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BFC 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derick Sprole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Robotnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sprole comes to the ring accompanied by Youre Gonna Go Far, Kid. Robotnik has chosen Condemned 84 - Face the Aggression as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derick Sprole!
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, Carl Robotnik!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprole has Robotnik up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Sprole.
Sprole is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robotnik is keeping busy.
Sprole scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Carl Robotnik has been cut.
Sprole connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sprole is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sprole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sprole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robotnik blocks it with crossed arms.
Sprole breaks the clinch.
Robotnik tries for a takedown but Sprole sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sprole moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprole lands a damaging elbow.
Sprole is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sprole using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robotnik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sprole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robotnik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sprole unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robotnik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sprole with a knee to the head.
Sprole is trying to maintain a safe position but Robotnik gets an underhook and turns Sprole into the ropes.
Nice elbow from Sprole.
Sprole connects with a knee to the head.
Sprole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robotnik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Sprole.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sprole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robotnik's face.
Sprole with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sprole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sprole lands an elbow that stopped Robotnik in his tracks for a moment.
Sprole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robotnik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sprole landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Carl Robotnik's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sprole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sprole unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sprole connects with a knee to the head.
Sprole misses with a knee to the head.
Robotnik takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sprole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sprole lands an elbow inside.
Sprole slows down the pace here.
Sprole lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprole tries to land a knee to the head but Robotnik blocks with his arms.
Sprole comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robotnik throws a punch but it's blocked by Sprole.
Robotnik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sprole connects with a knee to the head.
Sprole lands a knee to the body.
Robotnik takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sprole lands an elbow inside.
Sprole creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robotnik's defenses.
Robotnik takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derick Sprole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Robotnik's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Robotnik forces Sprole back against the ropes and clinches.
Sprole landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sprole trying to control the position but instead, Robotnik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sprole into the ropes.
Sprole with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sprole unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sprole displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robotnik up against the ropes.
Sprole using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sprole is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robotnik looking to slow down the pace here.
Sprole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robotnik backwards.
Sprole taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sprole manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sprole landing knees to the head.
Sprole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robotnik blocks it with crossed arms.
Sprole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robotnik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprole scores a nice knee to the body.
Sprole landing knees to the head.
Sprole misses with a knee strike.
Sprole tries a knee to the head but Robotnik blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sprole.
Sprole taking a breather.
Sprole landing knees to the body.
Sprole tries to land a knee to the head but Robotnik blocks with his arms.
Sprole unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robotnik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sprole tries to stall but Robotnik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sprole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robotnik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprole is trying to break free.
Sprole is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sprole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sprole misses with a knee strike.
Sprole misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sprole lands an elbow just above Robotnik 's eye.
Sprole tries to stall but Robotnik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sprole misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprole lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Robotnik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robotnik throws a head punch that misses.
Sprole tries to stall but Robotnik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sprole pushes off an throws an elbow but Robotnik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sprole is trying to maintain a safe position but Robotnik gets an underhook and turns Sprole into the ropes.
Knees to the body from Sprole.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sprole stalls.
Sprole is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derick Sprole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carl Robotnik's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sprole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Robotnik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Derick Sprole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robotnik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robotnik shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sprole is trying to defend but Robotnik finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Robotnik thows a huge punch but Sprole dodges it nicely.
Sprole slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Robotnik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robotnik pushes down on Sprole's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Robotnik throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sprole to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robotnik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robotnik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robotnik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robotnik throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robotnik looking to sit in guard and control but Sprole gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sprole with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sprole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robotnik is keeping the position for now.
Robotnik manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robotnik landing strikes from the mount.
Sprole is bucking up trying to escape but Robotnik cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Robotnik looking to finish Sprole with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sprole!
Sprole is rocked!
Sprole is trying to escape the mount.
Oh Sprole is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice elbow there by Robotnik.
