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Barbarian Tournament 135lbs PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Fenandes (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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Fenandes!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenandes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fenandes is trying to defend but Til Alexandros The Seventeenth finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth slows the pace down in half guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth winds up and cracks Fenandes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth stalling.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is nestled in close to Fenandes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth drives through with a takedown into Fenandes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fenandes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fenandes has momentary wrist control but Til Alexandros The Seventeenth slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth cracks Fenandes with a solid left hand.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth prevents Fenandes from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth throws a big right hand that misses.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fenandes's head.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth with a nice head shot there.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fenandes keeping full guard, as Til Alexandros The Seventeenth tries to pass.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth content to stall in guard here.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fenandes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth scoring with some ground and pound.
Fenandes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fenandes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fenandes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fenandes can do to turn this around?
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth with a nice head shot there.
Fenandes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fenandes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is working Fenandes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fenandes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Til Alexandros The Seventeenth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth lands a couple of elbows.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is stalling in the full guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth passes Fenandes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Til Alexandros The Seventeenth lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenandes has hold of Til Alexandros The Seventeenth's hands but Til Alexandros The Seventeenth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Til Alexandros The Seventeenth there.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth lands strikes from half guard.
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fenandes is rocked!
Til Alexandros The Seventeenth is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Fenandes is hurt! He's hurt bad - Til Alexandros The Seventeenth fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Fenandes from any more punishment! Congratulations to Til Alexandros The Seventeenth! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth!
A very excited looking Seymour Til Alexandros The Seventeenth made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Milliwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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179 lbs
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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 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared Gracie!
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, Lance Milliwan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milliwan wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Milliwan fails to land the takedown.
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Milliwan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie chips away with some ground and pound.
Milliwan keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie won't allow Milliwan to sweep him here.
Gracie trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Milliwan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Milliwan passes into half guard.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Milliwan is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milliwan is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Milliwan is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
Milliwan is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Milliwan to get the leverage.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Milliwan.
Gracie is looking to escape.
Milliwan 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Milliwan stops Gracie from getting back to his feet.
Milliwan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Gracie is trying to stand back up but Milliwan is controlling him
Gracie trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Milliwan seems to be looking for submissions.
Milliwan stops Gracie from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milliwan is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Milliwan is looking for a kimura here.
Milliwan prevents Gracie from standing back up.
Milliwan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to stand.
Milliwan seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Milliwan is controlling him well.
Milliwan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Milliwan looks winded!
Milliwan is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jared Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is pushing down on Milliwan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Milliwan is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Milliwan won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Milliwan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Milliwan defends it well.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Milliwan defends it.
Milliwan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Milliwan.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Milliwan is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to pass into half guard but Milliwan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Milliwan is in guard.
Gracie is looking to stand back up but Milliwan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gracie.
Gracie tries to kick Milliwan off but Milliwan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Milliwan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Milliwan eventually gives up the hold.
Milliwan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie!
Milliwan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milliwan looking for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is having none of it.
Milliwan is breathing heavily.
Gracie is trying to stand up.
Milliwan working for a submission but Gracie is keeping him at bay.
Gracie is trying to stand up.
Milliwan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gracie is surviving well by controlling Milliwan's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milliwan wants to finish this one by submission but Gracie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Milliwan.
Gracie tries to buck Milliwan off but he can't manage it.
Milliwan is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Milliwan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lance Milliwan!
Lance Milliwan took some time post fight to say the following; 'Agradeço ao meu time, agradeço a organização e aos fãs. Jiu-Jitsu!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Savio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rob Zombie - Dragula kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Savio Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Brown!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
It looks like Alex Savio Sanchez has been cut.
Brown throws a leg kick but Savio Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Savio Sanchez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Savio Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Savio Sanchez has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Savio Sanchez has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Savio Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is trying to pull guard but Savio Sanchez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown successfully pulls guard.
Savio Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Savio Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.
Savio Sanchez is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savio Sanchez 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.
Alex Savio Sanchez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Savio Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savio Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savio Sanchez tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown thuds a left hand into Savio Sanchez's body.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Savio Sanchez is out of range.
Savio Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Savio Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Savio Sanchez pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Savio Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Savio Sanchez misses.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Good shot there by Brown.
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!
Brown goes for a small jab and connects. Now Brown goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Savio Sanchez stumbles back but Brown runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Savio Sanchez to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Savio Sanchez will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matt Brown!
