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RioFC 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Carvalho as he checks the leg kick.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carvalho is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jenkins thows a huge punch but Carvalho dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins seems to be working for a kimura but Carvalho defends the submission attempt.
Carvalho is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho controlling the position for now.
Jenkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jenkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jenkins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carvalho is just riding it out for now. Jenkins eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Carvalho tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Jenkins manages to move to mount!
Jenkins looking to control but Carvalho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to hold on but Jenkins pushes him away.
Carvalho tries to reverse the position but Jenkins maintains control.
Jenkins is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Carvalho can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jenkins controlling from mount.
Jenkins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jenkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carvalho is looking to escape.
Carvalho is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins has control of Carvalho's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Carvalho regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carvalho because Jenkins loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Jenkins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Carvalho tries to hold on but Jenkins postures up.
Carvalho is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jenkins has control of Carvalho's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Carvalho regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Carvalho is looking to improve his position but Jenkins isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins controlling his opponent.
Carvalho wants to try and get back to his feet.
Carvalho blocking the ground and pound.
Jenkins misses with a head shot.
Jenkins looking to finish with strikes here!
Carvalho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jenkins is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Carvalho to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Carvalho shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carvalho avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jenkins.
Carvalho can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Jenkins 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.
Jenkins waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Carvalho. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Carvalho to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Gabriel Carvalho has been cut.
Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carvalho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carvalho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jenkins is controlling him.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carvalho has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jenkins has passed into side control.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carvalho has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jenkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carvalho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jenkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jenkins tries to score with some ground and pound. Carvalho controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet but Jenkins is dominant here and he's now got Carvalho's back!
Jenkins is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins keeps control of the position as Carvalho tries to break free.
Jenkins looking for the RNC.
Carvalho trying to control the hands but Jenkins won't let him.
Jenkins looking to break Carvalho's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Carvalho remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Jenkins will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Carvalho wants to escape the position.
Jenkins is looking for the choke from the back position but Carvalho is controlling his hands well.
Carvalho covering up well and avoiding damage.
Carvalho showing good submission defense here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Carvalho is in real trouble here. Jenkins gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Carvalho is tapping out! Jenkins wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Robert Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazzaro Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jewell Geoffrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lazzaro Lorenzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jewell Geoffrey!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorenzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Geoffrey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lorenzo scoring well with a low kick there.
Lorenzo lands a head kick. Geoffrey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lorenzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lorenzo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lorenzo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lorenzo ducks under a wild hook from Geoffrey.
Geoffrey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Geoffrey misses with a straight left.
Lorenzo takes one to the chin there.
Geoffrey missing with a left hand there. Lorenzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lorenzo thumps Geoffrey with a low kick.
Lorenzo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Geoffrey misses with an uppercut. Lorenzo saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Geoffrey misses.
A punch lands to the side of Geoffrey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Geoffrey drops Lorenzo with a big left hand! Lorenzo is injured, injured bad! Geoffrey jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jewell Geoffrey!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Constantin Toussaint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Constantin Toussaint!
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, Ruben Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toussaint throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toussaint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruben Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toussaint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toussaint throws a looping overhand right but Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Pierre blocks the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Pierre.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pierre.
Pierre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pierre connects with a solid leg kick.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Toussaint's shoulder, as Toussaint tries to avoid the shot.
Toussaint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toussaint throws a head kick that misses.
Toussaint throws a series of punches but Pierre avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pierre lands a jab.
Toussaint takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Toussaint misses with a hook
and Pierre counters with an inside leg kick.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre throws a lazy uppercut
and Toussaint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruben Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Toussaint slips the punch.
Toussaint moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Toussaint throws a leg kick which misses Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierre tries to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Toussaint.
Pierre is rocked!
It looks like Ruben Pierre has been cut.
Toussaint keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierre.
Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Toussaint finish him?
Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Toussaint's front leg but catches the back leg as Toussaint tries to avoid it.
Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Toussaint.
A punch combination from Toussaint misses.
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!
Pierre lands with an overhand left.
Pierre connects with a right hand. Toussaint shakes it off.
Toussaint takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toussaint throws a hook to the side of Pierre's head but Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Toussaint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That kick from Pierre tenderised Toussaint's leg. Toussaint is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toussaint is looking to score with low kicks.
Toussaint moves out of range of the body kick from Pierre.
Toussaint takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big right from Toussaint misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierre, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick from Toussaint misses.
Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Toussaint.
Toussaint moves forwards but Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pierre lands with a kick to the temple. Toussaint shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Toussaint cracks Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Toussaint connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Toussaint throws a push kick but Pierre slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toussaint closes the distance and clinches up with Pierre, looking for a takedown. Toussaint pushes Pierre against the cage but Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Toussaint is breathing heavily.
Pierre moves out of range as Toussaint throws a body kick.
Toussaint on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Toussaint takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pierre scores with a three punch combo!
Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toussaint looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Toussaint misses with a kick to the body.
Pierre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Toussaint throws a body kick that misses.
Toussaint throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Pierre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Toussaint had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pierre thumps Toussaint with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre tests Toussaint's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre lands a jab to the head.
Toussaint throws a leg kick but Pierre checks it.
Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toussaint on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Toussaint is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toussaint on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pierre. Pierre obviously looking to wear him down.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toussaint manages to avoid it.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Pierre. That snapped Toussaint's head back.
Toussaint misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toussaint misses with a double jab
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toussaint tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pierre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toussaint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Toussaint counters with a three punch combo that has Pierre backing up. Pierre nods at Toussaint to acknowledge the strikes.
Pierre checks a low kick from Toussaint.
Pierre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Toussaint backs up against the cage.
Toussaint gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pierre.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Toussaint might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toussaint.
Toussaint takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Constantin Toussaint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre throws a series of punches but Toussaint avoids them all with ease.
Ruben Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toussaint takes a jab right on the kisser.
Toussaint gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Toussaint scores with a shot to the body.
Pierre scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pierre lands with a cross.
Toussaint scores with a decent looking hook.
Pierre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot by Pierre.
Pierre throws a right and a left that Toussaint avoids nicely.
Toussaint goes for a double leg but Pierre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pierre continues to drive forward.
Pierre working aggressively here.
Toussaint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Toussaint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toussaint was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Toussaint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toussaint throws a leg kick but Pierre checks it.
Toussaint misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Toussaint darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
Toussaint thows a huge punch but Pierre dodges it nicely.
Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Toussaint.
Toussaint wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pierre keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toussaint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Toussaint seems to be working for a kimura but Pierre defends the submission attempt.
Toussaint throwing shots but Pierre is blocking nicely.
Toussaint thows a huge punch but Pierre dodges it nicely.
Pierre tries to roll over but Toussaint keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Toussaint is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pierre is trying to control but can't.
Toussaint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierre defending well though.
Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toussaint.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Toussaint scores with a jab.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Toussaint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierre takes a swing at Toussaint's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruben Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ruben Pierre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pierre scoring well with a low kick there.
Pierre lands a right hook to the body.
Toussaint lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Toussaint staying out of range there.
Pierre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Toussaint has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Toussaint misses with the combination.
Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierre connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierre works over Toussaint's head and body with a nice combination.
Toussaint tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toussaint drops his hands momentarily and Pierre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pierre blocks a head kick by Toussaint.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toussaint throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Toussaint bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Toussaint looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab by Pierre.
Pierre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toussaint.
Toussaint throws a combination that misses
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
Pierre scores with a leg kick.
Pierre jabs Toussaint right on the nose. Toussaint blinks but takes it well.
Toussaint takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Pierre there.
Toussaint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Pierre with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Pierre.
Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre dodges the punch combination from Toussaint.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Toussaint.
Pierre scores with a jab to the head.
Toussaint swinging wildly here.
Toussaint takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Toussaint takes one on the button.
Pierre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toussaint takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
Pierre cracks the inside of Toussaint's front leg.
Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Toussaint.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pierre.
Toussaint throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pierre's waist but Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toussaint off to one side.
Toussaint stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pierre.
Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierre checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pierre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Toussaints jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Toussaint takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Toussaint throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pierre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Toussaint's knee momentarily.
A good leg kick by Pierre.
Toussaint with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pierre to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Toussaint fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pierre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Toussaint throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toussaint takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Toussaint is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pierre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pierre feints and then cracks Toussaint's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toussaint down.
Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pierre thuds his shin into the meat of Toussaint's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toussaint will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pierre 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Pierre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donatello Battista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donatello Battista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor staying out of range there.
Taylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Donatello Battista has been cut.
Battista throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taylor.
Battista throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Battista avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor tries to land a leg kick but Battista saw it coming and moves away.
