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HERITAGE 36 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Sanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flashy Fighterr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanburg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Sabbath - War Pigs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geoff Sanburg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flashy Fighterr!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanburg moves out of range of the body kick.
Fighterr moves out of range of the strikes.
Fighterr scores with a nice body kick.
We've been informed that Fighterr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fighterr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A good leg kick by Fighterr.
Sanburg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanburg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cartel Muerte in the buildup to the fight.
Sanburg misses with a wild combination.
Sanburg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighterr is just out of range.
Good work by Sanburg as he checks the leg kick.
Sanburg looks to throw the jab but Fighterr is out of range.
Sanburg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fighterr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanburg tries to bum rush Fighterr with a series of wild strikes but Fighterr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanburg clobbers Fighterr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanburg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighterr is just out of range.
Fighterr throws a solid leg kick but Sanburg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fighterr.
A big right from Sanburg misses.
Fighterr thumps Sanburg with a low kick.
Sanburg moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg throws a head kick but Fighterr moves out of range.
Sanburg moves out of range as Fighterr throws a body kick.
Fighterr slips a straight right by Sanburg.
Sanburg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fighterr lunges at Sanburg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanburg's hand.
Fighterr throws a sloppy head kick and Sanburg moves out of range easily.
Fighterr defending well as Sanburg loads up on a big left hand.
Fighterr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fighterr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sanburg is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fighterr is controlling him well.
Sanburg parries the strikes from Fighterr easily there. Fighterr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sanburg to escape.
Fighterr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanburg keeps working.
Sanburg sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighterr seems to be working for a kimura but Sanburg defends the submission attempt.
Fighterr is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanburg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanburg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fighterr is working away from the top position though.
Sanburg is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighterr wants to pass to mount but Sanburg is defending the position.
Fighterr throwing shots but Sanburg is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fighterr is working away from the top position though.
Fighterr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fighterr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fighterr controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fighterr stalling away here and it's allowed Sanburg to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sanburg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanburg is trying to keep Fighterr in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighterr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanburg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fighterr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fighterr with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanburg looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flashy Fighterr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fighterr thows a body kick. Sanburg tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sanburg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fighterr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanburg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fighterr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanburg misses with a hook. Fighterr ducked under it nicely.
Sanburg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighterr.
Sanburg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Fighterr.
Sanburg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fighterr throws a wild body kick that Sanburg sees coming a mile off.
Fighterr throws a leg kick but Sanburg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fighterr moves out of range of the strikes.
Fighterr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanburg.
Fighterr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Sanburg misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fighterr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fighterr tries to score with a low kick but Sanburg moves his leg out of the way.
Fighterr throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sanburg tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fighterr is in Sanburg's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fighterr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanburg is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighterr 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.
Sanburg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fighterr is trying to control the position but Sanburg postures up.
Sanburg is in close to Fighterr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanburg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fighterr is keeping the position for now.
Sanburg won't allow Fighterr to sweep him here.
Fighterr is trying to control the position but Sanburg postures up.
Fighterr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanburg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fighterr has his foot on Sanburg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanburg works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg throwing strikes but missing.
Fighterr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanburg is aware though and is defending well.
Fighterr will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fighterr is looking for a triangle but Sanburg pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighterr 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.
Fighterr working for a triangle but Sanburg defends it easily.
Fighterr working for a triangle but Sanburg defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg forces his way into half guard.
Sanburg throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fighterr to regain full guard.
Fighterr is trying to control the position but Sanburg postures up.
Fighterr has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sanburg is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fighterr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighterr is trying to get back to half guard.
Fighterr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sanburg wants to take a breather but Fighterr is having none of it.
Fighterr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanburg is working away from the top position though.
Fighterr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanburg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanburg tries to pass to full mount but Fighterr defends it.
Sanburg is keen to just control but Fighterr is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flashy Fighterr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fighterr misses with a low kick.
Fighterr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanburg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fighterr is looking to land body kicks.
Fighterr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fighterr, as that shot connected.
Sanburg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fighterr.
Sanburg throws a low kick but Fighterr avoids it.
Sanburg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanburg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fighterr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanburg thows a body shot but no joy.
Fighterr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Geoff Sanburg is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanburg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fighterr counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanburg misses with a looping left.
Fighterr misses with a body kick.
Fighterr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanburg scores with a sloppy right hand. Fighterr should have avoided that one.
Fighterr moves away from the strike by Sanburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighterr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fighterr slips a jab from Sanburg.
