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RFC 38 - Rumble of the Kings PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delone Braune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Delone Braune!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson blocks a head kick by Braune.
Braune misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benson shoots in and drives through. Braune sprawls well.
Braune plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Braune misses with a double jab.
Braune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benson slips a jab and a cross from Braune.
Benson tries to clinch there but Braune circles away.
Braune misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Braune. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson tries to clinch up but Braune circles away and keeps his distance.
Benson slips a jab and a cross from Braune.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Braune moves out of range easily.
Benson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Braune scores with a one two! Benson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Braune throws a sloppy head kick
and Benson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Braune's knee momentarily.
Benson avoids the head kick by Braune.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benson shoots in for a double leg but Braune sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Braune.
Benson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braune looks winded!
A slapping body kick lands there for Benson.
Braune misses with a few strikes there.
Benson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benson.
A combination from Braune does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braune throws a head kick that misses
and Benson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Braune's knee momentarily.
Braune is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benson.
It looks like Delone Braune has been cut.
Braune misses with a double jab
and Benson moves into the clinch.
Benson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Braune sprawls well. Braune wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benson gets slowly back to his feet.
Braune throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Braune avoids it really well and circles away.
Braune lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benson at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braune swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Braune misses
and Benson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A punch combination from Braune misses.
Delone Braune is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Braune.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Braune.
Benson blocks a head kick by Braune.
Benson shoots for a takedown but Braune saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Braune moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Braune lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benson avoids the head kick by Braune.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braune throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braune throws a body kick that misses
and Benson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Delone Braune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson shoots in for a takedown but Braune shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Braune stalks Benson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benson's face. Benson staggers backwards, shaken.
Benson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Braune lands a jab-cross combination.
Braune tries a low kick but Benson avoids it.
Braune throws a low kick but Benson avoids it.
Braune is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braune with a nice cross.
Braune throws a right hand that Benson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benson also avoids with ease.
Braune finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delone Braune dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Delone Braune's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Benson shoots in for a takedown but Braune shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Braune.
Delone Braune seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braune looks to throw a body kick
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
Braune misses with a wild combination.
Benson tries to clinch up but Braune circles away and keeps his distance.
Braune throws a half hearted mid kick.
Braune tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ben Benson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braune misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch but Braune swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benson is looking to slow Braune down with leg kicks.
Benson wants to clinch up but Braune keeps it at a distance.
Benson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braune takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braune pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braune lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice combination there by Braune.
Benson moves out of range of the leg kick from Braune.
Braune pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benson back to the cage. Braune follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benson is defended easily by Braune.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braune throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Benson counters with a big head kick but Braune shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Braune.
Braune misses with a body shot.
Braune throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson rushes Braune and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Braune tries to break free but Benson pushes him back against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Benson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Knees to the body from Benson.
Braune working hard to break the clinch.
Benson leaning against his opponent.
Benson is trying to force a seperation but Braune has the dominant position.
Benson jumps guard but Braune turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson slowing the pace effectively.
Benson prevents Braune from breaking the clinch.
Benson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braune misses with a two punch combination.
Braune throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Braune is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Braune connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benson. Benson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Braune throws a right hand that Benson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benson also avoids with ease.
Braune scores with a hook.
Braune throws a sloppy head kick
and Benson moves into the clinch.
Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braune throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Braune is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Braune swinging wildly here.
Benson checks a leg kick.
Braune throws a leg kick
and Benson counters with a big head kick but Braune shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braune blocks a head kick by Benson.
Braune lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A low kick from Braune misses
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
Benson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Braune pinned against the cage. Braune gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braune cracks Benson with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delone Braune showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Delone Braune's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Braune looks for the body kick but Benson saw that one coming.
Braune thows a leg kick but Benson checks it
and Benson counters with a thumping low kick.
Braune misses with the combination.
Braune throws a one two combo.
Horrible takedown by Benson or perhaps it was just good defense by Braune which made him look bad.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braune pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braune circles away quickly and effectively.
Benson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Braune jabs Benson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braune lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braune lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Braune.
Benson doesn't manage to clinch there - Braune circles away.
Braune misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benson shoots in for a double leg but Braune sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braune throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benson blocks a head kick by Braune.
Braune misses with a wild combination.
A lazy body kick from Braune
and Benson counters with a head kick. That will keep Braune thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Braune scores with a shot to the body.
Benson is looking to clinch.
Braune looks for the body kick but Benson saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson shoots in but Braune avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Braune.
Benson fails with a takedown attempt.
Braune lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Braune throws a head kick that misses.
