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RFC 31: TBA PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sobrenatural De Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RZ Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RZ Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sobrenatural De Almeida's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sobrenatural De Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RZ Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Almeida moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
De Almeida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Almeida's corner calls for a 1-2. De Almeida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva looks to land a right hand but De Almeida moved out of range.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. De Almeida moves away and avoids it.
De Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
De Almeida slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Almeida is looking to clinch.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Almeida moves away.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva walks into a jab.
De Almeida slips under a jab.
De Almeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Almeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Almeida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva connects with a body shot that sends De Almeida's belly button to the back.
De Almeida ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Almeida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Almeida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Almeida wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Almeida.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Almeida has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Almeida breaks from the clinch.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva lands a jab to De Almeida's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva connects with a body shot.
De Almeida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Almeida digs a good hook to Silva's body.
De Almeida moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Almeida lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Almeida throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Almeida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Almeida forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but De Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to pull guard but De Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
De Almeida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a hook.
De Almeida avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Almeida doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
De Almeida tries to clinch up.
De Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Almeida throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Almeida misses with a hook to the body
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but De Almeida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Almeida eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Almeida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
De Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Almeida had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
De Almeida misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Silva misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Almeida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sobrenatural De Almeida will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
De Almeida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva misses with a straight right.
De Almeida is looking to clinch.
De Almeida's corner calls for a 1-2. De Almeida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Almeida's head.
De Almeida has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Almeida is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva moves out of range as De Almeida strikes.
A combination from De Almeida does no damage.
De Almeida moves into the clinch successfully.
De Almeida has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Almeida scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva letting De Almeida take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but De Almeida gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but De Almeida has the dominant position.
Silva wants to stall.
De Almeida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Almeida slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Almeida backs up against the cage.
De Almeida throws a good cross that connects.
De Almeida throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Almeida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Almeida takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Almeida moves out of range as Silva strikes.
De Almeida misses with a lunging right hand
and De Almeida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. De Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Almeida fails to land with a series of punches.
De Almeida tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Sobrenatural De Almeida 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!
De Almeida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but De Almeida seems unphased.
De Almeida with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Almeida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
De Almeida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Almeida looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
De Almeida has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but De Almeida has him pressed against the cage.
De Almeida lands a body shot.
De Almeida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Almeida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab by Silva.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Almeida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Almeida slips under a jab from Silva.
De Almeida loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
De Almeida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
De Almeida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Almeida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Almeida.
De Almeida fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Almeida moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
De Almeida breaks from the clinch.
Sobrenatural De Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
De Almeida misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - De Almeida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sobrenatural De Almeida will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Almeida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Almeida back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
RZ Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Almeida is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. De Almeida should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by De Almeida.
De Almeida tries to clinch up.
De Almeida throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Almeida throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
De Almeida clinches.
De Almeida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Almeida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Almeida.
A big right from De Almeida misses.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Almeida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Almeida defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
De Almeida tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva misses with a combination
so De Almeida counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
RZ Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva has his foot on De Almeida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Almeida works his way back into a safe position though.
De Almeida stands up from guard. Let's bang!
De Almeida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva lands with a hook. De Almeida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Almeida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Almeida circles away quickly and effectively.
De Almeida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab by De Almeida.
Silva 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.
Jab by De Almeida.
A shot to the body from De Almeida misses
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Almeida misses with a series of wild punches.
De Almeida scores with a hook.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Almeida's head backwards.
De Almeida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
De Almeida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
De Almeida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Almeida wants to clinch.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
De Almeida moves into the clinch.
De Almeida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Almeida clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
De Almeida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Almeida breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Almeida is looking to clinch.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Sobrenatural De Almeida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Almeida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to RZ Silva.
I think De Almeida 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Vallefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer-Dead Skin Mask. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Vallefort!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vallefort walks into a stiff left hand from Mason.
Vallefort lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mason circles away quickly and effectively.
Mason scores with a nice strike.
Vallefort checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mason throws out a leg kick but Vallefort moves out of range and Mason only half commits.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
Mason throws a lazy head kick
and Vallefort counters with a low kick, right behind Mason 's knee.
Mason throws a body punch but Vallefort moves out of range.
Mason lands a really nice looking cross but Vallefort seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vallefort gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vallefort closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vallefort has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vallefort there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good exchange - Mason coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallefort walks into a straight right hand from Mason.
Nice combo by Mason! Oh, that's hurt him - Vallefort falls to the canvas and Mason follows him into side control.
Vallefort is rocked!