Matt Brown spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roro Rorowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kores Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roro Rorowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kores Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rorowski but Rorowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sierra dives in for a single leg takedown but Rorowski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sierra fails to pull guard.
Roro Rorowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kores Sierra.
Sierra fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rorowski breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Rorowski's head coaches at Venice of the North MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sierra misses with a takedown attempt - Rorowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sierra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sierra gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sierra misses with a takedown
and Rorowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Sierra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sierra looks winded!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sierra crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rorowski - the referee stops the clock and Sierra gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rorowski. Sierra manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rorowski misses with a looping left.
Rorowski checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Rorowski as Sierra shoots in.
Rorowski misses with a wild combination.
Rorowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sierra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kores Sierra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sierra tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rorowski defends well and Sierra ends up having to push Rorowski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rorowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Rorowski.
Sierra doesn't manage to clinch there - Rorowski circles away.
Rorowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sierra slips under a jab from Rorowski.
Rorowski looks to land a left hand but Sierra moved out of range nicely.
Rorowski works Sierra's body with a nice hook.
Sierra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rorowski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rorowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sierra.
Rorowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sierra manages to avoid it.
Sierra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rorowski sprawls well. Rorowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sierra gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sierra shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sierra lands strikes from half guard.
Sierra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sierra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sierra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rorowski defending well though.
Sierra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sierra thows a huge punch but Rorowski dodges it nicely.
Rorowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sierra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sierra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sierra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sierra throwing shots but Rorowski is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Sierra.
Sierra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rorowski's head.
Sierra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sierra looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sierra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rorowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sierra.
Sierra working over Rorowski with some ground and pound. Rorowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Sierra there.
Sierra trying to pass the guard but Rorowski defending well.
Rorowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sierra.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sierra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sierra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kores Sierra dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rorowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Sierra, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rorowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sierra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sierra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rorowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sierra has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Roro Rorowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kores Sierra.
Sierra fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rorowski to the ground. Sierra is now in Rorowski's guard.
Sierra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kores Sierra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sierra throwing strikes but missing.
Rorowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rorowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra wants to pass the guard but Rorowski is keeping the position.
Sierra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sierra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sierra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sierra tries to stand but Rorowski is controlling from the bottom.
Sierra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sierra throwing strikes from guard but Rorowski blocks nicely.
Sierra wants to get up but he can't break Rorowski'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.
Sierra throwing strikes but missing.
Sierra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sierra throwing strikes from guard but Rorowski blocks nicely.
Rorowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sierra on the ground.
Sierra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sierra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sierra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sierra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rorowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sierra throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra throwing strikes from guard but Rorowski blocks nicely.
Sierra pushes down on Rorowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rorowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sierra.
Sierra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rorowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rorowski tries to get out of the position.
Sierra working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sierra wants to stand up but Rorowski has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sierra slips a nice elbow through Rorowski's hands, connecting with Rorowski's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sierra winds up and cracks Rorowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sierra tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rorowski.
Sierra passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rorowski!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rorowski is in a horrible position here. Sierra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rorowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sierra with shots to the head and body - Rorowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kores Sierra 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.
Rorowski stuffs the takedown.
Sierra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sierra fails to land the takedown.
Roro Rorowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kores Sierra.
Sierra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sierra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sierra throws a low kick but Rorowski avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rorowski misses the target.
Sierra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sierra shoots in but no luck this time.
Sierra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roro Rorowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Sierra tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rorowski defends well and Sierra ends up having to push Rorowski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rorowski stalling the fight.
Sierra successfully pulls guard.
Rorowski preventing the sweep.
Rorowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sierra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rorowski has managed to get both his arms back between Sierra's legs - danger averted.
Sierra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rorowski preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sierra is looking for a triangle but Rorowski pushes his legs off easily.
Sierra wants to sweep here but Rorowski controlling him for the moment.
Sierra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rorowski defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rorowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Sierra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra looking for a guillotine here but Rorowski defends easily.
Sierra is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sierra wants to pass the guard but Rorowski is defending well.
Sierra wants to stand up but Rorowski is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sierra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sierra drops an elbow to the side of Rorowski's head.
Sierra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sierra passes to full mount!
Sierra thowing shots but they're missing.
Roro Rorowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kores Sierra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sierra wants to control the pace but Rorowski is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kores Sierra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sierra 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kores Sierra!