Fighterr shoots for a takedown but Sanburg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fighterr throws out a leg kick but Sanburg moves out of range and Fighterr only half commits.
Fighterr misses the jab.
Fighterr dodges the punch combination from Sanburg.
Fighterr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanburg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanburg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighterr.
Sanburg looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighterr is just out of range.
Fighterr moves away from the strike by Sanburg.
Fighterr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanburg.
Sanburg misses with a wild body shot.
Sanburg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighterr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Geoff Sanburg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanburg tries to sprawl but Fighterr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighterr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flashy Fighterr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fighterr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighterr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fighterr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanburg is trying to stand.
Fighterr winds up and cracks Sanburg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanburg gets back to full guard.
Fighterr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighterr landing with the ground and pound.
Fighterr throwing strikes from guard but Sanburg blocks nicely.
Fighterr stands up over Sanburg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fighterr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanburg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fighterr won't allow Sanburg to get back to his feet.
Fighterr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanburg's head.
Fighterr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighterr looking to pass the guard.
Fighterr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanburg is trying to control the position but Fighterr postures up.
Fighterr trying to control but Sanburg is working from the bottom.
Fighterr stopping the sweep attempt from Sanburg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good work by Fighterr as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flashy Fighterr really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fighterr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanburg missing with a left hand there. Fighterr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fighterr.
Sanburg misses with a wild body shot.
Sanburg swings for the body but Fighterr moves out of range.
Fighterr throws a low kick but Sanburg moves out of range easily.
Sanburg misses with a body kick.
Sanburg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fighterr.
Sanburg shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fighterr eats them both and turns towards Sanburg to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanburg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanburg misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanburg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slow jab from Sanburg misses its intended target.
Fighterr tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighterr.
Fighterr connects with a leg kick. Sanburg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanburg scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighterr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fighterr misses with an uppercut.
Sanburg tries to move into range but Fighterr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fighterr connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Fighterr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fighterr.
Fighterr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanburg. Sanburg obviously looking to wear him down.
Fighterr throws a wild body kick that Sanburg sees coming a mile off.
Fighterr throws a body kick that misses.
Fighterr misses with a head kick.
Fighterr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fighterr scores with a jab. Sanburg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fighterr avoids a kick to the body.
Sanburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighterr moves away.
Fighterr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fighterr preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighterr postures up.
Sanburg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fighterr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanburg managing to control the position.
Fighterr drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sanburg manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fighterr has Sanburg in his guard.
Sanburg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fighterr has his foot on Sanburg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanburg works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fighterr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fighterr wants to sweep here but Sanburg controlling him for the moment.
Sanburg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanburg wants to control from the top but Fighterr keeps moving.
Fighterr is pulling down on Sanburg's head. It's preventing any offense from Sanburg, at least for the moment.
Fighterr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fighterr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Fighterr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fighterr looking for a sweep. Not yet Fighterr, not yet.
Sanburg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fighterr keeping moving, preventing Sanburg from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Geoff Sanburg has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fighterr throws a sloppy head kick and Sanburg moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanburg checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Flashy Fighterr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fighterr ducks under a wild hook from Sanburg.
Sanburg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fighterr.
Fighterr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanburg.
Sanburg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fighterr.
Sanburg thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanburg.
Fighterr throws a push kick but Sanburg slaps the foot to one side.
Sanburg thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Sanburg.
Nice jab there from Fighterr.
Fighterr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanburg. That did some damage!
Sanburg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fighterr takes one to the chin there.
Fighterr connects with a solid leg kick.
Fighterr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fighterr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanburg lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg throws a looping overhand right but Fighterr ducks down to avoid it.
Fighterr ducks under a wild hook from Sanburg.
Sanburg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fighterr misses with a straight left.
Sanburg throws a lazy right hand but Fighterr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanburg fails to land with a series of punches.
Fighterr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanburg. Fighterr does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Fighterr.
Fighterr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanburg misses with a looping right.
Fighterr throws a head kick that misses
and Sanburg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanburg lunges at Fighterr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fighterr's hand.
Sanburg scores with a jab. Fighterr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fighterr lands with a kick to the temple. Sanburg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanburg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanburg checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanburg scores with a hook to the body. Fighterr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Sanburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sanburg enables Fighterr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sanburg manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighterr being controlled here momentarily.
Fighterr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanburg is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sanburg trying to keep a closed guard but Fighterr is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Geoff Sanburg wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fighterr!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighterr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanburg.
Fighterr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanburg.
Fighterr throws a leg kick which misses Sanburg's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanburg tries to avoid it.