It looks like Justin Vallefort has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vallefort tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mason throws an elbow but Vallefort slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vallefort is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mason is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vallefort will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Vallefort tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vallefort is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mason connects with a decent elbow.
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.
Mason remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We're going to have a standup here because Mark Mason wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vallefort tries for a takedown but Mason sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vallefort drops his hands momentarily and Mason takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mason lands a body shot.
Mason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vallefort stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vallefort looks winded!
Mason lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallefort walks into a stiff left hand from Mason.
Mason lands a head shot.
Mason jabs Vallefort to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Mason and Vallefort goes tumbling to the canvas! Mason follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason trying to control the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mason connects with a nice short shot to Vallefort's temple.
It looks like Mason is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Mason.
Mason sizes up Vallefort with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mason looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mason is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mason stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vallefort swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mason slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vallefort working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mason.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Mason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Vallefort's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mason connects with a single shot there.
Vallefort shoots for a double leg takedown but Mason sprawls well. He's pushed Vallefort's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vallefort fails with the takedown.
Mason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mark Mason is winning the standup battle so far.
Mason cracks Vallefort with a right hand to the side of the head.
That has opened up Justin Vallefort's cut even more.
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!
Vallefort misses with a takedown attempt
letting Mason counter with a right hand.
Mark Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Vallefort.
Vallefort ducks straight into an uppercut from Mason and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Vallefort manages to regain guard straight away.
Vallefort is still in real trouble! Can Mason finish him?
Mason lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vallefort 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.
Mason postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Vallefort covers up, he's hurt! Mason keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Mason and the ref steps in to end the fight! Mason can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Mason!
Mark Mason made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I just want to say thanks to my team back in Cali, Full Affliction, and RFC for letting me fight here!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Moriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Souza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Talib Kweli-Palookas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Souza!
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, Derek Moriga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moriga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moriga moves out of range of the strikes.
Moriga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Souza throws a hook but Moriga avoids it easily.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Moriga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moriga throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Souza was covering up waiting for the punch and Moriga finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Moriga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Moriga working some strikes from top position.
Moriga throwing strikes but missing.
Souza is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Moriga has his hands clasped together but Souza extends an breaks Moriga's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Souza.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Murilo Souza!
Murilo Souza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Shogun (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Shogun!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shogun tries to clinch there but De Payens circles away.
A low kick from Shogun is predictable there
and De Payens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shogun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Payens. That did some damage!
Shogun moves forwards but De Payens connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Payens takes a swing at Shogun's ribcage but misses.
De Payens clinches up with Shogun and pushes him back against the cage.
De Payens stalling against the cage.
De Payens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shogun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shogun wants to clinch but De Payens slips to the side
and De Payens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Payens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shogun shoots in for a takedown but De Payens shows good takedown defense.
De Payens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mauricio Shogun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shogun looks to clinch
and Shogun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shogun throws a low kick but De Payens avoids it.
Shogun throws a leg kick but De Payens sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shogun tries to clinch but De Payens moves away
and De Payens counters with a low kick, right behind Shogun 's knee.
Shogun darts in trying to clinch
and De Payens moves into the clinch.
Shogun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Payens is keeping busy.
De Payens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Payens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shogun trying to stall but De Payens improves his position.
De Payens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from De Payens - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Payens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Payens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shogun looks winded!
Shogun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Payens.
Shogun looking to throw knees to the head but De Payens is blocking nicely.
De Payens cracks Shogun with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens lands a nice shot to the body.
De Payens lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Payens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from De Payens.
De Payens taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Payens breaks from the clinch.
Shogun looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Payens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hugues De Payens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Payens moves into the clinch successfully.
Shogun trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for De Payens.
De Payens scores with a shoulder strike.
De Payens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shogun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shogun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Payens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Payens clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens digs a right hand into Shogun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shogun's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, De Payens scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Payens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Payens cracks Shogun with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. De Payens has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Shogun to stand back up!
Shogun is rocked!
It looks like Mauricio Shogun has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shogun glances at the clock... BAM! De Payens nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Shogun crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Shogun is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hugues De Payens!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Weidman walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dos Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Weidman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Weidman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dos Santos checks it well.
Nice uppercut there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weidman.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Weidman avoids nicely.
