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WB26: Corcoran vs. Montoya PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Senoj Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senoj Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Senoj Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Ortiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Senoj Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ortiz's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hernandez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hernandez controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jamal Hernandez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
Ortiz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez staying out of range there.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ortiz sprawls well. Ortiz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ortiz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hernandez staying calm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Hernandez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ortiz tries to clinch up.
Ortiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Ortiz as Hernandez shoots in.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Hernandez avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ortiz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown.
Senoj Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ortiz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hernandez taking a breather here.
Hernandez wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.
Ortiz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with the ground and pound.
Hernandez controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stops Hernandez from passing to mount.
Hernandez controlling the position from side mount.
Hernandez tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hernandez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ortiz's shoulder. That is not cool.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jamal Hernandez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ortiz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hernandez somewhat.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Hernandez avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernandez dives in and grabs Ortiz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes down on Hernandez's head and hops out.
Ortiz tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Hernandez with that takedown attempt.
Ortiz darts in and clinches Hernandez up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jamal Hernandez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Hernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ortiz is fending him off so far but Hernandez persists. Nope, Ortiz circles away and we're back to standing.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Ortiz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Hernandez moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Hernandez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ortiz to the mat! Ortiz manages to get full guard.
Hernandez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Hernandez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hernandez trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Hernandez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jamal Hernandez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a combination. Hernandez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ortiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Senoj Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Hernandez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hernandez trying to control the action but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Hernandez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ortiz!
Hernandez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hernandez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hernandez 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 for Jamal Hernandez!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Jamal Hernandez!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Jamal Hernandez!
Jamal Hernandez wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Abdias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliano Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Abdias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juliano Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdias tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tavares displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Lucio Abdias has been cut.
Tavares closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tavares is thwarting Abdias's attempts to control the position.
Tavares tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Abdias looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tavares is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdias works his way to full guard. Good work.
Abdias working for a triangle but Tavares defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Abdias is proving hard to escape from.
Tavares stopping the sweep attempt from Abdias.
Abdias has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Tavares doesn't defend quickly enough and Abdias has managed to lock this one up! Can Tavares escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Abdias on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lucio Abdias!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aedan Karatus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Crudele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aedan Karatus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Crudele!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karatus looks to land a right hand but Crudele moved out of range.
Karatus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karatus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Crudele misses.
Crudele blocks a head kick by Karatus.
Karatus scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Antonio Crudele has been cut.
Crudele tries to clinch but Karatus is having none of it.
Antonio Crudele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karatus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crudele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crudele lands a left and a right that send Karatus crashing to the mat, dazed. Crudele thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Crudele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karatus throws a right hand that Crudele ducks under and follows up with a left that Crudele also avoids with ease.
Crudele is looking to clinch but Karatus is avoiding it.
Crudele throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karatus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crudele won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karatus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Crudele sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Karatus goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Crudele rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Karatus's guard! Nice work there by Crudele!
Karatus pushes Crudele off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crudele tries a head kick but it misses.
Karatus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crudele is fending him off so far but Karatus persists. Nope, Crudele circles away and we're back to standing.
Crudele tries a head kick but it misses.
Karatus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crudele moves into the clinch.
Karatus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crudele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karatus's efforts to push away.
Karatus fails to pull guard.
Crudele manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick misses from Crudele.
Crudele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crudele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karatus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crudele takes the fight into the clinch.
Crudele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crudele is stalling here.
Crudele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karatus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crudele circles away quickly and effectively.
Crudele has managed to clinch.
Karatus takes an elbow to the temple.
Crudele has Karatus pressed against the cage, preventing Karatus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crudele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crudele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crudele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crudele connects with a high kick.
Karatus blocks a head kick by Crudele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crudele tries to clinch there but Karatus circles away.
Crudele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karatus's sensitive parts.
Crudele doesn't manage to clinch there - Karatus circles away.
Karatus moves into the clinch successfully.
Crudele manages to break the clinch.
Karatus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crudele lands a big head kick that sends Karatus tumbling to the mat! Crudele takes a step backwards and waves Karatus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Karatus is rocked!