Fighterr walks into a straight right hand from Sanburg.
Fighterr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanburg has time to react.
Geoff Sanburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Sanburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fighterr lands with a hook. Sanburg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fighterr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanburg lands with a nice combination. Fighterr backs away looking to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fighterr.
Fighterr is looking to chop away at Sanburg's legs.
A nice combination there by Sanburg.
Fighterr dips to his left and cracks Sanburg with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanburg misses with a low kick.
Sanburg 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighterr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanburg.
Fighterr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanburg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanburg fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanburg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fighterr.
Fighterr walks into a left hand.
A jab from Sanburg misses.
Fighterr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fighterr throws a head kick that misses.
Sanburg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fighterr slips a jab from Sanburg.
Sanburg misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanburg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fighterr counters with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Fighterr.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fighterr.
Flashy Fighterr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Fighterr there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Flashy Fighterr.
I've got Fighterr 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 46:50
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 46:50
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flashy Fighterr! Flashy Fighterr retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Flashy Fighterr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Geoff Sanburg spoke after the fight, saying 'Butt cheeks....'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umslopogas TChaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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202 lbs
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198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Katsu Laoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umslopogas TChaka!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TChaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from TChaka.
TChaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laoka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laoka tries to land knees in the clinch but TChaka avoids the damage to the body.
Laoka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but TChaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laoka landing knees to the body.
TChaka managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
Laoka takes a shot to the head.
Our sources have told us that Laoka has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
TChaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from TChaka.
TChaka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Laoka up against the cage.
Laoka misses with a body punch.
Laoka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
TChaka scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TChaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laoka connects with a knee to the head.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from TChaka.
TChaka wants to take the fight to the mat but Laoka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Laoka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
TChaka lands a nice elbow.
TChaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but TChaka blocks with his arms.
Laoka blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Laoka throws an elbow but misses.
TChaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
With the fighters up against the cage, TChaka throws an elbow but misses.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from TChaka.
TChaka prevents a body shot from Laoka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka dodges an elbow strike from TChaka.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from TChaka.
Laoka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laoka pushes off an throws an elbow but TChaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
TChaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
TChaka has a couple of punches blocked by Laoka.
TChaka misses with some punches.
TChaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
TChaka blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from TChaka.
Laoka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
TChaka has a couple of punches blocked by Laoka.
TChaka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
TChaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TChaka trying to control the position but instead, Laoka has worked for underhooks and has pushed TChaka into the cage.
TChaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laoka's defenses.
Laoka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from TChaka.
Laoka pushes off an throws an elbow but TChaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
TChaka misses with an elbow over the top.
TChaka misses with the head strike.
TChaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and TChaka avoids it.
Laoka throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for TChaka.
Laoka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laoka looking to throw knees to the head but TChaka is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laoka.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Laoka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laoka blocks an elbow strike from TChaka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka misses with a punch on the inside.
TChaka misses with the head strike.
TChaka slowing the pace effectively.
TChaka wants to stall.
TChaka has a couple of punches blocked by Laoka.
TChaka trying to control the position but instead, Laoka has worked for underhooks and has pushed TChaka into the cage.
Laoka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
TChaka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
TChaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
TChaka lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from TChaka.
TChaka is trying to stall.
Laoka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
TChaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but TChaka blocks it.
Laoka blocks an elbow strike from TChaka.
TChaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
TChaka managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
TChaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laoka throws an elbow but it misses.
TChaka throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from TChaka.
A short right hand to the side of the head by TChaka.
TChaka misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by TChaka.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. TChaka is defending well for now.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
TChaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
TChaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
TChaka managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for TChaka.
TChaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
TChaka lands with a light punch inside.
TChaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
TChaka misses with an elbow strike.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. TChaka is defending well for now.
TChaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laoka misses with a knee strike.
TChaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
TChaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laoka's defenses.
Laoka misses with an elbow over the top.
TChaka lands with a light punch inside.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Laoka trying to land knees to the body.
Katsu Laoka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stalling in the clinch from TChaka.
Laoka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
TChaka managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
TChaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
TChaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
TChaka lands an elbow that stopped Laoka in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
TChaka avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Laoka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laoka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but TChaka blocks it with crossed arms.
Laoka avoiding damage as TChaka throws knees to the body.
TChaka avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but TChaka blocks it.
TChaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
A short uppercut from TChaka.
TChaka throws an elbow that misses.
TChaka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laoka is rocked!
Laoka blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TChaka lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Laoka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
TChaka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laoka seems to have got his legs back now.
TChaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
TChaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
TChaka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laoka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. TChaka is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
TChaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Laoka misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from TChaka.
TChaka managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
TChaka lands with a light punch inside.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
Laoka takes an elbow to the forehead.
TChaka throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, TChaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but TChaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
TChaka managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.
TChaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
TChaka lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laoka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
TChaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laoka misses with a knee to the head.
Laoka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laoka blocking some punches.
Laoka swings wildly with an uppercut but TChaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
TChaka digs a right hand into Laoka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laoka's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laoka looking to throw knees to the head but TChaka is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from TChaka.
Laoka takes an elbow to the forehead.
TChaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umslopogas TChaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
TChaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Umslopogas TChaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TChaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
TChaka forces Laoka back against the cage and clinches.
TChaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
TChaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laoka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laoka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. TChaka is defending well for now.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
TChaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
TChaka misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from TChaka.
TChaka lands an elbow inside.
TChaka lands a nice uppercut.
TChaka slows down the pace here.
Laoka avoids the elbow strike from TChaka, against the cage.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TChaka lands a vicious elbow to the side of Laoka's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! TChaka tries to finish him with strikes but Laoka still seems able to defend himself so TChaka steps back and lets Laoka get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
It looks like Katsu Laoka has been cut.
TChaka drops Laoka with a naaaaasty hook - Laoka is in real trouble here! TChaka dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umslopogas TChaka!
After the fight, Umslopogas TChaka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Swing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Sonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Swing has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Swing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaime Sonny!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonny goes for a double leg but Swing avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Swing continues to drive forward.
Swing has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Swing is trying to push Sonny away but Sonny has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sonny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Swing breaks from the clinch.
Sonny drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Swing is looking to regain half guard here but Sonny keeps moving and retains side control.
Sonny working the ground and pound but Swing is defending the strikes.
Swing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sonny on the ground.
Sonny tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Swing's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sonny tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Swing's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonny is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Swing is trying to escape and Sonny transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Swing is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sonny! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaime Sonny!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brabo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Cidinho & Doca - Rap Das Armas as his entrance music. Brabo Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brabo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Santos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Garcia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Garcia's legs - danger averted.
Santos told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Santos trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Santos postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia trying to control the position.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Garcia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Garcia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Santos wants to control the pace but Garcia is squirming around nicely.
Garcia has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Santos's lack of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Garcia defends it.
Garcia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!
Santos tries to escape but Garcia has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Garcia avoiding Santos 's attempts to control his hands.
Santos fending off the submission attempt from Garcia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Santos trying to control the position but Garcia manages to sink in the hooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't escape the position.
Garcia doesn't have the hooks in and Santos manages to turn into his guard.
Garcia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Santos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Garcia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Garcia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Garcia!
Garcia is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garcia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santos prevents Garcia from moving into mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos tries to control but Garcia manages to take his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
I really don't envy Santos right now.
Garcia tightening his grip on Santos, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brabo Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos jumps guard but Garcia stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
I was talking to Garcia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garcia gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Santos regains guard.
Santos wants to control but Garcia passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Garcia.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.
Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos is still trying to improve position.
Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brabo Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia passes the guard and advances to mount!
Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
Santos is controlling an arm, preventing Garcia from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Santos regains half guard.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garcia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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!
Garcia postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Santos to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Bruno Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a head kick. That will keep Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brabo Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Santos.
Garcia closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia landing knees to the body.
Garcia landing knees to the body.
Santos is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Garcia.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
It looks like Bruno Santos has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santos up against the cage.
Garcia scores with a knee to the head.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Garcia.
Garcia landing knees to the head.
Santos is rocked!
Garcia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brabo Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Garcia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos jumps guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Garcia.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Garcia gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pushing down on Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Santos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Santos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Garcia uses it to pass to side control.
Garcia trying to control the position but Santos is working away.
Garcia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Garcia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Garcia keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos prevents Garcia from improving position.
Santos is trying to improve his position.
Brabo Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santos, who protects the arm well.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Santos wants to control but Garcia postures up.
Garcia wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garcia connects with a decent elbow.
Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Garcia is trying to get an arm triangle but Santos is defending well.
Garcia tries to move to mount but Santos blocks the move with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A control attempt from Santos but he's now mounted!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brabo Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brabo Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Brabo Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haha Urajoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haha Urajoke!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Reilly catches Urajoke right on the button with a cross.
Reilly throws out a powerful jab.
Urajoke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Urajoke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reilly is just riding it out for now. Urajoke eventually gives up the hold.
Urajoke is thwarting Reilly's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urajoke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Urajoke is looking for a kimura here.
