegacia has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Raveneye should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ipegacia has tightened it up now! Raveneye should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Enrico Ipegacia!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Enrico Ipegacia waved his t-shirt featuring Happy Pills 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danilo Alves is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
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, Danilo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves misses with a straight left.
Alves throws a low kick but Tavares avoids it.
Alves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Danilo Alves has been cut.
Tavares lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares steps into range and cracks Alves with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Alves flops backwards and Tavares dives into his guard looking to finish!
Alves is rocked!
Tavares trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Tavares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves keeping full guard, as Tavares tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tavares throwing strikes from guard but Alves blocks nicely.
Tavares wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tavares looking to sit in guard and control but Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tavares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tavares wants to sweep but no luck.
Tavares trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tavares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alves lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tavares down.
Alves is trying to ground and pound but Tavares uses the momentary lack of control by Alves to regain half guard.
Alves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tavares does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tavares tries to kick Alves off but Alves keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Alves there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves is thwarting Tavares's attempts to control the position.
Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tavares trying to control but Alves postures up.
Alves is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tavares!
Tavares tries to reverse the position but Alves maintains control.
Alves pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alves wants to control the pace but Tavares is squirming around nicely.
Alves with shots to the head and body - Tavares looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alves dominating with strikes here.
Alves lands a big shot there that rocks Tavares but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alves lands a nice shot to the head.
Alves landing strikes from the mount and Tavares is in trouble!
Alves loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Tavares scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Alves land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Alves stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danilo Alves!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Superman. Noel has chosen Rob S. - Forever Yong as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Noel!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell tries to clinch but Noel is having none of it.
Noel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Noel forces Liddell back against the cage and clinches.
Noel blocking some punches.
Noel is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Noel's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Noel lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Noel seems content to control.
Liddell is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Noel jumps into side control!
Noel is working to tighten is grip on Liddell's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Liddell has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Noel is really squeezing tight and eventually Liddell passes out! Noel breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan Noel!
Post fight, Ryan Noel stared into the camera and said 'Thank you ROYCE. Showed me that BJJ is really the most effective martial art in the world.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Camilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camilo has chosen Time as his entrance music. Statham has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jordan Statham has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan Statham!
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, Tiago Camilo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camilo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Camilo moves into full mount!
Statham wants to get back to his feet.
Camilo controlling his opponent.
Camilo won't let Statham get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Camilo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Camilo is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Statham is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tiago Camilo!
After winning the bout, Tiago Camilo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beno Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rai Leonardo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Beno Gruffo's chin.
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250 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beno Gruffo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruffo fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Leonardo.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonardo misses the target.
Leonardo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gruffo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Leonardo is working Gruffo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Leonardo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee asks Leonardo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Leonardo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Leonardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gruffo keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo is looking for a sweep.
Gruffo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Leonardo is staying tight to Gruffo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Leonardo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gruffo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Gruffo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo is not content to let Leonardo control the position.
Leonardo controlling the pace.
Leonardo throwing shots but Gruffo is blocking nicely.
Leonardo is trying to control the action in half guard but Gruffo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leonardo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leonardo.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leonardo lands a nice short elbow.
Leonardo is trying to control the action in half guard but Gruffo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leonardo tries to pass to full mount but Gruffo defends it.
Gruffo is in trouble now - Leonardo has advanced to mount!
Leonardo lands a nice shot to the head.
Leonardo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonardo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leonardo tries to control but Gruffo wriggling away.
Gruffo looks gassed!
Leonardo working Gruffo over with strikes here.
Gruffo is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonardo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gruffo is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rai Leonardo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leonardo misses with a wild combination.
Leonardo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leonardo lands in his opponent's guard.
Gruffo is still in real trouble! Can Leonardo finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonardo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gruffo seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonardo looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruffo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonardo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gruffo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gruffo trying to strike off his back.
Gruffo keeping full guard, as Leonardo tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gruffo keeping moving, preventing Leonardo from controlling successfully.
Gruffo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Leonardo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rai Leonardo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gruffo shoots for a double leg takedown but Leonardo sprawls well. He's pushed Gruffo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gruffo is breathing heavily.
Gruffo misses with a takedown attempt
and Leonardo counters with a huge head kick that drops Gruffo! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rai Leonardo!
Rai Leonardo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ****160Q Energy****95% Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Salcedo (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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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo thows a body shot but no joy.
Kane tries to land a leg kick but Salcedo saw it coming and moves away.
Jose Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salcedo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salcedo missing with a left hand there. Kane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kane defending well as Salcedo loads up on a big left hand.
Salcedo moves out of range as Kane strikes.
Nice cross by Kane.
Kane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salcedo walks into a left hand.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Salcedo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salcedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salcedo breaks the clinch.
Salcedo misses with a right hand
and Kane counters with a good low kick that Salcedo was not able to check.
Salcedo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kane.
Salcedo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salcedo looks gassed!
Kane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane connects with the punch.
Kane is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good leg kick by Kane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kane. That's going to slow Salcedo down.
Kane cracks Salcedo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kane has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Salcedo to stand back up!
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kane closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Kane on the inside.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Salcedo is rocked!
Kane presses Salcedo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Salcedo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kane finish him?
Kane lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Salcedo to his knees! Kane keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Kane!
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