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RFC: Wednesday Fight Night 7 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lajic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lajic has chosen snoop doggy dogg - who am I as his entrance music. David Lajic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Lajic!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lajic avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Lajic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lajic manages to break the clinch.
Lajic throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Lajic circles away.
Good shot there by Diaz.
It looks like David Lajic has been cut.
Lajic takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lajic doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Lajic dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Lajic moves into the clinch.
Lajic avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oooooh!!! Diaz has knocked Lajic down with a huge combo! Diaz steps away and waves a wobbly Lajic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lajic is rocked!
Lajic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Lajic is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Lajic seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lajic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajic has managed to clinch.
Lajic pulls Diaz into guard.
Diaz trying to control but Lajic is working from the bottom.
Lajic is pulling down on Diaz's head to control his posture.
Lajic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lajic throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lajic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lajic trying to control the pace.
Lajic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lajic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lajic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Lajic winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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!
Lajic works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lajic working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Cain Diaz has been cut.
Diaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Lajic has a good base and remains in mount.
Lajic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lajic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Diaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Lajic has a good base and remains in mount.
Lajic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lajic punching from mount but Diaz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lajic throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lajic cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Diaz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lajic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lajic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lajic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Lajic there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lajic looking to ground and pound but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lajic.
Lajic controlling the pace for now.
Lajic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lajic looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lajic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Lajic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lajic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Lajic circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lajic.
Diaz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lajic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lajic dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Lajic shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lajic throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Lajic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Cain Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Lajic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lajic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz throws a right hand that Lajic ducks under and follows up with a left that Lajic also avoids with ease.
Diaz lands with a kick to the temple. Lajic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up David Lajic's cut even more.
Lajic shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Lajic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lajic circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lajic rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lajic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Lajic pushes him off.
Lajic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Lajic throws a nice head kick!
Cain Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lajic.
Lajic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lajic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lajic tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lajic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cain Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz thows a body kick. Lajic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The cut above David Lajic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Lajic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lajic shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Cain Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a push kick but Lajic slaps the foot to one side.
Lajic tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
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!
Lajic moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Lajic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Lajic's body.
Lajic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Lajic rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lajic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diaz wants to stall.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Lajic controls the action.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lajic to keep the fight standing.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Lajic.
Diaz prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Lajic feints and as Diaz raises his hands in defense, Lajic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lajic 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Diaz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz scores with a one two! Lajic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz throws a right hand that Lajic ducks under and follows up with a left that Lajic also avoids with ease.
Lajic tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lajic.
Lajic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lajic moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Lajic breaks the clinch.
Diaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lajic pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Lajic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lajic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lajic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz tries to clinch but Lajic moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lajic.
Lajic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lajic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Lajic.
Diaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lajic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lajic tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Lajic wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Lajic tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diaz!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lajic wants to clinch.
Lajic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Lajic clinches.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Lajic won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Diaz.
Lajic has Diaz pushed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lajic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz throws a head kick but Lajic moves out of range.
Lajic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Lajic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cain Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Lajic.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lajic instigates a clinch.
Diaz trying to land knees to the body.
Lajic manages to pull guard.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but instead Lajic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Diaz wants to stand up but Lajic is controlling him.
Lajic advances position into side control!
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet here but Lajic is keeping cool and he's managed to take Diaz's back.
Lajic is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Diaz has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lajic trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Diaz doesn't escape.
Lajic trying to control.
Lajic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lajic throwing sloppy strikes.
Lajic has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lajic tries to get the hooks in deep but Diaz pushed the leg off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Lajic.
I think Lajic 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 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Lajic!
David Lajic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Snatch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Italo Hugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Phil Snatch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Snatch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Italo Hugo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugo drives through with a takedown into Snatch's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hugo throws a big elbow that misses.
Hugo throws a big right hand that misses.
Snatch trying to strike off his back.
Hugo lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snatch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hugo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hugo wants to pass the guard but Snatch is keeping the position.