Crudele finds Karatus's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Karatus flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Crudele lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Karatus will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Crudele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle LeBlanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Burrows as he connects with a hook.
Burrows smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burrows drops LeBlanc with a beautiful combination! LeBlanc stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Burrows is looking for the KO!
LeBlanc is rocked!
Burrows cracks LeBlanc with a left hook right on the temple and LeBlanc goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Burrows lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully LeBlanc is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brett Burrows!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson comes into the arena with Laurent Wolf - No Stress blaring out of the sound system. Gabriel Emerson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alex Souza's chin.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Emerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Souza!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Souza swivels and escapes.
Emerson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Emerson does no damage.
Emerson loads up on a big right hand but Souza slips the punch.
Souza misses with a double jab.
Emerson misses with a hook. Souza ducked under it nicely.
Souza punishes Emerson's body with a nice straight punch.
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza tests Emerson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emerson counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emerson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Emerson is keen to just control but Souza is a slippery customer.
Souza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza keeping full guard, as Emerson tries to pass.
Emerson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Souza is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Souza has escaped and now he's on top!
Emerson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emerson is breathing heavily.
Souza wants to get up but he can't break Emerson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Souza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Emerson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Souza has managed to get both his arms back between Emerson's legs - danger averted.
Souza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Souza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Souza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Souza tries to stand but Emerson is controlling his head.
Souza decides to stand back up. Souza steps back and let's Emerson get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson shoots in but Souza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emerson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Emerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Souza. Emerson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Emerson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Souza's guard.
Emerson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Emerson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emerson tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Emerson from controlling successfully.
Souza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Souza looking to control but Emerson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Souza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emerson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Emerson has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Emerson.
Souza scores with the left hand. Emerson knows he should have avoided that one.
Souza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Souza misses the shot to the body.
Emerson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Souza misses with a double jab
and Emerson counters with a nice body shot.
Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Souza is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson misses with a takedown attempt - Souza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Emerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emerson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emerson throws a one two combo.
Emerson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Souza swivels and escapes.
Souza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emerson closes the distance and clinches up with Souza, looking for a takedown. Emerson pushes Souza against the cage but Souza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emerson lands with a right hand.
Gabriel Emerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emerson counters with a shoot takedown. Souza fights it but they end up in guard.
Souza 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.
Souza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Emerson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Emerson from controlling successfully.
Emerson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Emerson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emerson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Emerson trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Emerson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Emerson wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza throws out a powerful jab.
Emerson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emerson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alex Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emerson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Souza!
Emerson working for a guillotine from mount but Souza is in no mood to give up.
Emerson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to control but Emerson is having none of it.
Emerson tries to control but Souza wriggling away.
Emerson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Emerson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souza.
Emerson throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Emerson misses with a few strikes there.
Souza thows a body shot but no joy.
Souza scores with a one two! Emerson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Souza connects with a crisp jab.
Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Emerson. Emerson gets slowly back to his feet.
Alex Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emerson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emerson defending well as Souza loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries for a takedown but Emerson circles away easily
and Emerson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emerson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souza scores with a one two! Emerson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Emerson.
Emerson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza misses with an uppercut. Emerson saw that one coming.
Emerson dives in and grabs Souza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Souza pushes down on Emerson's head and hops out.
Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson misses with a combination
and Souza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emerson sprawls well. Emerson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Gabriel Emerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Souza.
Emerson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Souza needs to keep his hands up - Emerson had a free shot at his head there.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emerson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Emerson duly obliges.
Emerson works over Souza's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice combination there by Emerson.
Souza is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson scores a takedown into full mount!
Souza is still in real trouble! Can Emerson finish him?
Emerson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Emerson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Souza to take his back!
Souza won't enjoy being in this position. Emerson looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Souza is tapping - it's over boys! Emerson picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Emerson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ithalo Bodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ithalo Bodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bodin's waist but Bodin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Svensson off to one side.
Bodin fails to land with a series of punches.
Svensson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bodin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Svensson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bodin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Svensson somewhat.
Svensson takes one to the chin there.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bodin.
Svensson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bodin misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Bodin.
Bodin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.