Braune keeps the fight on the outside.
Braune misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Braune does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Braune throws a lazy head kick
and Benson counters with a low kick, right behind Braune 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braune throws a series of punches but Benson moves out of range.
Benson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benson moves out of range of the body kick from Braune.
Braune is looking to land body kicks.
Benson scores with a leg kick.
Braune clinches.
Benson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Benson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Benson tries to stall but Braune uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Braune managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benson as Braune tries to tie him up.
Benson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braune has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Braune's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Delone Braune is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Braune managing to block the knees to the body from Benson.
Benson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braune is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson has Braune pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Braune manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ben Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braune's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Delone Braune comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Braune winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Delone Braune!
Delone Braune seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hed pe - Renegade kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Powerful |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Mason!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt defending well as Mason loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Mason throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Mason throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Mark Mason has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Mason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Mark Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Mason misses its intended target.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt tries to sprawl but Mason drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hunt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mason.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Mason is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mason postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mason accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mason passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mason taking a breather here.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mason in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mason has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mason fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hunt is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hunt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hunt looking for a sweep but Mason has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mason with good strikes from the mount here!
Hunt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hunt tries to get out of the position.
Mason pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason working the ground and pound effectively.
Hunt is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Mason! Hunt is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Mason!
Post fight, an emotional Mark Mason said 'Thank you to all my fans, and my opponent! This will be my last fight in RFC. Rio has been great!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid comes to the cage accompanied by Total Recall. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quaid throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy misses with a kick to the body.
Quaid misses with a body shot.
Quaid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quaid.
Hardy throws the left hand but Quaid avoids the punch easily.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quaid.
Hardy throws a front kick that sends Quaid stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Quaid moves out of range easily.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Quaid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Quaid avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy throws the left hand but Quaid avoids the punch easily.
Quaid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Quaid throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Quaid lands with an overhand left.
Hardy throws the kick towards the body but Quaid avoids it.
Hardy looks for the body kick but Quaid saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid slips under a jab.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quaid looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Quaid throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Hardy.
Hardy scores with a sloppy right hand. Quaid should have avoided that one.
Hardy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quaid. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quaid swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy throws the left hand but Quaid avoids the punch easily.
Hardy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hardy lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quaid closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
The referee calls for Quaid to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quaid letting Hardy take a breather here.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Quaid fails to land.
Quaid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Dan Hardy has been cut.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Hardy trying to stall but Quaid improves his position.
Good body shot from Hardy.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Quaid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid stalling in the clinch but Hardy improves position.
Quaid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quaid prevents a body shot from Hardy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quaid.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Quaid.
Hardy gets through Quaid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quaid leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hardy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quaid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Quaid.
A nice left hand lands by Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Quaid.
Hardy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Quaid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Quaid swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Quaid avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
A short uppercut from Quaid.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy pushes Quaid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Hardy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardy.
A big right from Hardy misses.
A big right from Hardy misses.
The crowd cheers as Quaid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hardy doesn't seem phased though.
Quaid scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Quaid moves away and avoids it.
Quaid scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quaid.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Quaid swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Quaid looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy connects with a right hand. Quaid shakes it off.
Quaid staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Quaid.
Hardy connects with a high kick.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Quaid slips the punch.
Quaid connects with a right hand. Hardy shakes it off.
Hardy throws a right hand that misses
and Quaid counters by moving into the clinch.
Hardy stalls.
Hardy is trying to break free.
Quaid lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quaid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy breaks the clinch.
Dan Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quaid takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quaid cracks Hardy with an open hand slap.
Quaid scores with a nice head shot.
Quaid tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt
and Quaid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quaid scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Quaid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quaid lands a nice looking body shot.
Quaid thuds a left hand into Hardy's body.
Quaid tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Quaid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quaid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid with a hook.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Quaid with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quaid connects with a crisp jab.
Hardy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quaid throws a pinpoint strike between Hardy's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Hardy crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Quaid scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Douglas Quaid!
Douglas Quaid seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Shogun is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Shogun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shogun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shogun looks to clinch
and Banner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shogun's guard now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Shogun working for a triangle but Banner defends it easily.
Shogun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Banner stands up over Shogun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
Shogun is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Banner defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shogun looking for subs off his back but Banner has passed one foot through into half guard.
Banner is taking a breather. Shogun says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shogun tries to get to full guard but Banner has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jerome Le Banner was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shogun closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banner counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shogun!
Shogun trying to remain calm as Banner controls from the top position.
Shogun can't do much from the bottom here.
Shogun is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Banner stands up and beckons Shogun to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shogun scores with a leg kick.