Snatch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hugo throws an elbow that misses. Snatch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hugo's guard. Nice move by Snatch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snatch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snatch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hugo is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hugo pulls Snatch in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugo has a closed guard, preventing Snatch from standing up.
Snatch tries to free his leg and advance position but Hugo is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hugo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hugo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hugo tries for a kimura but Snatch is defending well.
Check out the look on Hugo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snatch taking a bit of punishment here - Hugo scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snatch is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hugo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hugo scores with punches from side control.
Hugo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Snatch, who protects the arm well.
Hugo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Snatch has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hugo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Snatch looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hugo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Snatch is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hugo lets go of the hold and Snatch can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Italo Hugo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Condit's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Never back down - Linkin Park. Carlos Condit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Castro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Condit moves out of range as Castro strikes.
Condit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Castro loads up on a big right hand but Condit slips the punch.
Condit throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Castro tests Condit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Carlos Condit has been cut.
Castro throws a lazy right hand but Condit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Condit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castro.
A cross from Condit lands.
Jab, jab by Condit - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Condit.
Castro throws a shot from downtown. Condit moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Condit does no damage.
Castro misses with an uppercut.
Castro misses with a double jab.
Condit misses with a double jab.
Castro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Condit jabs at Castro's body.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Condit.
Castro throws a right hand that misses
enabling Condit to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Condit stalks Castro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Castro's face. Castro staggers backwards, shaken.
Castro misses with a hook
and Condit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Condit lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Condit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castro doesn't seem phased though.
Condit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castro.
Nice body punch from Condit.
Condit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castro in his tracks.
A punch combination from Condit misses.
Condit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Condit throws a hook but Castro avoids it easily.
Castro looks to land a right hand but Condit moved out of range.
Condit lands with an overhand left.
Castro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Condit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castro looks to throw the jab but Condit is out of range.
Condit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Condit misses with a low kick.
Castro 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit connects with a body shot.
Castro takes one to the side of the head.
Condit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Castro throws a lazy right hand but Condit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Condit moves away from the strike by Castro.
Condit misses with a series of wild punches.
Castro misses with an uppercut.
Condit throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Condit throws out the jab.
Castro scores with a jab. Condit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Condit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castro throws out the jab.
Condit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Condit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castro checks it well.
Castro looks to land a right hand but Condit moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Condit.
Castro throws a jab when Condit was well out of range.
Castro misses with a hook
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Juan Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro misses with a hook.
Castro checks the leg kick.
Castro throws out a loose jab but Condit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro misses with a hook
and Condit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Condit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castro throws out the jab.
Castro swings widly with a right hand
and Condit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Condit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Condit lands a head shot.
Condit scores with a one two! Castro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Condit slips under a jab from Castro.
Castro misses with a left hand
and Condit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Condit throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
Condit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Castro backs up against the cage.
Condit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castro's hands.
Castro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Condit cracks Castro with an open hand slap.
Castro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Condit throws a jab but it's blocked by Castro.
Jab by Castro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Condit. Those never looked like landing.
Condit misses with a looping right.
Castro misses with a right hand
and Condit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Condit throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Condit.
Condit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Condit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Condit takes a swing at Castro's ribcage but misses.
Castro scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Condit.
Castro misses with a looping left.
Castro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Condit misses with a low kick as Castro jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Castro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Condit'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.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Condit.
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Condit.
Condit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Castro throws a hook to the side of Condit's head but Condit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castro cracks Condit with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Castro has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Condit to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro misses with a straight left.
Condit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castro tests Condit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Castro.
Condit looks up at the clock. Bad move! Castro lands a right hand from hell, dropping Condit. Castro pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Castro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vargo Haga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Art of Fighting Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vargo Haga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haga shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Haga won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Haga tries to escape but Garcia is in control.
Garcia decides to stand up, so the ref orders Haga to his feet.
Haga pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Haga manages to break the clinch.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haga misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vargo Haga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haga misses with a head kick.