Svensson shoots in and bounces Bodin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Svensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bodin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bodin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensson trying to control but Bodin is working from the bottom.
Bodin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Svensson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bodin pushes a forearm under Svensson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Svensson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ithalo Bodin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Uusierkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Charuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusierkki comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Zombie - Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy) . Charuto has chosen Sergio Mendes - Joga Bontio as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tuomas Uusierkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alan Charuto!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charuto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uusierkki is defended easily by Charuto.
Charuto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusierkki was well out of range. Poor timing from Charuto.
Charuto has his takedown stuffed
and Uusierkki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Charuto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uusierkki has Charuto pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Uusierkki pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Charuto tumbling to the mat - Uusierkki dives into Charuto's guard.
Uusierkki preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusierkki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charuto is keeping the position for now.
Charuto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Charuto is trying to control the position but Uusierkki postures up.
Uusierkki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Charuto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uusierkki is one step ahead there.
Charuto pulls Uusierkki in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Charuto is looking to stand up but Uusierkki isn't so interested in that idea.
Charuto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Uusierkki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Uusierkki postures up.
Uusierkki looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusierkki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charuto wants to sweep here but Uusierkki controlling him for the moment.
Charuto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Uusierkki is controlling him.
Charuto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Uusierkki passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Uusierkki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Charuto is looking to control Uusierkki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Charuto avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Charuto is refusing to be controlled, as Uusierkki sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomas Uusierkki dominated that round.
That's time! Uusierkki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Uusierkki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Charuto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Charuto finds it's way through Uusierkki's defenses.
Charuto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Uusierkki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Charuto!
Charuto is trying to escape the mount.
Uusierkki controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uusierkki avoids the attempt from Charuto to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusierkki prevents Charuto from getting the reversal.
Uusierkki controlling from the full mount.
Charuto is looking to get to half guard.
Uusierkki looking to control but Charuto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Uusierkki looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tuomas Uusierkki just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Charuto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alan Charuto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Uusierkki.
Uusierkki is staying tight to Charuto's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Charuto wants to get back to his feet but Uusierkki drags him back down.
Charuto can't do much from the bottom here.
Charuto tries to bench press Uusierkki off him but Uusierkki keeps the position.
Uusierkki trying to control the position but Charuto is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusierkki has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Charuto misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Charuto misses.
Uusierkki shoots in but no luck this time.
Charuto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uusierkki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuomas Uusierkki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uusierkki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uusierkki shoots in and bounces Charuto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuomas Uusierkki dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Charuto misses with a double jab
letting Uusierkki counter with a right hand.
Uusierkki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Charuto's waist but Charuto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Uusierkki off to one side.
Charuto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charuto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Uusierkki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Uusierkki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Charuto working a defensive guard here.
Uusierkki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charuto is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charuto controls Uusierkki momentarily but Uusierkki frees himself.
Charuto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Uusierkki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charuto is keeping the position for now.
Charuto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Uusierkki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Charuto wants to control but Uusierkki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Charuto throws a series of punches but Uusierkki avoids them all with ease.
Charuto tries to clinch but Uusierkki moves away
and Uusierkki counters with a shoot takedown. Charuto fights it but they end up in guard.
Charuto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uusierkki trying to control but Charuto is working from the bottom.
Charuto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusierkki content to stall in guard here.
Charuto is working an open guard so Uusierkki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Charuto throws a looping overhand right but Uusierkki ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Charuto missing with a left hand there. Uusierkki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tuomas Uusierkki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charuto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Uusierkki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Charuto!
Charuto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Charuto tries to lock up and control but Uusierkki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Uusierkki controlling from mount.
Charuto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tuomas Uusierkki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uusierkki, 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 for Tuomas Uusierkki!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Tuomas Uusierkki!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Tuomas Uusierkki!
Tuomas Uusierkki wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santos Borreco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borreco comes to the cage accompanied by "Gladiator" by Common. 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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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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20
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santos Borreco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Borreco.
Vieira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Borreco manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vieira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vieira tries to free his leg and advance position but Borreco is retaining full guard.