Weidman shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Weidman eats them both and turns towards Dos Santos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Weidman's shoulder, as Weidman tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Weidman misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Weidman trying to hold on to Dos Santos's head to control him but Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Weidman tries to get to full guard but Dos Santos has control of the leg.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Weidman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dos Santos maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Weidman could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dos Santos has cracked it and Weidman is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dos Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes into the arena with country boy blaring out of the sound system. Paulsen has chosen Papa Roach - Do or die as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cletus Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morten Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paulsen looks to land a left hand but Landry moved out of range nicely.
Morten Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landry moves away.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Landry.
Landry wants to clinch.
Paulsen misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Paulsen.
Landry throws the left hand but Paulsen avoids the punch easily.
Landry throws a lazy uppercut
and Paulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Landry has managed to clinch.
Landry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Landry throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulsen.
Nice elbow from Landry.
Landry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Landry connects with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paulsen.
Knees to the body from Landry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Landry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulsen.
Paulsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paulsen tries to circle away but Landry has him pinned against the cage.
Landry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paulsen is defending well for now.
Landry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Landry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paulsen backwards.
Paulsen is trying to stall.
Paulsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Landry lands an elbow just above Paulsen 's eye.
Landry tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Landry back against the cage.
Landry crunches a lovely knee into Paulsen's ribcage.
Landry tries to land a knee to the head but Paulsen blocks with his arms.
Paulsen breaks from the clinch.
Paulsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Landry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paulsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Landry can't find room to land a body shot as Paulsen controls the action.
Landry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paulsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulsen trying to control the position but instead, Landry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paulsen into the cage.
Landry missing with knees to the body.
Paulsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landry.
Paulsen managing to block the knees to the body from Landry.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Landry as Paulsen tries to tie him up.
Paulsen seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Landry lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulsen backwards.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Landry up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Morten Paulsen.
Landry moves out of range of the strikes.
Landry cracks Paulsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paulsen is rocked!
and Landry counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Paulsen! He's just covering up as Landry starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cletus Landry!
Cletus Landry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Onkel Joakim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Helms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Helms will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Onkel Joakim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Helms!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helms avoids the head kick by Joakim.
Joakim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helms was well out of range. Poor timing from Joakim.
Joakim thumps Helms with a low kick.
Helms lands with a straight right. Joakim didn't see that one coming.
Carlos Helms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helms throws a big shot that misses.
Helms misses with a few strikes there.
Joakim throws a low kick, looking for Helms's leg but Helms calmly moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Helms.
Helms slips a straight right by Joakim.
Joakim misses with a head kick.
Helms lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Joakim throws the left hand but Helms avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Joakim tenderised Helms's leg. Helms is trying to keep his angry face on.
Decent striking displayed by Helms there.
It looks like Onkel Joakim has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joakim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Helms dips to his left and cracks Joakim with an uppercut!
Helms throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helms moves into range and connects with a jab.
Helms slips under a jab from Joakim.
Joakim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helms swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helms slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helms keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joakim.
Joakim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joakim takes a swing at Helms's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Joakim.
Joakim delivers a nice body kick.
Helms lands with a nice body punch.
Joakim scores with a jab.
Helms throws a head kick but Joakim moves out of range.
Helms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joakim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Helms doesn't seem bothered though.
Helms lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Helms scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Helms both land. Nice combination.
Helms keeps Joakim at a distance using the push kick.
Helms misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joakim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joakim blocks a head kick by Helms.
Helms is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Joakim had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Joakim lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Helms misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helms avoids the body shot from Joakim.
Helms 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.
Helms lands a nice shot that snaps Joakim's head back.
Helms thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Helms.
Joakim motions for Helms to come forward. Joakim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joakim is looking to wear down Helms with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Joakim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helms.
Helms throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helms throws a head kick but Joakim moves out of range.
Helms lands a nice shot to the body.
Helms takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helms on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joakim. Joakim obviously looking to wear him down.
Helms pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joakim back to the cage. Helms follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Joakim misses the shot to the body.
Helms falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joakim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Helms takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Helms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joakim.
Helms throws a looping overhand right but Joakim ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helms's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joakim connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Helms scrambles back to his feet.
Helms stalks Joakim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joakim's face. Joakim staggers backwards, shaken.
Joakim throws a jab but it's blocked by Helms.
Joakim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joakim avoids the body shot from Helms.
Joakim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Joakim tenderised Helms's leg. Helms is trying to keep his angry face on.
Helms lands a jab to Joakim's midsection.
Helms lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Helms.
Onkel Joakim's cut is getting worse.
Helms scores with a jab.
Helms throws a right hand that Joakim ducks under and follows up with a left that Joakim also avoids with ease.
Helms misses with a wild combination.