Haga tries to land a body kick
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Haga won't be happy with that.
Garcia is trying to get an arm triangle but Haga is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Haga's face as Garcia controls the position.
Haga bucks up and tries to throw Garcia off but instead Garcia has got his back!
Haga looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia biding his time, controlling Haga.
Garcia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haga holding both Garcia 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garcia slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Garcia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Haga.
No joy there for Haga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Haga sprawls well.
Garcia forces Haga back against the cage and clinches.
Haga is trying to stall.
Garcia pulls Haga into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia looking to control.
Haga wanted to stand there but Garcia had control of the position.
Garcia is adopting a defensive guard.
Garcia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Garcia seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haga prevents a takedown attempt there.
Haga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia gets control of Haga's arms and successfully pulls guard. Garcia will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Haga stands and steps away. Garcia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Haga.
Haga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcia darts in and clinches Haga up against the cage.
Haga wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Haga tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Haga gets underhooks to prevent Garcia's takedown attempt.
Vargo Haga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Garcia.
Haga working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haga drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haga misses with a series of wild punches.
Haga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garcia decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haga gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haga moves away.
Haga misses with the body kick
and Garcia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haga's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haga can't keep his opponent in guard - Garcia advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Garcia slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Haga takes the fight into the clinch.
Haga gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Haga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haga throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garcia is defended easily by Haga.
Haga throws a body kick that misses
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Haga avoids them all with ease.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Vargo Haga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Haga shows good takedown defense.
Vargo Haga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Garcia.
Haga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Haga connects with a high kick.
Garcia shoots in and bounces Haga off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia prevents Haga from getting back to his feet.
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!
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Haga pushes Garcia off and gets back to his feet.
Haga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
Robert Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick by Haga misses
so Garcia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Garcia won't allow Haga to get back to his feet.
Garcia stands and throws Haga's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haga wants to get back to his feet but Garcia is dominant here and he's now got Haga's back!
Vargo Haga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haga is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Garcia.
Robert Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haga controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Haga's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Garcia.
I've got Garcia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Garcia!
Robert Garcia looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I wish to say thhanks to my boss, Bragi for believe in my potential, my sponsor Beast Clothing and my fans for the real strenght his gaves me.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ridin' Dirty. This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Samurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samurai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucas.
Lucas lands a right hook to the body.
Samurai misses with a double jab.
Lucas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Samurai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab-cross combination lands for Samurai and sends Lucas crashing to the mat! Samurai follows him down to the mat - Lucas regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Matheus Lucas has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lucas manages to get to full guard.
Lucas is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Samurai frees his head nicely. Oh but Lucas has switched to an armbar! Samurai is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Matheus Lucas!
Our winner, Matheus Lucas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kakka Parta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parta has chosen Slipknot - Psychosocial as his entrance music. Kakka Parta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Thompson!
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, Kakka Parta!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parta thuds his right hand into Thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Juan Thompson has been cut.
Parta lands a jab to the nose.
Thompson throws a low kick, looking for Parta's leg but Parta calmly moves out of range.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Parta.
Parta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parta.
Parta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - Parta had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson throws a low kick but Parta moves out of range easily.
Parta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Juan Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Parta is controlling the position.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Parta is controlling the position.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Parta has double underhooks.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parta tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Parta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Parta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parta defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
A big head kick from Parta and Thompson is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Thompson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parta wants to stand but Thompson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oh Thompson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parta controlling from the top position.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juan Thompson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Parta connects with a jab.
Juan Thompson's cut is getting worse.
Parta checks a leg kick.
Parta misses with a series of wild punches.
Parta misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson throws a head kick but Parta moves out of range.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick
and Parta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Parta thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parta scores with a three punch combo!
Parta keeps the fight on the outside.
Parta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Juan Thompson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thompson tries to score with a low kick but Parta moves his leg out of the way.