Vieira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Borreco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vieira has managed to get both his arms back between Borreco's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vieira stands up and waves to Borreco to follow him.
Vieira gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Borreco's shoulder. That is not cool.
Vieira throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Borreco is letting Vieira control him for a moment.
The strikes coming from Vieira are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vieira stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Vieira fails with the takedown
and Borreco counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vieira is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is pressing down on Borreco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vieira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vieira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vieira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Borreco!
Borreco is breathing heavily.
Vieira working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Vieira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vieira gets the takedown into side control.
Borreco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Borreco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vieira controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, Raul Vieira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vieira throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Borreco was covering up waiting for the punch and Vieira finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Borreco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vieira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vieira taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Despite being in the dominant position, Raul Vieira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vieira drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vieira passes Borreco's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Vieira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Vieira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vieira is putting a hurting on Borreco here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vieira taking a breather here.
Vieira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vieira has hold of Borreco's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Borreco seems comfortable defending it but Vieira has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Borreco is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Borreco is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Vieira couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raul Vieira!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Sotiropoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jasper Wright!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos misses the jab.
Sotiropoulos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sotiropoulos misses with a looping left.
Sotiropoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sotiropoulos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wright in his tracks.
Sotiropoulos looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Sotiropoulos swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright misses with the combination.
Sotiropoulos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wright's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sotiropoulos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wright throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sotiropoulos on the side of the head.
Wright dips to his left and cracks Sotiropoulos with an uppercut!
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Sotiropoulos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sotiropoulos's guard.
Sotiropoulos trying to control the position.
Sotiropoulos is controlling Wright's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
Wright being controlled here momentarily.
Wright wants to stand but Sotiropoulos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sotiropoulos trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sotiropoulos misses with a looping right.
Sotiropoulos lands with a straight right. Wright didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wright moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sotiropoulos misses the target.
Wright fails to land the takedown.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sotiropoulos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by Wright.
Wright looks to land a combination but Sotiropoulos avoids it well.
Wright moves away from the strike by Sotiropoulos.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sotiropoulos at a distance.
Wright throws a combination that misses
and Sotiropoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Sotiropoulos wants to clinch.
A jab from Wright misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasper Wright dominated that round.
That's time! Sotiropoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
Sotiropoulos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sotiropoulos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wright digs a good hook to Sotiropoulos's body.
Sotiropoulos avoids the body shot from Wright.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Sotiropoulos throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Wright scores with a one two! Sotiropoulos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sotiropoulos.
Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jasper Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sotiropoulos missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jasper Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright tries to bum rush Sotiropoulos with a series of wild strikes but Sotiropoulos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sotiropoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Sotiropoulos.
Wright has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wright throws a one two combo.
Sotiropoulos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like George Sotiropoulos has been cut.
Wright swinging wildly here.
Wright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wright throws the left hand but Sotiropoulos avoids the punch easily.
Wright misses with a combination
and Sotiropoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Sotiropoulos looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Sotiropoulos rushes Wright and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotiropoulos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Sotiropoulos.
Wright lands a jab to Sotiropoulos's midsection.
Wright lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotiropoulos lands a really nice looking cross but Wright seems unphased.
Wright connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sotiropoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Sotiropoulos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sotiropoulos misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wright.
A clash of legs there as Sotiropoulos blocks the low kick.
Sotiropoulos looks to land a combination but Wright avoids it well.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sotiropoulos connects with a right hand. Wright shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
A big right from Sotiropoulos misses.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotiropoulos manages to avoid it.
George Sotiropoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Sotiropoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sotiropoulos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wright defending well as Sotiropoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Sotiropoulos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasper Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Sotiropoulos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sotiropoulos stalks Wright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wright's face. Wright staggers backwards, shaken.
Wright has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sotiropoulos finds it's way round the side to connect with Wright's head.
Sotiropoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sotiropoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Wright.
Sotiropoulos darts in trying to clinch
and Sotiropoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Sotiropoulos misses its intended target.
Sotiropoulos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Wright throws a combination that misses
and Sotiropoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sotiropoulos slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Sotiropoulos's shoulder, as Sotiropoulos tries to avoid the shot.