Helms looks winded!
Helms misses with a few strikes there.
Joakim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Helms throws a nice looking combination but Joakim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joakim lands a jab to Helms's midsection.
Helms misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helms scores with a nice right hand.
Joakim misses the shot to the body.
Helms misses with a double jab
and Joakim counters with an outside leg kick.
Joakim scores with a leg kick.
Joakim slips under a jab.
Helms jabs Joakim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A good leg kick by Joakim.
Helms keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joakim.
Helms lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Helms throws a body punch but Joakim moves out of range.
Joakim scores with a spinning back kick!
Helms uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joakim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joakim thows a body shot but no joy.
Helms slips under a jab from Joakim.
Helms looks to land a right hand but Joakim moved out of range.
Joakim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helms lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Helms dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Onkel Joakim's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Helms misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helms swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helms takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joakim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Helms's head.
Joakim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helms moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helms jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helms waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joakim.
A good leg kick by Joakim.
Helms swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helms moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joakim scores with a kick to the midsection.
Joakim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joakim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joakim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Helms avoids the body shot from Joakim.
Joakim throws a sloppy head kick and Helms moves out of range easily.
Carlos Helms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joakim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joakim misses with a head kick.
Helms misses with a wild combination.
Joakim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Helms is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joakim is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Joakim tenderised Helms's leg. Helms is trying to keep his angry face on.
Helms lands with a right hand.
Nice cross by Helms.
Joakim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helms works Joakim's body with a nice hook.
Joakim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joakim misses with a wild body shot.
Helms throws a good cross that connects.
Joakim cracks Helms with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joakim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helms.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joakim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joakim scores with a sloppy right hand. Helms should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helms dodges the punch combination from Joakim.
Helms works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Helms's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helms throws a shot to the body.
Joakim is looking to land body kicks.
Helms swinging wildly here.
Helms throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joakim.
Helms scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Joakim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helms looks to land a combination but Joakim avoids it well.
Helms steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Joakim. That one must have hurt.
Joakim scores with a three punch combo!
Joakim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joakim.
Joakim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helms.
Helms scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Joakim.
Helms slips a jab and a cross from Joakim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Joakim misses.
Joakim scores with a hook to the body. Helms takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joakim tries to bum rush Helms with a series of wild strikes but Helms uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Helms dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helms tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joakim is able to avoid easily.
Good exchange - Helms coming out on top.
Joakim misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Joakim.
Joakim walks into a straight right hand from Helms.
Joakim moves out of range of the body kick from Helms.
Joakim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joakim throws a head kick that misses.
Helms tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joakim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helms.
Helms uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joakim has time to react.
Joakim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Helms's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helms misses with a series of wild punches.
Joakim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helms throws out the jab.
Joakim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joakim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helms was well out of range. Poor timing from Joakim.
Joakim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helms has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Joakim.
Joakim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Onkel Joakim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helms scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Helms ducks under a wild hook from Joakim.
Helms wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Helms, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joakim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Helms under the eye.
Joakim takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Joakim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Helms lands with a nice combination. Joakim backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Onkel Joakim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Onkel Joakim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Helms lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Joakim just misses with a punch to the body.
Helms cracks Joakim with an open hand slap.
Helms throws a front kick aimed at Joakim's knee but Joakim avoids it well.
No joy there for Helms, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joakim throws a hook to the side of Helms's head but Helms sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helms pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joakim back to the cage. Helms follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Helms scores with a jab.
Helms looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helms scores with a sloppy right hand. Joakim should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Helms misses.
Helms takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helms on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Joakim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joakim misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joakim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joakim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helms fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helms takes a kick to the side of the head.
Joakim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Helms. Beautiful body shot.
Helms scores with a body shot.
Helms lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Helms takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joakim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joakim throws a push kick but Helms slaps the foot to one side.
Helms fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joakim on the side of the head.
Helms lands with a nice body kick.
Helms is working the combinations to good effect here.
Helms lands a jab.
No joy there for Joakim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joakim takes one on the button.
Helms fails to land with a series of punches.
Joakim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helms throws a shot to the body.
Helms has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Joakim.
Joakim misses with a body kick.
Joakim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Helms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joakim misses with a head kick.
Joakim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Helms lands with a nice body punch.
Helms lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Helms will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helms misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helms throws a nice looking combination but Joakim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Helms tries to move into range but Joakim moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joakim lands a leg kick that knocks Helms off balance momentarily.
Joakim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Helms digs a good hook to Joakim's body.