Parta avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Parta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Parta lands with a right hand.
Parta closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Thompson! Parta dives in looking to finish! Thompson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kakka Parta!
In his post fight interview, Kakka Parta started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracy comes to the cage accompanied by Hall Of Fame. Lucas has chosen Luxuria - Só fico e Tchau as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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172 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracy lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gracy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lucas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lucas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracy working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas is pushing Gracy's head away, looking to escape. Gracy manages to hold on to the position though.
Gracy happy to just control the position for now.
Lucas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracy working the ground and pound.
Gracy controlling from side mount.
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.
Gracy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lucas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucas fails with the takedown
and Gracy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lucas's guard now.
Lucas looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracy gets to his feet - Lucas follows without any prompting.
Gracy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracy wants to land a leg kick but Lucas is out of range.
Lucas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lucas!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracy slows the pace down.
Lucas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gracy scores with punches from side control.
Lucas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gracy decides to stand back up.
Gracy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gracy throws a one two combo.
Joao Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracy dives in and scores a takedown into Lucas's guard.
Gracy 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracy gets to his feet. Lucas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gracy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracy decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Gracy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lucas!
Lucas is trying to escape the position but Gracy is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracy clinches up against the cage.
Lucas can't find room to land a body shot as Gracy controls the action.
Lucas gets control of Gracy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lucas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lucas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracy controlling the position from side mount.
Royce Gracy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lucas is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracy controlling the position.
Gracy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lucas down.
Gracy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gracy taking a breather here.
Lucas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lucas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracy decides to stand back up. Gracy steps back and let's Lucas get back to his feet.
Gracy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lucas is looking for a sweep.
Gracy takes a little break here. Lucas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracy decides to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lucas quickly recovers to half guard.
Lucas wants to sweep but Gracy has passed to side control!
Gracy stands up.
Gracy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gracy throws a sloppy head kick and Lucas moves out of range easily.
Gracy forces Lucas back against the cage and clinches.
Gracy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucas can do to turn this around?
Gracy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lucas regains guard.
Lucas trying to control the position.
Gracy is pushing down on Lucas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lucas is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lucas is trying to control but can't.
Gracy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lucas!
Lucas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracy looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracy looking for a guillotine from mount but Lucas is having none of it.
Gracy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lucas taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracy controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gracy controlling his opponent.
Lucas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracy controlling his opponent.
Lucas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracy lands a heavy elbow.
Gracy controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Gracy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gracy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Gracy!
Royce Gracy took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khal Tiberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Khal Tiberio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Khal Tiberio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khal Tiberio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alverez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiberio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alverez.
Tiberio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alverez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tiberio's calf.
Alverez scores with a kick to the body.
Alverez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alverez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alverez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiberio. Tiberio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tiberio tries to clinch but Alverez is having none of it.
Tiberio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alverez avoids it really well and circles away.
Tiberio gets a double leg takedown into Alverez's guard.
Tiberio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alverez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tiberio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiberio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tiberio cracks Alverez with a solid left hand.
Tiberio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiberio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alverez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiberio wants to control from the top but Alverez keeps moving.
Alverez is controlling Tiberio's posture.
Tiberio lands a couple of digs.
Tiberio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alverez's guard.
Alverez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tiberio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alverez looking to control.
Tiberio looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiberio is looking to work some ground and pound but Alverez has wrist control.
Alverez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tiberio is pushing down on Alverez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alverez is fighting to maintain full guard but Tiberio has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tiberio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tiberio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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!
Alverez is trying to stand.
Tiberio lands with a punch from half guard.
Tiberio trying to control the action but Alverez is working from the bottom.
Tiberio looking for a submission but Alverez manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Tiberio wants to control from the top but Alverez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alverez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tiberio trying to control but Alverez is working from the bottom.
Tiberio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khal Tiberio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tiberio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiberio keeps the fight on the outside.
Alverez throws a good cross that connects.