Robotnik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Robotnik throwing strikes here but Sprole is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Robotnik connects with a bit shot that sees Sprole covering up! More strikes from Robotnik and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Robotnik is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Robotnik!
Carl Robotnik 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pan Teon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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211 lbs
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196 lbs
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Herman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pan Teon!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teon.
Herman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Teon checks it well.
Teon slips a jab from Herman.
Herman shoots in but no luck this time.
Herman misses with a takedown attempt - Teon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Herman shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Herman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Teon circles away.
Teon checks a low kick from Herman.
Teon works over Herman's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Ernest Herman has been cut.
Herman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Teon as he avoids it easily.
Herman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teon is looking to reverse the position.
Herman wants to control but Teon is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Herman.
Herman 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.
Teon struggling a bit here.
Herman lands a few punches from side control.
Teon is trying to buck Herman off.
Teon is looking to regain half guard here but Herman keeps moving and retains side control.
Herman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Herman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Teon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Herman but great work by Teon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herman prevents Teon from moving into mount.
Teon decides to stand back up. Teon steps back and let's Herman get back to his feet.
Herman tries to land a leg kick but Teon saw it coming and moves away.
Herman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Teon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Teon.
Herman shoots in for a takedown but Teon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Herman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teon.
Herman has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Herman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herman just misses with a punch to the body.
Teon closes the distance and clinches.
Teon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Teon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Herman has had enough of the clinch but Teon keeps him there for the moment.
Teon breaks the clinch.
Teon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Herman is breathing heavily.
Teon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Herman doesn't seem bothered though.
Teon has Herman up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teon.
Teon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Teon cracks Herman with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Teon lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teon lands with a right to the head.
Teon scores with a shoulder strike.
Teon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teon has closed the distance and engaged Herman in a clinch.
Herman takes a shot to the head.
Teon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Teon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teon closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teon lands a body punch.
Teon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Teon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pan Teon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernest Herman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Herman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teon connects with a looping right hand.
Teon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Teon. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head kick misses from Herman.
Teon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Teon fails to land with a series of punches.
Teon moves into range and clinches up with Herman.
A short right from Teon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Teon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Teon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Herman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herman shoots and misses
and Teon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Herman doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teon scores with a body shot.
Teon lands a nice looking body shot.
Pan Teon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teon throws a one two combo.
Teon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Teon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Teon swats away the attempt to clinch by Herman.
Herman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Teon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Teon.
Teon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Teon lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teon controlling the action here for a moment.
Pan Teon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Teon scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teon stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Teon.
Teon is working Herman over against the ropes.
Teon breaks from the clinch.
Teon moves into the clinch successfully.
Teon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Herman backwards.
Ernest Herman's cut is getting worse.
Teon digs a right hand underneath Herman's ribcage. Herman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Teon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teon scores with the left hand. Herman knows he should have avoided that one.
Teon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pan Teon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Herman backs up against the ropes.
Teon cracks Herman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ernest Herman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Teon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Herman is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Herman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Teon digs a good body shot into Herman's ribs.
Herman seems to have got his legs back now.
Teon stuns Herman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ernest Herman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teon wants to clinch.
Teon clinches.
Teon lands with a short shot to the head.
Teon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Teon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teon drops Herman with a beautiful combination! Herman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Teon is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teon stalks Herman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Herman's face. Herman staggers backwards, shaken.
Jeez, Ernest Herman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Teon feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Herman crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pan Teon!
A less than humble Pan Teon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namba Babakla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brick House has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brick House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Namba Babakla!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Babakla with that takedown attempt.
House tries to clinch but Babakla moves out of range.
House tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babakla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
House lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
House misses with a two punch combination.
House connects with a crisp jab.
House looks to land a combination but Babakla avoids it well.
Babakla closes the distance and clinches up with House, looking for a takedown. Babakla pushes House against the ropes but House circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
House clinches up against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from House.
House breaks from the clinch.
Brick House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Babakla 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babakla shoots in and drives through. House sprawls well.