Banner darts in and clinches Shogun up against the cage.
Banner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shogun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shogun looking to throw knees to the head but Banner is blocking nicely.
Banner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Banner.
Banner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banner scores with a shot to the side of Shogun's head.
Banner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shogun tries a knee to the head but Banner blocks it.
Shogun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shogun tries a knee to the head but Banner blocks it.
Shogun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banner.
Shogun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banner is defending well for now.
Shogun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banner avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands with a light punch inside.
Shogun tries to land a knee to the head but Banner blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Banner.
Banner lands a shoulder strike.
Shogun tries to land a knee to the head but Banner blocks with his arms.
Shogun is breathing heavily.
Banner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Banner scores with a shoulder strike.
Shogun is rocked!
Banner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Shogun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banner throws a big uppercut that drops Shogun! More strikes from Banner and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Shogun lies dazed against the cage as Banner celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Le Banner!
An out of breath Jerome Le Banner 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Herald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Herald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ollie Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herald misses with a wild body shot.
Herald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strauss. That did some damage!
Herald cracks Strauss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strauss misses with a takedown attempt - Herald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Herald stuns Strauss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice cross by Herald.
Strauss dives in and grabs Herald's left leg, looking for a takedown. Herald pushes down on Strauss's head and hops out.
Strauss shoots for a double leg takedown but Herald sprawls well. He's pushed Strauss's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Travis Herald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ollie Strauss.
Herald gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Strauss to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herald pulls Strauss in to control the position.
Strauss looking to sit in guard and control but Herald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Herald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Herald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Herald trying to control the position from guard on top but Strauss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald preventing the sweep.
Strauss is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Strauss keeping moving, preventing Herald from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Travis Herald.
Strauss shoots in for a takedown but Herald shows good takedown defense.
Strauss changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Herald tries to avoid it but Strauss manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Herald to the ground. Herald escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Herald.
Herald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strauss moves away.
Strauss shoots for a double leg takedown but Herald sprawls well. He's pushed Strauss's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Strauss shoots in but Herald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good shot there by Herald.
Herald throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strauss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss misses with a takedown attempt - Herald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strauss shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Herald defends it nicely.
Travis Herald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strauss looks winded!
Herald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Herald jabs Strauss right on the nose. Strauss blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Ollie Strauss has been cut.
Strauss 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.
Herald lands a big uppercut and Strauss crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Strauss looks OK. Herald waves Strauss back to his feet!
Strauss is rocked!
Herald drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Strauss right on the button. Strauss goes down! Herald follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Herald gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Herald!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between RV Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jou Nigga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nigga comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Musica De Entrada kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for RV Malapitan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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 Rio de Janeiro, RV Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jou Nigga!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nigga fails with a takedown attempt.
Nigga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nigga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Malapitan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malapitan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nigga walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malapitan scores with a shot to the body.
Nigga dives in and scores a takedown into Malapitan's guard.
Malapitan wants to stand up but Nigga is controlling him.
Nigga wants to control from the top but Malapitan keeps moving.
Nigga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malapitan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nigga on the ground.
Nigga throwing strikes from guard but Malapitan blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigga controlling from the top position.
Nigga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nigga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nigga throwing strikes but missing.
Nigga slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nigga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nigga won't allow Malapitan to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nigga throws a big elbow that misses.
Nigga postures up and lands a big shot to Malapitan's brow.
Nigga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nigga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nigga stands up and waves to Malapitan to follow him.
RV Malapitan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nigga misses with a takedown attempt - Malapitan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
RV Malapitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jou Nigga.
Malapitan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nigga fails to land the takedown.
Nigga closes the distance and clinches up with Malapitan, looking for a takedown. Nigga pushes Malapitan against the cage but Malapitan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nigga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nigga looks for a takedown but Malapitan sprawls well.
Oooooh!!! Malapitan has knocked Nigga down with a huge combo! Malapitan steps away and waves a wobbly Nigga back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Jou Nigga has been cut.
Nigga looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malapitan throws a series of punches but Nigga avoids them all with ease.
Nice jab there from Malapitan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan lands a big right hand that sends Nigga crashing to the mat! Malapitan stays standing though and waves Nigga back to his feet!
Nigga is rocked!
Nigga shoots in looking for a takedown but Malapitan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nigga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nigga is still on wobbly legs! Can Malapitan finish him?
Nigga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Malapitan defends it nicely.
Malapitan knocks out Nigga with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Malapitan before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Malapitan picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). RV Malapitan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Poirier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RZ Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poirier kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ACDC - TNT. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
209 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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215 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Poirier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RZ Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva slips a jab from Poirier.