Tiberio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alverez is fending him off so far but Tiberio persists. Nope, Alverez circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiberio throws a shot from downtown. Alverez moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiberio is looking to clinch but Alverez is avoiding it.
Tiberio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alverez moves away.
Alverez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Tiberio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Tiberio misses.
Alverez throws a sloppy head kick and Tiberio moves out of range easily.
Thiago Alverez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiberio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiberio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiberio closes the distance and clinches up with Alverez, looking for a takedown. Tiberio pushes Alverez against the cage but Alverez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alverez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiberio tries to clinch up but Alverez circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiberio fails to land the takedown.
Alverez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tiberio's calf.
Tiberio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Tiberio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tiberio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alverez defends it nicely.
Tiberio moves in looking to clinch but Alverez pushes him off.
Tiberio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alverez's waist but Alverez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tiberio off to one side.
Tiberio wants to clinch.
Tiberio throws a looping overhand right but Alverez ducks down to avoid it.
Tiberio walks into a straight right hand from Alverez.
Alverez connects with a single shot there.
Alverez lands with an overhand left.
Tiberio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alverez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alverez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiberio taking a breather.
Alverez works on Tiberio's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez misses with a punch to the body.
Tiberio tries to land a knee to the head but Alverez blocks with his arms.
Tiberio misses with a punch on the inside.
Alverez lands with a left to the head.
Alverez can't find room to land a body shot as Tiberio controls the action.
Alverez avoids the elbow strike from Tiberio, against the cage.
Tiberio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alverez is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Tiberio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiberio tries to score a body lock takedown but Alverez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alverez lands an uppercut.
Tiberio blocks a body shot from Alverez.
Tiberio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alverez has him pressed against the cage.
Alverez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alverez.
Tiberio is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez dodges an elbow strike from Tiberio.
Alverez lands a body shot.
Tiberio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alverez is defending well.
Alverez works on Tiberio's body with a couple of short punches.
Alverez is leaning against Tiberio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiberio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alverez is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted 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!
Alverez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tiberio backwards.
Alverez lands a shot to the body.
Alverez is leaning against Tiberio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiberio tries to land knees in the clinch but Alverez avoids the damage to the body.
Alverez stops a takedown attempt from Tiberio.
A right handed body shot lands from Alverez.
Alverez manages to break the clinch.
Tiberio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiberio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alverez connects with a body shot.
Tiberio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alverez.
Alverez digs a good hook to Tiberio's body.
Alverez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiberio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alverez.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiberio misses the target.
Alverez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alverez scores with a shot to the body.
Alverez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tiberio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thiago Alverez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alverez scores with a jab to the body.
Alverez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alverez throws a shot to the body.
Alverez lands a nice hook to Tiberio's body. Tiberio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alverez scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alverez throws a head kick that half lands.
Alverez throws a leg kick which misses Tiberio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiberio tries to avoid it.
Alverez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alverez scores with a jab to the body.
Alverez closes the distance and pushes Tiberio back into the cage.
Tiberio is trying to break the clinch but Alverez has him pressed against the cage.
Tiberio is trying to break the clinch but Alverez has him pressed against the cage.
Alverez lands a right hand.
Tiberio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiberio prevents a body shot from Alverez.
Alverez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiberio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiberio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alverez slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiberio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alverez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alverez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiberio fails with the takedown.
Alverez lands a leg kick that knocks Tiberio off balance momentarily.
Alverez swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiberio.
Alverez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiberio looks to land a right hand but Alverez moved out of range.
Alverez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tiberio rather than just go for the knockout.
Tiberio is looking to clinch but Alverez is avoiding it.
Alverez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alverez wants it to stay on the feet.
Alverez lands a leg kick that knocks Tiberio off balance momentarily.
Tiberio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Tiberio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiberio tries to keep at a distance but Alverez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alverez digs a right hand into Tiberio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiberio's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alverez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Alverez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alverez scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiberio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alverez scores with a shot to the side of Tiberio's head.