A determined Kores Sierra didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Douglas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Gabriel Douglas has been cut.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
We've been told by Rodriguez's head coaches at CT Antiga União that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Rodriguez pushes Douglas up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
Rodriguez lands a left hand.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Douglas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
Rodriguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodriguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
Rodriguez lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Rodriguez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodriguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
Douglas's coach down at 11th Planet Fitness ($300/wk) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Douglas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rodriguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Rodriguez prevents Douglas from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Rodriguez lands with a short shot to the head.
Rodriguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Rodriguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Douglas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodriguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Douglas blocking some punches.
Rodriguez has Douglas pressed against the cage, preventing Douglas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Douglas or not.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez gets through Douglas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas blocks an uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Rodriguez lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rodriguez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Douglas or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rodriguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
A body shot lands from Rodriguez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Douglas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a punch to the head.
Douglas defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
A cross from Rodriguez lands.
Rodriguez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Douglas on the side of the head.
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
Douglas wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodriguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas takes a shot to the head.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Rodriguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodriguez.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rodriguez pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez lands with a right to the head.
Rodriguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodriguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
Rodriguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas is rocked!
Rodriguez lands a shot to the body.
Rodriguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Rodriguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Douglas is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodriguez finish him?
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodriguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodriguez lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodriguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez lands a shot to the body.
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!
Douglas prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rodriguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodriguez dips a shoulder and cracks Douglas with a mighty uppercut! Douglas falls back against the cage and Rodriguez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Douglas is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rodriguez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Rodriguez!
Carlos Rodriguez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ole NKone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dimont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ole NKone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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157 lbs
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164 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ole NKone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Dimont!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimont with a poor takedown
and NKone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by NKone.
NKone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dimont being controlled against the cage.
NKone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimont gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and NKone counters with a straight right hand.
Dimont shoots in looking for a takedown but NKone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dimont's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ole NKone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Dimont.
Dimont misses with a takedown attempt
and NKone counters with a left to the body.
Dimont tries to keep at a distance but NKone has taken the fight into the clinch.
NKone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dimont is working for takedown but NKone is calmly controlling the position for now.
NKone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dimont is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NKone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
NKone breaks from the clinch.
NKone throws a shot to the body.
A cross from NKone lands.
Dimont gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and NKone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dan Dimont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
NKone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that NKone has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
NKone scores with a body shot.
Ole NKone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimont gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and NKone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dimont looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
NKone lands a jab to Dimont's midsection.
Dimont tries for a takedown but NKone circles away easily
and NKone counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NKone scores with a hook to the body. Dimont takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
NKone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dimont looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dimont on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
NKone lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for NKone.
Dimont takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dimont is rocked!
NKone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dimont is still on wobbly legs! Can NKone finish him?
Dimont tries for a takedown but NKone circles away easily
and NKone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
NKone drives through and clinches with Dimont against the cage.
Dimont seems to have recovered his senses.
NKone scores with a shot to the side of Dimont's head.
NKone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimonts head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as NKone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from NKone.
Dimont goes for a takedown attempt but NKone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
NKone moves into the clinch.
NKone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dimont backwards.
Dimont is trying desperately to land a takedown but NKone is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dimont.
NKone lands with a right to the head.
NKone lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from NKone as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from NKone.
A shot in the inside from NKone.
NKone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimont takes a shot to the head.
NKone stalling the fight.
Dimont looking for a takedown.
NKone pushes Dimont back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
NKone lands a shot to the body.
NKone stalling.
NKone stops a takedown attempt from Dimont.
NKone effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
NKone seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ole NKone.
NKone lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ole NKone dominated that round.
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.
NKone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dimont doesn't succeed with the takedown
and NKone counters with a nice uppercut.
Dan Dimont is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimont with a lazy takedown attempt
and NKone counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimont gets cracked with a nice right hand there by NKone.
Dimont takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dimont on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dimont walks into a left hand.
NKone drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dimont right on the button. Dimont goes down! NKone follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! NKone gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ole NKone!
Ole NKone decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andokuhle Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spanish Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andokuhle Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spanish Rice!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo forces Rice back against the cage and clinches.
Rice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Rice.
Rice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rice working aggressively here.
Rice throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
Congo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rice is trying to break the clinch but Congo is controlling him.