Reilly is looking for a sweep. Urajoke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Urajoke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Urajoke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urajoke is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Reilly to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Reilly wants to sweep here but Urajoke controlling him for the moment.
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.
Urajoke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Reilly is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Reilly has escaped and now he's on top!
Reilly gets to his feet - Urajoke follows without any prompting.
Ray Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urajoke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reilly's waist but Reilly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Urajoke off to one side.
Haha Urajoke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Urajoke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urajoke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reilly rushes Urajoke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reilly breaks the clinch.
Reilly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urajoke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urajoke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Urajoke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reilly counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urajoke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reilly lands a big right hand that sends Urajoke crashing to the mat! Reilly stays standing though and waves Urajoke back to his feet!
Urajoke is rocked!
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!
Urajoke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Urajoke is still on wobbly legs! Can Reilly finish him?
Reilly throws a looping overhand right but Urajoke ducks down to avoid it.
Urajoke seems to have recovered his senses.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Urajoke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reilly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Urajoke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reilly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses the jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Urajoke.
Urajoke lands with a nice combination. Reilly backs away looking to recover.
Reilly throws a hook but Urajoke avoids it easily.
Urajoke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Reilly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Urajoke's hands.
It looks like Reilly has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urajoke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Urajoke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reilly counters with a crisp one two that drops Urajoke! Reilly thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Urajoke to his feet! Urajoke is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urajoke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ray Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haha Urajoke.
Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urajoke.
Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urajoke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Reilly lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly cracks Urajoke with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Urajoke looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Reilly finish him?
Reilly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urajoke can do to turn this around?
Urajoke misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly leaves Urajoke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Urajoke misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reilly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reilly.
Urajoke misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Reilly dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Urajoke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reilly scores with a one two! Urajoke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reilly tries to clinch but Urajoke is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reilly throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Reilly scores with a jab to the head.
Reilly connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Urajoke covering up! Reilly comes in with a big uppercut and Urajoke goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ray Reilly!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Waldbauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wrestling Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Waldbauer!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldbauer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Guy darts in and clinches Waldbauer up against the cage.
Waldbauer wants a takedown but no success here.
Guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waldbauer backwards.
Guy scores with a shot to the side of Waldbauer's head.
It looks like Albert Waldbauer has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guy.
Guy lands a body punch.
Waldbauer looks winded!
Guy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Guy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waldbauer is rocked!
Guy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waldbauer is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
Guy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Guy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guy lands a big right hand that drops Waldbauer! The killer instinct kicks in and Guy finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Guy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wrestling Guy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy The Kid had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riordan closes the distance and pushes The Kid back into the cage.
The Kid goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riordan prevents it.
Riordan is pressed up against the cage. The Kid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riordan down to the mat. Riordan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Kid misses the shot to the body.
Riordan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Kid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Kid throws out a loose jab but Riordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Kid clobbers Riordan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Kid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tommy Riordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riordan tries to clinch up
and The Kid counters with a nice kick to the body.
Riordan scores with a sloppy right hand. The Kid should have avoided that one.
The Kid misses with a looping right.
The Kid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Kid throws a chopping leg kick but Riordan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Kid has been working on his balance at Team Hopkins, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Riordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid swings for the body but Riordan moves out of range.
Riordan tries to clinch
and The Kid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Riordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riordan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riordan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Kid's defenses.
Riordan lands an elbow inside.
The Kid wants to take the fight to the mat but Riordan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy The Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riordan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Riordan lands an elbow that stopped The Kid in his tracks for a moment.
The Kid has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Riordan after a bit of a struggle.
Riordan misses with an elbow over the top.
Riordan lands an elbow inside.
The Kid is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Riordan gets underhooks to prevent The Kid's takedown attempt.
The Kid is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riordan is defending well.
Riordan stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Kid tries for a takedown. No joy.
Riordan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riordan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riordan lands a nice elbow.
Riordan lands a damaging elbow.
Riordan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Riordan lands a nice elbow.
The Kid has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Riordan is trying to keep an underhook but The Kid manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Riordan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riordan trying to control but The Kid postures up.
Riordan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Kid is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Riordan defends it well.
Riordan tries to get to full guard but The Kid has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan trying to control but The Kid postures up.
Riordan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Riordan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Kid pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Riordan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Kid stands and throws Riordan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Kid is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Riordan has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Kid tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Riordan is looking for a sweep.
Riordan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Kid off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged The Kid with him. The Kid is trying to defend but Riordan has an arm under the chin now! The Kid grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommy Riordan!
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