Brick House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Namba Babakla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakla on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
House rushes Babakla and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
House breaks from the clinch.
House works the jab nicely.
House lands a left and a right that send Babakla crashing to the mat, dazed. House thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Babakla is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House cracks the inside of Babakla's front leg.
House lands with a hook. Babakla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Babakla is still on wobbly legs! Can House finish him?
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from House! Babakla is out on his feet! House rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Babakla is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Babakla is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick House!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Dos Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jos Madela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Madela's choice of entrance music: Disturbed - Asylum. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Dos Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jos Madela!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dos Anjos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madela tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Anjos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Madela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madela closes the distance but Dos Anjos moves to the side
and Madela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dos Anjos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Madela throws a head kick but Dos Anjos moves out of range.
Madela checks a leg kick.
Madela tries to clinch there but Dos Anjos circles away.
Dos Anjos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Madela is able to avoid easily.
Dos Anjos lands a jab to Madela's midsection.
Dos Anjos keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Madela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Anjos throws a sloppy head kick and Madela moves out of range easily.
Dos Anjos digs a good body shot into Madela's ribs.
Dos Anjos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madela wants to clinch
and Dos Anjos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Anjos thumps Madela with a low kick.
Dos Anjos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Anjos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dos Anjos.
Madela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Anjos avoids it.
Madela looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Anjos is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dos Anjos looking to stall.
Madela tries to stall but Dos Anjos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dos Anjos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Anjos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Madela or not.
Dos Anjos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madela trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Anjos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madela misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Dos Anjos.
Madela looks winded!
Madela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Dos Anjos on the inside.
Madela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Anjos lands a hook that snaps the head of Madela backwards.
Dos Anjos wants to break free but Madela has control.
Madela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dos Anjos as Madela tries to tie him up.
Dos Anjos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Madela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Anjos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madela throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Anjos moves out of range easily.
Madela throws a sloppy head kick
and Dos Anjos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dos Anjos connects with a body shot.
Jos Madela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madela checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Dos Anjos. That snapped Madela's head back.
Dos Anjos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dos Anjos scores with a hook to the body. Madela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dos Anjos scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Anjos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dos Anjos jabs Madela to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dos Anjos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dos Anjos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dos Anjos feints with a jab and clips Madela right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Madela is sent crashing into the canvas and Dos Anjos leaps in for the kill! Madela tries to get to his feet but Dos Anjos is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Madela is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Dos Anjos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amauro Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Rutkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nogueira might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ain't no Sunshine. Rutkowski has chosen Sobota gośc. chór Montu - Do góry łeb as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amauro Nogueira!
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, Mateusz Rutkowski!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutkowski throws a body punch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Rutkowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nogueira.
A big left from Rutkowski misses.
Rutkowski looks to land a right hand but Nogueira moved out of range.
Rutkowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mateusz Rutkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutkowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rutkowski misses with a hook. Nogueira ducked under it nicely.
Nogueira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rutkowski drops Nogueira with a big left hand and mounts him. Nogueira is in big trouble!
It looks like Amauro Nogueira has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rutkowski working for a guillotine from mount but Nogueira is in no mood to give up.
Nogueira is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutkowski throws some wild stikes that Nogueira manages to avoid easily.
Rutkowski working for a guillotine from mount but Nogueira is in no mood to give up.
Nogueira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rutkowski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nogueira has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rutkowski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rutkowski is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nogueira to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nogueira shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to reverse the position but instead Rutkowski has taken his back - oops!
Rutkowski is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Nogueira is defending well though. Rutkowski let's go of the attempt for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutkowski is persistently looking for the submission but Nogueira is defending it well.
Nogueira rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nogueira wants to get back to full guard.
Rutkowski seems to be looking for submissions.
Nogueira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira wants to sweep here but Rutkowski controlling him for the moment.
Rutkowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rutkowski has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to sweep here but Rutkowski controlling him for the moment.
Nogueira trying to control the position.
Nogueira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rutkowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rutkowski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nogueira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nogueira 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.
Rutkowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rutkowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rutkowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nogueira trying to keep a closed guard but Rutkowski is proving a slippery customer.
Rutkowski won't allow Nogueira to sweep him here.
Nogueira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nogueira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rutkowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nogueira wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutkowski postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nogueira can't keep his opponent in guard - Rutkowski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rutkowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateusz Rutkowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amauro Nogueira's cut.
That's time! Nogueira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nogueira scores with a takedown into Rutkowski's guard.
Rutkowski keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
Nogueira is in close to Rutkowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nogueira advances to half guard.
Nogueira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nogueira wants to free his trapped foot but Rutkowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rutkowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rutkowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura but Rutkowski is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nogueira working over Rutkowski with some ground and pound. Rutkowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rutkowski is trying to control but Nogueira manages to pass to mount!
Rutkowski is working to get back to half guard.
Rutkowski is in a horrible position here. Nogueira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nogueira unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira with the ground and pound from mount.
Rutkowski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nogueira seems to be looking for submissions.
Rutkowski is looking to improve his position.
Rutkowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nogueira pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Nogueira there.
Nogueira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rutkowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nogueira is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Rutkowski is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rutkowski.
Rutkowski regains half guard.
Nogueira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rutkowski's head.
Nogueira is trying to control. Rutkowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rutkowski actively working from the bottom here.
Nogueira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rutkowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Nogueira.
Rutkowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nogueira pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutkowski actively working from the bottom here.
Rutkowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nogueira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nogueira is working for a kimura but Rutkowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Nogueira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rutkowski sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amauro Nogueira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Amauro Nogueira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rutkowski lands with a shot to the body.
Amauro Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rutkowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rutkowski lands a big shot that drops Nogueira! Can he finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutkowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nogueira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rutkowski has managed to get both his arms back between Nogueira's legs - danger averted.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Rutkowski from controlling successfully.
Nogueira is looking to sweep but instead, Rutkowski has passed into half guard.
Rutkowski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nogueira sees it coming and defends easily.
Rutkowski is trying to work for a kimura but Nogueira is defending well.
Nogueira is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to hold on to Rutkowski's head to control him but Rutkowski postures up.
Nogueira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rutkowski pulls his head out easily.
Rutkowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nogueira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rutkowski wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Rutkowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nogueira is looking to sweep but instead, Rutkowski has passed into half guard.
Rutkowski seems to be working for a kimura but Nogueira defends the submission attempt.
Nogueira trying to control here.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Rutkowski is controlling well.
Rutkowski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nogueira sees it coming and defends easily.
Rutkowski wants to work for an arm triangle but Nogueira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nogueira is looking to control Rutkowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nogueira avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutkowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rutkowski is thwarting Nogueira's attempts to control the position.
Rutkowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nogueira is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rutkowski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rutkowski's back!
Nogueira tightening his grip on Rutkowski, looking for the choke.
Rutkowski wants to control his opponent's hands but Nogueira gets his hands free.
Nogueira is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Nogueira not allowing Rutkowski to control his hands.
Nogueira lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutkowski tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Amauro Nogueira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rutkowski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateusz Rutkowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rutkowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateusz Rutkowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaspar Saroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin Drascoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drascoe has chosen Pull Me Back To Earth as his entrance music. Darwin Drascoe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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179 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaspar Saroa!
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, Darwin Drascoe!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saroa avoids the head kick by Drascoe.
Saroa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Saroa lands a few punches from side control.
Drascoe pushes Saroa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Saroa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Saroa wants to control for a moment but Drascoe uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Saroa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saroa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drascoe defends it well.
Saroa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drascoe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Saroa seems content to control.
Drascoe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saroa is trying to control. Drascoe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saroa is pressing down on Drascoe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drascoe is holding on for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saroa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saroa is looking for a kimura here.
Saroa looks to land a strike but Drascoe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Saroa pushing down on Drascoe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Drascoe is not content to let Saroa control the position.
