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EFL 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murillomartins Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murillomartins Martins!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Williams trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Martins manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Martins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martins throws a big right hand that misses.
Martins postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Martins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martins throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martins pushes Williams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Martins counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams defending against the ground and pound.
Williams parries the strikes from Martins easily there. Martins is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Williams to escape.
Martins working the body and head with strikes.
Williams could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Martins tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Martins throws a strike aimed at the side of Williams's head but Williams avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams dodges the ground and pound from Martins.
Martins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Martins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.
Williams avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins throws an elbow but Williams slips to the side and avoids it well.
Martins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Martins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Martins.
Williams parries the strikes from Martins easily there. Martins is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Williams to escape.
Martins tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Martins working the ground and pound but Williams is defending the strikes.
The ground and pound from Martins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Martins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Martins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Martins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Williams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Martins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a decent elbow from side control.
Martins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Martins fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Martins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Martins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.
Martins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Martins tries to score with some ground and pound. Williams controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Martins crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Martins.
Martins in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Martins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins misses with the ground and pound.
Martins sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Martins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Martins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Martins tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Martins throws an elbow but Williams slips to the side and avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Martins sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Martins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams is trying to control Martins's posture but Martins avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murillomartins Martins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams misses with a body shot.
Bryan Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Martins kicks off Williams and gets to his feet.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams gets a double leg takedown into Martins's guard.
Martins pushes Williams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Martins avoids the body shot from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a takedown into Martins's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Martins manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Williams drives through and clinches with Martins against the cage.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Martins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williams after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bryan Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murillomartins Martins.
Martins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martins prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Martins is looking to take this one to the mat.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Martins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Martins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williams after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Martins's takedown attempt.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Martins is controlling him.
Martins keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martins looking for a takedown.
Martins is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Murillomartins Martins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martins keeps working.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Martins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Williams looks to land a strike but Martins avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martins has a closed guard, preventing Williams from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Williams dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Martins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Martins has wrist control.
Martins pushes Williams off and gets back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bryan Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murillomartins Martins.
Martins is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Martins keeps him there for the moment.
Martins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Martins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martins keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Williams is defending well.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Martins keeps him there for the moment.
Martins tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martins has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams jumps guard and drags Martins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Martins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martins throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martins throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to stand up but Martins isn't so interested in that idea.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martins won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Martins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martins.
Martins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Martins is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Murillomartins Martins!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Murillomartins Martins!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Murillomartins Martins!
Murillomartins Martins wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Medrado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Cronkite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cronkite's choice of entrance music: Croc song!. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Medrado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Melvin Cronkite!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronkite scores with a takedown into Medrado's guard.
Medrado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cronkite passes Medrado's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cronkite is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Medrado tries to kick Cronkite off but Cronkite keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Medrado is looking for a sweep. Cronkite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cronkite is pressing down on Medrado's thigh, looking to free his foot. Medrado is holding on for now.
Cronkite is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Medrado wants to get back to full guard.
Cronkite has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Medrado tries to control Cronkite's body but Cronkite pushes him off. Medrado squirms to his side and now Cronkite has his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medrado preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cronkite.
Cronkite is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cronkite trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Medrado doesn't escape.
It looks like Cronkite might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Cronkite has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cronkite loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Medrado hold on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Medrado is looking for a way out.
Cronkite controls the position.
Medrado trying to control the action but Cronkite just sinks the hooks in.
Well, with Cronkite on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Medrado is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Melvin Cronkite hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Medrado tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cronkite manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Medrado gets caught flat footed, as Cronkite shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cronkite wants to control from the top but Medrado keeps moving.
Cronkite is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Medrado escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cronkite gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cronkite advances position into side control!
Medrado sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Medrado scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Cronkite manages to mount him!
Cronkite controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cronkite looking to secure an arm triangle but Medrado defends it well.
Medrado is bucking up trying to escape but Cronkite cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cronkite controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Cronkite dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Medrado shoots in for a double leg but Cronkite sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cronkite looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cronkite is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Medrado doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cronkite.
Cronkite seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cronkite moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medrado tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Cronkite wants to take Medrado's back but he can't do it this time.
Medrado really wants to buck Cronkite off and get back to his feet.
Cronkite looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cronkite looking to control and managing it successfully.
Medrado tries to hold on but Cronkite postures up.
Medrado has given up his back. Will we see Cronkite going for some submissions?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Cronkite has got one arm under Medrado's chin. This could be trouble... Medrado trying to control the other hand but Cronkite gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Medrado has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Melvin Cronkite!
Melvin Cronkite 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabiano Martins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Martins!
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, Edson Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins looks for a takedown but Ferreira sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Ferreira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left and a right from Ferreira both land. Nice combination.