Tiberio swings wildly with an uppercut but Alverez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiberio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thiago Alverez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alverez.
Alverez lands with a left to the head.
Alverez tries a body shot but Tiberio blocks it.
Tiberio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiberio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alverez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alverez clinches up against the cage.
Alverez lands with a left to the head.
Tiberio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tiberio is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alverez gets through Tiberio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alverez stops a takedown attempt from Tiberio.
A short body shot lands from Alverez as the two fighters clinch.
Alverez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alverez ducks under a wild hook from Tiberio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alverez lands a lovely overhand right.
Alverez connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiberio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tiberio showed some decent athleticism there.
Alverez is controlling Tiberio's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez gets full guard.
Alverez is pulling down on Tiberio's head. It's preventing any offense from Tiberio, at least for the moment.
Tiberio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alverez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tiberio.
Alverez working a defensive guard here.
Alverez is looking to stand up but Tiberio isn't so interested in that idea.
Tiberio working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alverez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tiberio is controlling him.
Khal Tiberio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alverez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tiberio's guard.
Tiberio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alverez is one step ahead there.
Alverez is looking to stand up but Tiberio won't let him.
Tiberio kicks Alverez off and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiberio throws a body punch but Alverez moves out of range.
Tiberio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alverez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tiberio closes the distance and clinches up with Alverez, looking for a takedown. Tiberio pushes Alverez against the cage but Alverez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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!
Tiberio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alverez thuds a left hand into Tiberio's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Alverez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alverez 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Alverez!
Thiago Alverez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between War Hendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, War Hendrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trent Willis!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrick closes the distance and pushes Willis back into the cage.
Willis looking to throw knees to the head but Hendrick is blocking nicely.
Hendrick taking a breather.
Hendrick will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Willis up against the cage.
Hendrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Willis misses with a knee strike.
Willis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendrick blocks it with crossed arms.
Willis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendrick blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hendrick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Willis's brow.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hendrick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Willis's brow.
Hendrick avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
Hendrick trying to control the position but instead, Willis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hendrick into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hendrick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Willis misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Willis avoiding damage as Hendrick throws knees to the body.
Hendrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Willis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hendrick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Willis looking to throw knees to the head but Hendrick is blocking nicely.
Willis avoiding damage as Hendrick throws knees to the body.
Hendrick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Willis avoiding damage as Hendrick throws knees to the body.
Willis looking to throw knees to the head but Hendrick is blocking nicely.
Willis dodges an elbow strike from Hendrick.
Hendrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Willis avoids the damage to the body.
Willis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendrick blocks it with crossed arms.
Willis blocks the elbow strike.
Willis misses with a knee strike.
Willis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hendrick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hendrick throws an elbow but misses.
Hendrick pushes off an throws an elbow but Willis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Willis as Hendrick tries to tie him up.
Willis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hendrick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hendrick lands a good knee to the midsection. Willis won't want to take too many of those.
Willis looks winded!
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!
Hendrick lands a good knee to the midsection. Willis won't want to take too many of those.
Willis takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Trent Willis has been cut.
Hendrick pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hendrick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hendrick misses with an elbow over the top.
Hendrick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Willis tries to land a knee to the head but Hendrick blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendrick blocks it with crossed arms.
Willis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Willis lands a nice knee to the body.
Willis managing to block the knees to the body from Hendrick.
Good body shot from Hendrick.
Willis takes an elbow to the temple.
Hendrick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hendrick lands an elbow that stopped Willis in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Trent Willis's cut even more.
Hendrick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendrick.
Willis avoiding damage as Hendrick throws knees to the body.
Hendrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willis's elbow.
Hendrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Willis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hendrick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Willis tries to land a knee to the head but Hendrick blocks with his arms.
Willis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Willis tries a knee to the head but Hendrick blocks it.
Hendrick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The cut above Trent Willis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hendrick lands an elbow inside that Willis shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Trent Willis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). War Hendrick!
War Hendrick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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