Saroa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Saroa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drascoe's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saroa seems to be looking for submissions.
Drascoe is refusing to be controlled, as Saroa sits in half guard.
Saroa winds up and cracks Drascoe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saroa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drascoe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saroa wants to work for an arm triangle but Drascoe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Saroa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saroa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drascoe keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saroa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drascoe is just riding it out for now. Saroa eventually gives up the hold.
Drascoe is trying to stand back up but Saroa is controlling him
Saroa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drascoe trying to control here.
Saroa trying to control from half guard but Drascoe is working away.
Saroa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Drascoe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saroa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drascoe trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saroa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Saroa looking to ground and pound but Drascoe is blocking nicely.
Drascoe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saroa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saroa is working for a guillotine from mount but Drascoe frees his head quite easily.
Drascoe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saroa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Saroa lands a big elbow.
Drascoe taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaspar Saroa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drascoe throws a head kick but Saroa moves out of range.
Drascoe misses with an uppercut. Saroa saw that one coming.
Drascoe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drascoe wants it to stay on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drascoe.
Drascoe stuffs the takedown attempt from Saroa. Saroa gets slowly back to his feet.
Drascoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drascoe stuffs the takedown attempt from Saroa. Saroa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaspar Saroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saroa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Drascoe on his heels. He'll look to pass Drascoe's guard now, I'm sure.
Saroa throws a big right hand that misses.
Saroa pushing down on Drascoe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Saroa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saroa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saroa trying to control from half guard but Drascoe is working away.
Saroa is thwarting Drascoe's attempts to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drascoe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Saroa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drascoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saroa.
Drascoe is concentrating on defense, preventing Saroa from advancing position.
Saroa controlling the action here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Darwin Drascoe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Saroa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drascoe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saroa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drascoe as he avoids it easily.
Saroa shoots in and gets a takedown into Drascoe's guard.
Drascoe has control of Saroa's left arm, preventing Saroa from doing any damage.
Saroa landing some decent shots from guard.
Saroa trying to control the position from guard on top but Drascoe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drascoe trying to keep a closed guard but Saroa is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saroa lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saroa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drascoe is keeping the position for now.
Saroa trying to control but Drascoe is working from the bottom.
Saroa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drascoe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saroa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saroa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saroa trying to control the position from guard on top but Drascoe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saroa with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drascoe working a defensive guard here.
Saroa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drascoe can do to turn this around?
Saroa throws a big elbow that misses.
Saroa throwing strikes but missing.
Saroa prevents Drascoe from getting back to his feet.
Drascoe is trying to keep Saroa in close.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Darwin Drascoe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Drascoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drascoe takes a swing at Saroa's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saroa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saroa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Drascoe quickly recovers to half guard.
Saroa content to control rather than advance.
Saroa is working for a submission of some sort.
Drascoe wants to get back to his feet.
Saroa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drascoe's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saroa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drascoe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Saroa.
Saroa postures up in Drascoe's guard and throws a big left but Drascoe blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaspar Saroa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Saroa shoots in but no luck this time.
Saroa shoots in for a takedown but Drascoe shows good takedown defense.
Drascoe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaspar Saroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saroa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Drascoe's guard.
Saroa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drascoe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drascoe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Saroa with a nice head shot there.
Saroa throws a big right hand that misses.
Drascoe is trying to control the position but Saroa postures up.
Drascoe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Saroa throws a big elbow that misses.
Drascoe keeping full guard, as Saroa tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saroa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saroa is stalling in the full guard.
Gaspar Saroa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Saroa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saroa trying to control but Drascoe is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saroa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Saroa is looking to advance position but Drascoe won't allow it.
Saroa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saroa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drascoe keeps working.
Drascoe is trying to control but can't.
Saroa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drascoe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Saroa 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.
Drascoe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saroa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drascoe pushes Saroa off but Saroa dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saroa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Drascoe can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saroa trying to control the position but Drascoe is working away.
Drascoe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Saroa lands a few punches from side control.