Ferreira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martins.
Ferreira throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Martins stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Ferreira follows into mount!
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ferreira has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Martins's face.
Ferreira is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Martins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Martins is rocked!
Martins swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Martins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ferreira on the ground.
Martins tries to hold on but Ferreira postures up.
Martins taking shots to the head.
Martins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ferreira lands a big shot there that rocks Martins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ferreira controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ferreira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Martins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to control the pace but Martins is squirming around nicely.
Martins seems to have got his legs back now.
Ferreira controlling the pace for now.
Ferreira is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ferreira avoids the attempt from Martins to control.
Martins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martins tries to get out of the position.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the head.
Ferreira trying to control but Martins is having none of it.
Ferreira lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira controlling his opponent.
Ferreira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira working for a submission but Martins is keeping him at bay.
Ferreira controlling from mount.
Ferreira looking to secure an arm triangle but Martins defends it well.
Ferreira lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ferreira controlling from mount.
Ferreira with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ferreira controlling the position easily from mount.
Martins tries to hold on but Ferreira postures up.
Ferreira controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martins is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Martins tries to reverse the position but Ferreira maintains control.
Ferreira unloading with bombs!
Ferreira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ferreira controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to control the pace but Martins is squirming around nicely.
Ferreira raining down hammerfists from mount.
Martins working to try and regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Ferreira.
Ferreira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ferreira with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira with the ground and pound from mount.
Ferreira controlling the pace for now.
Ferreira looking to secure an arm triangle but Martins defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Ferreira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oooh a lovely combination from Ferreira sends Martins down but not out. Ferreira dives into side control looking to finish.
Martins is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira advances to mount.
Ferreira tries to control but Martins wriggling away.
Edson Ferreira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ferreira tries to control but Martins wriggling away.
Ferreira controlling the pace for now.
Ferreira has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Martins's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ferreira unloading with bombs!
Ferreira content just to control the position here.
Ferreira wants to control the pace but Martins is squirming around nicely.
Martins can't escape the position.
Ferreira controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Ferreira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ferreira blocks Martins's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ferreira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Martins is in a horrible position here. Ferreira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martins is looking to get to half guard.
Ferreira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ferreira controlling from mount.
Ferreira trying to control but Martins is having none of it.
Ferreira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martins is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ferreira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Edson Ferreira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Martins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ferreira as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Martins with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Ferreira finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ferreira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martins tries to keep at a distance but Ferreira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ferreira pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabiano Martins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira scores with a head kick. Martins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Edson Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martins gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edson Ferreira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryle Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryle Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has Joaquin up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith lands a big knee! That's hurt Joaquin! Oh, he's all over the place! Smith lands another knee that sends Joaquin to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Smith!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keita Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Balestra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Balestra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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144 lbs
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135 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Brawler
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keita Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Balestra!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aoki showed some decent athleticism there.
Balestra looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aoki seems to be working for a kimura but Balestra defends the submission attempt.
Balestra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aoki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Aoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aoki throwing shots but Balestra is blocking nicely.
Aoki seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Balestra is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Keita Aoki!
Keita Aoki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Pain No Gain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). No Pain No Gain has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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275 lbs
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355 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, No Pain No Gain!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Cole.
Cole lands a right hook to the body.
No Gain tries to keep at a distance but Cole has taken the fight into the clinch.
No Gain misses with a body punch.
Cole wants a takedown.
Cole has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. No Gain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
No Gain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cole is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No Gain prevents Cole from breaking the clinch.
No Gain misses with some punches.
No Gain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. No Gain smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No Gain is looking to clinch.
Cole has closed the distance and engaged No Gain in a clinch.
No Gain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
No Gain can't find room to land a body shot as Cole controls the action.
No Gain crunches a lovely knee into Cole's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by No Gain.
It looks like Henry Cole has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No Gain misses with a punch to the body.
Cole takes an elbow to the temple.
No Gain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables No Gain to keep the fight standing.
No Gain lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No Gain misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
No Gain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cole drops down looking for an ankle pick but No Gain pulls his leg out and moves away.
No Gain just misses with a punch to the body.
No Gain is looking to clinch.
No Gain just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but No Gain was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Gain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from No Gain.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by No Gain.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No Gain wants to clinch.
No Gain tries to clinch but Cole is having none of it.
No Pain No Gain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No Gain has managed to clinch.
No Gain is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cole jumps guard but No Gain stands there with Cole around his waist. Cole gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
No Gain lands an elbow just above Cole 's eye.
No Gain has Cole pushed against the cage.
No Gain has Cole pressed against the cage, preventing Cole from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
No Gain is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
No Gain wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Cole's closed guard. He's half up but Cole has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Cole pivots and extends the arm, No Gain falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Cole! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Cole!
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FIGHT
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