Rice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Congo on the inside.
Rice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
Rice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rice blocking some punches.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but Rice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Congo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rice working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rice.
Congo lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rice swings wildly with an uppercut but Congo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Congo wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Congo cracks a nice hook into Rice's ribs.
Rice misses with a hook. Congo ducked under it nicely.
Congo is looking to clinch but Rice is avoiding it.
Congo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Congo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch but Rice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Congo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rice.
Rice throws a jab but it's blocked by Congo.
Congo tries to clinch but Rice is having none of it.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rice missing with a left hand there. Congo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Congo staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Congo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rice misses with a straight right.
Congo scores with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rice takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Rice manages to break the clinch.
Congo moves out of range as Rice strikes.
Congo doesn't manage to clinch there - Rice circles away.
Congo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Congo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Congo closes the distance and clinches.
Rice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rice blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but Rice uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Congo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Congo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rice has a couple of punches blocked by Congo.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rice tries to break free but Congo pushes him back against the cage.
Congo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rice looks winded!
Good body shot from Congo.
Congo tries a body shot but Rice blocks it.
Congo lands with a left to the head.
Congo lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Rice working aggressively here.
Congo lands with a left to the head.
Rice is rocked!
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Congo.
Rice is still on wobbly legs! Can Congo finish him?
Congo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rice blocks an uppercut.
Congo digs a right hand into Rice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rice's gas tank.
Congo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Congo digs a right hand underneath Rice's ribcage. Rice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rice seems to have recovered his senses.
Rice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rice misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Congo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Congo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Congo.
Congo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rice.
Congo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andokuhle Congo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Congo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rice counters with a nice uppercut.
Rice missing with a left hand there. Congo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Congo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rice can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Congo.
Congo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Congo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Congo cracks Rice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Congo moves into the clinch successfully.
Congo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
Congo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo dips a shoulder and cracks Rice with a mighty uppercut! Rice falls back against the cage and Congo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rice is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Congo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andokuhle Congo!
Andokuhle Congo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Kurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurse has chosen Counting Stars - OneRepublic as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Kurse!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Conner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurse was well out of range. Poor timing from Conner.
Conner pushes Kurse up against the cage in a clinch.
Conner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Conner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kurse's brow.
Kurse tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Conner on the inside.
Conner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conner digs a right hand into Kurse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kurse's gas tank.
Conner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kurse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Conner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Conner - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Conner.
Conner lands with a right to the head.
Conner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conner gets through Kurse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Conner throws an elbow but misses.
Conner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Conner misses with a body punch.
Conner lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conner lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Conner.
Conner can't find room to land a body shot as Kurse controls the action.
Conner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Conner.
Conner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kurse looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Conner.
Kurse avoids a wild elbow strike from Conner.
Conner cracks Kurse with a nice body shot.
Conner drops Kurse onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kurse is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kurse is rocked!
Conner is muscling Kurse up against the cage and as Kurse bounces back off, Conner cracks him with a huge right hand! Kurse crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Conner!
In his post fight interview, Ryan Conner started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Abraham Kurse stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well, sometimes the upset happens and it has happened again. I can only blame myself for not being 100% focused on what I had to do. I'll get him another day and it won't happen again. '.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Da Gaucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pirulito Bate Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bate Bate is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Digging the Grave by Faith no more. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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130 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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Da Gaucho!
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, Pirulito Bate Bate!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bate Bate throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Gaucho counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Da Gaucho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bate Bate keeping moving, preventing Da Gaucho from controlling successfully.
Da Gaucho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Da Gaucho tries to free his leg and advance position but Bate Bate is retaining full guard.
Da Gaucho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bate Bate keeping moving, preventing Da Gaucho from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bate Bate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Da Gaucho wants to control from the top but Bate Bate keeps moving.
Da Gaucho is looking to work some ground and pound but Bate Bate has wrist control.
Da Gaucho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bate Bate is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno Da Gaucho has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bate Bate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Da Gaucho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pirulito Bate Bate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Gaucho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bate Bate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Gaucho was well out of range. Poor timing from Bate Bate.
Bate Bate throws a low kick but Da Gaucho avoids it.
Bate Bate tried to score with a low kick but Da Gaucho checks it.
Bate Bate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Da Gaucho.
Bate Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate Bate darts in and clinches Da Gaucho up against the cage.