Sotiropoulos checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright throws a combination that misses
and Sotiropoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright tries to clinch up but Sotiropoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Sotiropoulos coming out on top.
Sotiropoulos looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sotiropoulos.
Wright tries to clinch but Sotiropoulos is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sotiropoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Wright lands with a nice combination. Sotiropoulos backs away looking to recover.
Wright defending well as Sotiropoulos loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sotiropoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Sotiropoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sotiropoulos takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sotiropoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
A slow jab from Sotiropoulos misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright looks to land a combination but Sotiropoulos avoids it well.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Sotiropoulos had a free shot at his head there.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Sotiropoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sotiropoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright stalks Sotiropoulos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sotiropoulos's face. Sotiropoulos staggers backwards, shaken.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
A jab from Sotiropoulos does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos slips under a jab.
Wright moves out of range as Sotiropoulos strikes.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Sotiropoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sotiropoulos throws a combination that misses
and Wright counters with a right hand to the body.
Sotiropoulos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sotiropoulos lands a jab.
Wright is rocked!
Jab by Sotiropoulos.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Sotiropoulos finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sotiropoulos slips a jab from Wright.
Wright seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice combination there by Sotiropoulos.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Sotiropoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wright 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for George Sotiropoulos!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for George Sotiropoulos!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for George Sotiropoulos!
George Sotiropoulos wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Corcoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Corcoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hidalgo Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corcoran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corcoran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corcoran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corcoran slips a jab from Montoya.
Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corcoran.
Corcoran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Montoya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corcoran.
Montoya misses the jab.
A lazy left from Montoya finds it's target.
Montoya connects with the punch.
Montoya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Montoya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No joy there for Corcoran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Montoya.
Corcoran slips a straight right by Montoya.
Montoya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran misses with a straight right.
Corcoran takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montoya lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Corcoran misses the target.
James Corcoran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corcoran fails to land with a series of punches.
Montoya tries to clinch but Corcoran is having none of it.
Corcoran misses with an uppercut.
Montoya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montoya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Montoya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Montoya is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Corcoran had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Montoya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corcoran moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya tries to clinch but Corcoran is having none of it.
Corcoran throws a jab when Montoya was well out of range.
Corcoran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corcoran.
Hidalgo Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Corcoran misses.
Montoya drives through and clinches with Corcoran against the cage.
Montoya misses with a punch to the body.
Corcoran is trying to break the clinch but Montoya is controlling him.
Montoya tries a knee to the head but Corcoran blocks it.
Montoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corcoran wants to get back to striking at distance but Montoya won't allow it.
Corcoran looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Corcoran fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Montoya tries to pull guard but Corcoran won't allow it.
Montoya fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Montoya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corcoran's elbow.
Corcoran wants to break free but Montoya has control.
Corcoran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Montoya - just one landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Montoya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Corcoran to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Montoya manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Corcoran manages to get himself to full guard.
Corcoran wants to stand up but Montoya is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montoya wants to control from the top but Corcoran keeps moving.
Corcoran 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.
Montoya slips nicely into half guard.
Corcoran trying to control here.
Corcoran is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya uses his free foot to push down on Corcoran's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Corcoran.
Montoya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Corcoran is looking to improve his position but Montoya isn't that keen on the idea.
Montoya wants to finish this one by submission but Corcoran is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Montoya.
Corcoran is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidalgo Montoya dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Montoya throws a combination that misses
and Montoya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corcoran throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montoya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Corcoran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya.
Corcoran misses with a double jab.
James Corcoran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montoya blocks a jab.
Corcoran moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Montoya doesn't manage to clinch there - Corcoran circles away.
Corcoran throws a body punch but Montoya moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Montoya darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Corcoran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montoya just misses with a punch to the body.
Corcoran on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Montoya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Corcoran checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran moves out of range of the strikes.
Corcoran lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Montoya closes the distance and clinches.
Montoya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Corcoran wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Montoya has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Montoya.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corcoran.
Corcoran is trying to break the clinch but Montoya is controlling him.
A short right from Corcoran on the inside.