Poirier throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Poirier finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Poirier misses with a straight right.
Poirier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Poirier throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Peter Poirier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Poirier moved out of range.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poirier.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poirier, as that shot connected.
Poirier throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Poirier throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poirier under the eye.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Poirier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Poirier.
Poirier misses with a left hand
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poirier has time to react.
Poirier drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poirier is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poirier slips under a jab.
Oh Poirier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poirier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Poirier throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). RZ Silva!
A very excited looking RZ Silva 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Trenches by Pop Evil. Matthew Godbolt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rafael Dos Santos's chin.
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23
202 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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23
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matthew Godbolt!
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, Rafael Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godbolt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Dos Santos is pressing down on Godbolt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Godbolt preventing the sweep.
Godbolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
Godbolt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Dos Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Godbolt!
Godbolt tries to hold on but Dos Santos pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Godbolt working to try and regain half guard.
Dos Santos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dos Santos is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Godbolt to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Godbolt shrugs it off.
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dos Santos working for a submission but Godbolt is keeping him at bay.
Godbolt sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godbolt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dos Santos is working away from the top position though.
Godbolt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dos Santos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dos Santos is working for a kimura but Godbolt is defending it quite comfortably.
Godbolt wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Dos Santos is thwarting Godbolt's attempts to control the position.
Dos Santos is trying to control. Godbolt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dos Santos wants to pass to mount but Godbolt is defending the position.
Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Godbolt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Godbolt is looking to improve his position.
Dos Santos trying to control the action but Godbolt is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is just content to waste time from the top position. Godbolt takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Godbolt is on top in guard.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Godbolt from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Godbolt is now in half guard.
Godbolt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.
Godbolt prevents Dos Santos from improving his position.
Godbolt is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Godbolt trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Godbolt looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dos Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Godbolt's guard.
Godbolt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Godbolt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dos Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Godbolt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dos Santos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Godbolt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Godbolt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Godbolt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godbolt is keen to just control but Dos Santos is a slippery customer.
Dos Santos gets full guard.
Godbolt controlling from the top position.
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 Matthew Godbolt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Godbolt misses with a body shot.
Godbolt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos lands the left hand.
Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos lands with a nice combination. Godbolt backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Matthew Godbolt has been cut.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Godbolt moves out of range.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Godbolt as he avoids it easily.
Dos Santos stuffs the takedown.
Rafael Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a left hand
and Godbolt moves into the clinch.
Godbolt misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos jumps guard but Godbolt stands there with Dos Santos around his waist. Dos Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godbolt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt tries a body shot but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos pulls guard.
Godbolt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Godbolt landing some decent shots from guard.
Godbolt chips away with some ground and pound.
Godbolt advances position into side control!
Godbolt wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Dos Santos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Godbolt off and has taken his back!
Godbolt looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos controlling well, preventing Godbolt from escaping the position.
Godbolt trying to control the hands but Dos Santos won't let him.
Dos Santos is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Godbolt is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rafael Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Brandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots and misses
and Brandt counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brandt has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Brandt works his way into full mount!
Brandt cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandt has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Brandt prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Brandt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brandt unloading with bombs!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Brandt's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt cracks Silva with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Brandt!
After winning the bout, Tom Brandt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nopparat Somchaimy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Foreman Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Nopparat Somchaimy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nopparat Somchaimy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassius Foreman Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman Frazier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Foreman Frazier cracks a nice hook into Somchaimy's ribs.
Somchaimy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good standup being displayed there by Foreman Frazier as he connects with a hook.
Foreman Frazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Somchaimy throws out the jab.
Somchaimy throws the kick towards the body but Foreman Frazier avoids it.
Foreman Frazier looks to land a left hand but Somchaimy moved out of range nicely.
Somchaimy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Foreman Frazier.
Somchaimy moves forwards but Foreman Frazier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Foreman Frazier avoids the head kick by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy throws a leg kick but Foreman Frazier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Foreman Frazier fails to land with a series of punches.
Foreman Frazier misses with the combination.
Foreman Frazier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Somchaimy drops his hands momentarily and Foreman Frazier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Somchaimy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Somchaimy throws out a leg kick but Foreman Frazier moves out of range and Somchaimy only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman Frazier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foreman Frazier throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Somchaimy colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Foreman Frazier as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Somchaimy is left battered and dazed whilst Foreman Frazier and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cassius Foreman Frazier!
Cassius Foreman Frazier is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Cassius Foreman Frazier said 'Sou foda zig zig zig zigui dum ziri zi dum I AM THE CHAMPION, my friends. POW!'.
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