Helms connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Helms both land. Nice combination.
Joakim tries a low kick but Helms avoids it.
Joakim scores with a jab to the head.
Joakim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Helms misses with a wild body shot.
Helms lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joakim at a distance.
Helms bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Helms cracks Joakim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Joakim ducks under a wild hook from Helms.
Helms darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Helms ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joakim moves away.
Joakim is looking to slow Helms down with leg kicks.
Joakim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helms.
Joakim throws a nice head kick!
Helms connects with a body shot that sends Joakim's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helms looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helms takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Helms digs a good hook to Joakim's body.
Joakim misses with a head kick.
Helms lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joakim circles away quickly and effectively.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joakim. Helms shrugs it off though.
Helms scores with a sloppy right hand. Joakim should have avoided that one.
Joakim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helms.
Helms scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Helms gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joakim scores with a head kick.
Joakim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helms scores with a nice strike.
Jab from Helms.
Joakim misses with a looping right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Joakim.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Helms comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Helms has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Helms!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Khan!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Lannister scores with a body shot.
Khan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lannister counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lannister with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Khan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lannister takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lannister works his foot free and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Lannister.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Khan can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khan looks a forlorn figure.
Lannister cracks Khan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lannister controlling from mount.
Khan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lannister has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lannister looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Khan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lannister lands a heavy elbow.
Lannister is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lannister controlling from mount.
Khan is looking to improve his position but Lannister isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lannister tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
BOOM! Lannister connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lannister lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister is landing with some decent strikes but Khan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Khan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lannister controlling his opponent.
Lannister raining down hammerfists from mount.
Khan is rocked!
Khan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lannister controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lannister raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lannister pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Khan is still in real trouble! Can Lannister finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Khan in real trouble here! The ref calls for Khan to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Tyrion Lannister thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Towns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Towns is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Towns!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Towns has closed the distance and engaged Banner in a clinch.
Towns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Towns misses with a straight right.
Towns lands a big uppercut and Banner crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Banner looks OK. Towns waves Banner back to his feet!
Banner is rocked!
It looks like Jerome Le Banner has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Towns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Towns scores with a jab to the body.
Towns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Towns is fighting off a takedown attempt but Banner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Towns to the mat. Towns regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Banner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Towns 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.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towns keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
Banner connects with a couple of short punches.
Towns manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Towns controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towns tries to control but Banner wriggling away.
Banner tries to hold on but Towns postures up.
Towns prevents Banner from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towns looking to control and managing it successfully.
Banner wants to control but Towns is having none of it.
Towns prevents Banner from getting the reversal.
Banner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Towns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Towns can't control as he wanted to and Banner manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Banner gets full guard.
Towns engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Towns.
Banner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Banner counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Towns!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Towns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Le Banner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Towns.
Towns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Towns misses its intended target.
Towns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Towns drives through and clinches with Banner against the cage.
Towns holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Towns misses with the head strike.
Banner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Banner tries for a takedown but Towns manages to get underhooks.
Towns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Towns tries to work over Banner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Towns is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Le Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banner effectively controlling the action here.
Banner tries for a takedown but Towns manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner blocks an uppercut.
Banner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banner tries to keep at a distance but Towns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Towns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Banner wants a takedown.
Good body shot from Towns.
Towns gets underhooks to prevent Banner's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Towns.
Towns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Banner wants to take the fight to the mat but Towns manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Towns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Towns is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Towns is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Banner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towns tries to get to full guard but Banner has control of the leg.
Towns has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Banner is working away from the top position though.
Banner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Towns with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands strikes from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Towns can do anything to dispel that myth.
Towns is pressing down on Banner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Banner throws an elbow that misses. Towns uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Banner's guard. Nice move by Towns!
Banner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Towns is one step ahead there.
Banner is pulling down on Towns's head. It's preventing any offense from Towns, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Towns controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Towns trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Banner wants to stand and escape but Towns is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jerome Le Banner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Banner feints and as Towns raises his hands in defense, Banner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Towns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jerome Le Banner's cut.
That's time! Banner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Banner walks into a left hand.
Towns clinches.
Banner wants to stall.
Banner has Towns pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Towns manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Banner lands with a short shot to the head.
Towns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Towns tries to work over Banner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Towns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Towns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Towns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Banners head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner is trying to push Towns away but Towns has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Banner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Towns pulls his leg out and moves away.
Towns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner.
Towns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banner bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Towns comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Banner falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Banner was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Towns!
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