Corcoran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montoya misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Montoya.
A head punch on the inside from Montoya fails to land.
Corcoran breaks the clinch.
Corcoran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya.
Montoya lands the left hand.
Montoya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montoya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Corcoran's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya throws a series of punches but Corcoran moves out of range.
Montoya throws a nice looking combination but Corcoran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montoya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montoya clinches but Corcoran breaks the clinch
and Corcoran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corcoran drops his hands momentarily and Montoya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montoya.
Montoya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Montoya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Corcoran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montoya.
Montoya sizes up Corcoran with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Montoya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montoya throws an overhand right that lands on Corcoran's shoulder, as Corcoran tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya swings for the body but Corcoran moves out of range.
Corcoran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corcoran misses the body punch
enabling Montoya to counter with a crisp jab.
Corcoran falls off balance throwing a combination
and Montoya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Montoya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Montoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corcoran.
Montoya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Corcoran circles away.
Montoya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Montoya misses with an uppercut. Corcoran saw that one coming.
Corcoran misses with a double jab.
Montoya throws a right and a left that Corcoran avoids nicely.
Montoya fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Montoya.
Corcoran walks forward, straight into a front kick from Montoya.
Montoya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Montoya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Corcoran throws a right hand that Montoya ducks under and follows up with a left that Montoya also avoids with ease.
Montoya digs a good body shot into Corcoran's ribs.
Montoya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corcoran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hidalgo Montoya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Montoya does it's job there.
Corcoran drops his hands momentarily and Montoya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Corcoran misses the jab.
Corcoran misses with a combination
and Montoya holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidalgo Montoya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Some wild striking there from Corcoran.
Montoya drives through and clinches with Corcoran against the cage.
Corcoran is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Montoya.
Corcoran breaks from the clinch.
Montoya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corcoran.
Corcoran misses with a few strikes there.
Corcoran tries to bum rush Montoya with a series of wild strikes but Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corcoran misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corcoran misses with a body shot.
Montoya moves in looking to clinch but Corcoran pushes him off.
Montoya misses the jab.
Montoya drives through and clinches with Corcoran against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya keeps control of Corcoran as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Corcoran wants to break free but Montoya has control.
Corcoran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corcoran takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montoya moves in looking to clinch but Corcoran pushes him off.
Corcoran swats away the attempt to clinch by Montoya.
A telegraphed right hand from Corcoran misses the target.
Montoya slips a straight right by Corcoran.
A lazy left from Montoya finds it's target.
Montoya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montoya lands with an uppercut that bounces Corcoran off the cage and back into rage.
Montoya connects with a nice looking jab.
Montoya throws a low kick but Corcoran avoids it.
Corcoran ducks right into an uppercut from Montoya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Montoya there.
Montoya slips under a jab.
Montoya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Montoya misses with a looping right.
Montoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corcoran.
Corcoran walks into a left hand.
Corcoran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montoya.
Montoya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corcoran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montoya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Corcoran circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Corcoran misses the target.
Montoya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Corcoran's waist but Corcoran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montoya off to one side.
Corcoran is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Montoya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corcoran looks to land a left hand but Montoya moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montoya.
Montoya slips a straight right by Corcoran.
Corcoran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corcoran lands with a nice body punch.
Montoya is trying hard to land a takedown here. Corcoran sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Montoya throws a big shot that misses.
Corcoran throws a combination that misses
and Montoya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Montoya throws a shot from downtown. Corcoran moves away and avoids it.
Montoya is looking to score with low kicks.
Montoya scores with a decent looking hook.
Corcoran avoids the body shot from Montoya.
Corcoran lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corcoran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corcoran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Montoya.
Corcoran misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corcoran looks to throw the jab but Montoya is out of range.
Montoya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corcoran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montoya.
Corcoran misses with a looping left.
James Corcoran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montoya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corcoran shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Montoya but Montoya pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Corcoran misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hidalgo Montoya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Montoya winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Hidalgo Montoya!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Hidalgo Montoya!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Hidalgo Montoya!
Hidalgo Montoya wins by unanimous decision!
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