Saroa lands a nice forearm strike.
Drascoe is not content to let Saroa control the position.
Saroa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Saroa tries for a kimura but Drascoe is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Saroa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drascoe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Saroa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saroa tries for a kimura but Drascoe is defending well.
Saroa is looking to take a break and control but Drascoe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darwin Drascoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaspar Saroa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saroa working the ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaspar Saroa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saroa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaspar Saroa!
After the fight, Gaspar Saroa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jarek Glaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Kanye West - Stronger as his entrance music. Jarek Glaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
165 lbs
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26
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarek Glaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Smith!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Glaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Glaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Glaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Glaz lands an elbow.
Glaz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Glaz is staying tight to Smith's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Glaz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Glaz connects with a decent elbow.
Glaz landing strikes.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Glaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Glaz scoring with punches and elbows.
Smith is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glaz is working to tighten is grip on Smith's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Smith has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Glaz is really squeezing tight and eventually Smith passes out! Glaz breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jarek Glaz!
A very excited looking Jarek Glaz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valmir Tiberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fast Five - How We Roll (Fast Five Remix) - Don Omar ft. Busta Rhymes. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valmir Tiberio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Tiberio.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tiberio counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tiberio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Tiberio counters with a nice right hand that sends White toppling to the canvas! White scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tiberio finish him?!
White is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a big shot that misses.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiberio finish him?
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tiberio lands with a nice body punch.
Tiberio cracks White with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tiberio has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning White to stand back up!
Tiberio steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! White is out on his feet! Tiberio sets himself and nearly takes White's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Valmir Tiberio!
Valmir Tiberio retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Valmir Tiberio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcinho Guerreiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerreiro has chosen DMX- Ain`t No Sunshine as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikola Fischer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcinho Guerreiro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer cracks Guerreiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fischer drops Guerreiro with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Guerreiro looks back up at him and smiles so Fischer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Guerreiro is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerreiro backs away from a small jab... but Fischer lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Guerreiro crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Fischer with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nikola Fischer!
Nikola Fischer is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Nikola Fischer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Sakkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robson Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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264 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Sakkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Sakkara is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Sakkara's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakkara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva is in close to Sakkara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakkara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva prevents Sakkara from getting back to his feet.
Sakkara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sakkara trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Sakkara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Sakkara lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva tries to reverse the position but Sakkara maintains control.
Sakkara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sakkara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva regains half guard.
Sakkara stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Sakkara is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakkara prevents Silva from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Marcus Sakkara has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakkara misses with a body shot.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Sakkara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva shoots in but Sakkara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakkara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Sakkara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcus Sakkara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva slips a jab from Sakkara.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakkara.
Sakkara loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Sakkara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marcus Sakkara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robson Silva.
Sakkara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Sakkara misses with a straight right.
Sakkara misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Sakkara misses.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Sakkara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sakkara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sakkara's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robson Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sakkara misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakkara misses with an uppercut.
Sakkara doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sakkara misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Sakkara tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakkara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Sakkara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sakkara throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sakkara won't be happy with that.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sakkara to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakkara defending against the ground and pound.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Sakkara's head but Sakkara avoids it well.
Sakkara takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sakkara is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sakkara to see if he's OK.
Sakkara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sakkara tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sakkara is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva tries to advance position but instead Sakkara slips a leg back in to half guard.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sakkara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sakkara taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva working Sakkara over with strikes.
Sakkara trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva is keen to just control but Sakkara is a slippery customer.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sakkara's head.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Robson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sakkara is looking to escape.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva winds up and cracks Sakkara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakkara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakkara on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sakkara is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Sakkara's temple.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sakkara is rocked!
Silva working over Sakkara with some ground and pound. Sakkara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Sakkara is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakkara misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a huge left! Sakkara is in big trouble! He's backing up but Silva isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sakkara from any more damage. A dominating finish by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robson Silva!
After winning the bout, Robson Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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