Bate Bate manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Bate Bate misses
and Da Gaucho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Da Gaucho.
Bate Bate 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Gaucho wants to control from the top but Bate Bate keeps moving.
Da Gaucho looking to pass the guard.
Da Gaucho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bate Bate keeping moving, preventing Da Gaucho from controlling successfully.
Bate Bate working a defensive guard here.
Da Gaucho wants to control from the top but Bate Bate keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bruno Da Gaucho has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bate Bate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bate Bate throws a hook but Da Gaucho blocks it.
Bate Bate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bate Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Gaucho.
Da Gaucho takes one to the chin there.
Bate Bate motions for Da Gaucho to come forward. Bate Bate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate Bate drives through and clinches with Da Gaucho against the cage.
Bate Bate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bate Bate misses with a few strikes there.
Bate Bate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Bate Bate misses.
Da Gaucho scores with a takedown into Bate Bate's guard.
Bate Bate keeping moving, preventing Da Gaucho from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate Bate controls Da Gaucho momentarily but Da Gaucho frees himself.
Bate Bate wants to stand but Da Gaucho is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruno Da Gaucho will probably get the nod.
That's time! Da Gaucho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Da Gaucho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bate Bate throws a series of punches but Da Gaucho avoids them all with ease.
Bate Bate misses with a looping right.
Bate Bate tries to clinch but Da Gaucho is having none of it.
Da Gaucho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bate Bate misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Bate Bate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate Bate wants to slow Da Gaucho down by chopping away at his legs.
Bate Bate throws a nice looking combination but Da Gaucho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Gaucho checks a leg kick.
Da Gaucho swats away the attempt to clinch by Bate Bate.
Da Gaucho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruno Da Gaucho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Gaucho avoids the body shot from Bate Bate.
Bate Bate darts in and clinches Da Gaucho up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate Bate stops a takedown attempt from Da Gaucho.
Da Gaucho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Gaucho avoids the elbow strike from Bate Bate, against the cage.
Bate Bate misses with a punch on the inside.
Bate Bate gets through Da Gaucho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bate Bate lands an elbow inside.
Bate Bate is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bate Bate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Da Gaucho backwards.
Bate Bate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bate Bate successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate Bate is trying to keep Da Gaucho in close.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bate Bate controlling Da Gaucho's posture.
Bate Bate lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Da Gaucho!
Bate Bate working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Da Gaucho tries to lock up and control but Bate Bate gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Da Gaucho manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bate Bate is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Da Gaucho wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate Bate trying to control from half guard but Da Gaucho is working away.
Da Gaucho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bate Bate not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bate Bate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bate Bate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bate Bate is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bate Bate trying to control the pace.
Da Gaucho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pirulito Bate Bate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bate Bate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bate Bate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Bate Bate. Those never looked like landing.
Da Gaucho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Da Gaucho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bate Bate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Bate Bate misses.
Da Gaucho with a poor takedown
and Bate Bate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate Bate lands a damaging elbow.
Da Gaucho wants a takedown but no success here.
Da Gaucho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bate Bate breaks the clinch.
Da Gaucho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bate Bate misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Da Gaucho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate Bate. Da Gaucho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Gaucho fails with the takedown
and Bate Bate counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Da Gaucho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bate Bate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Da Gaucho doesn't seem phased though.
Da Gaucho checks the leg kick.
Da Gaucho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bate Bate throws a body punch but Da Gaucho moves out of range.
Bate Bate throws a jab when Da Gaucho was well out of range.
Da Gaucho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bate Bate tries to avoid it but Da Gaucho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bate Bate to the ground. Bate Bate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bate Bate tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Gaucho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bate Bate looks to land a right hand but Da Gaucho moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate Bate throws a nice looking combination but Da Gaucho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pirulito Bate Bate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Da Gaucho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bate Bate gets a clinch.
Bate Bate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bate Bate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bate Bate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Bate Bate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate Bate pushes Da Gaucho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bate Bate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bate Bate clinches with his opponent.
Bate Bate lands an elbow inside that Da Gaucho shrugs off.
Da Gaucho prevents a body shot from Bate Bate.
Bate Bate breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Da Gaucho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Gaucho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bate Bate. Bate Bate obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pirulito Bate Bate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bate Bate 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pirulito Bate Bate!
After winning the bout, Pirulito Bate Bate thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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