Battista shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taylor moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Battista goes down! Can Taylor finish him!?
Battista is rocked!
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor loads up on a big left hand. Battista felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Taylor looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Battista can't hide his disappointment, as Taylor celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Taylor!
In his post fight interview, Jimmy Taylor started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
165 lbs
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21
165 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Overeem!
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, Shane Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Overeem with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Callahan wants to improve his position but Overeem is controlling well.
Overeem performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Callahan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Overeem is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callahan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Overeem is staying active.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan wants to improve his position but Overeem is controlling well.
Overeem slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Callahan tries to roll over but Overeem keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overeem content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Overeem looks to land a right hand but Callahan moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Overeem looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Overeem stalling.
Callahan is looking to get back to full guard here but Overeem has managed to pass to side control instead.
Callahan is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Overeem content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Overeem passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Callahan!
Callahan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Overeem.
Overeem controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Overeem avoids the attempt from Callahan to control.
Callahan is just holding on here. Overeem manages to take his back.
Overeem gets his hands free as Callahan looks to control.
Overeem has good solid back control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Callahan wants to control his opponent's hands but Overeem gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Overeem dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Overeem looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Overeem trying to pass the guard but Callahan defending well.
Callahan is looking for a sweep. Overeem is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Callahan is looking to control Overeem's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Callahan avoid being mounted?
Callahan keeping hold of Overeem's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overeem sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Callahan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Callahan.
Overeem engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Callahan trying to keep a closed guard but Overeem is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Overeem shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem controlling the pace.
Callahan is looking to improve his position.
Overeem wants to pass to mount but Callahan is defending the position.
Overeem with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Callahan trying to hold on to Overeem's head to control him but Overeem postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Overeem is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Overeem is thwarting Callahan's attempts to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Overeem frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Overeem controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Callahan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Callahan is holding on to half guard well.
Peter Overeem overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Callahan trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Overeem seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Overeem dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Callahan throws the left hand but Overeem avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Callahan.
Callahan gets caught flat footed, as Overeem shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Callahan is trying to keep Overeem in close.
Callahan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overeem drops back looking for a leg! Callahan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Callahan manages to kick Overeem off! Overeem jumps back into Callahan's guard.
Overeem might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Callahan wants to sweep here but Overeem controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Callahan working a defensive guard here.
Overeem controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Overeem throws a right hand that misses
and Overeem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Overeem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Callahan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Callahan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Overeem crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Callahan - the referee stops the clock and Overeem gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Callahan. Overeem manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Callahan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Overeem decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Overeem takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Overeem tries to pass the half guard into mount. Callahan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Overeem stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is working for a submission of some sort.
Callahan tries to roll over but Overeem keeps him under control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Overeem walks into a left hand.
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
Callahan feints and then cracks Overeem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Overeem down.
A big right from Overeem misses.
Overeem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Callahan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Overeem.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Overeem dives in and scores a takedown into Callahan's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Callahan is trying to keep Overeem in close.
Callahan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Overeem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Overeem, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Overeem!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Carzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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27
250 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Troy Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Carzola!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Adams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carzola has escaped the position, nice work there.
Adams swings around for an armbar but Carzola sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Adams's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carzola trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Carzola lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carzola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carzola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adams working a defensive guard here.
Adams really is a fat lump.
Carzola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carzola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Adams looking for a guillotine here but Carzola defends easily.
Carzola postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carzola defends it easily.
Carzola trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carzola stands and steps away. Adams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carzola stuffs the takedown.
Carzola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Carzola lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Troy Adams has been cut.
Carzola throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
Adams tries to clinch up but Carzola circles away and keeps his distance.
Carzola throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Adams rushes Carzola and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carzola gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Adams regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams managing to control the position.
Carzola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carzola trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Carzola is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Adams seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Carzola is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carzola is looking to stand up but Adams won't let him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Adams trying to strike off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carzola scores with a head kick. Adams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Carzola looks for a takedown but Adams sprawls well.
Adams tries to clinch up but Carzola circles away and keeps his distance.
Carzola misses with the combination.
Carzola looks winded!
Adams shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carzola is trying to defend but Adams finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Carzola landing a few short strikes.
Carzola moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Carzola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Adams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carzola swinging wildly here.
Carzola throws a right hand that Adams ducks under and follows up with a left that Adams also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carzola throws a chopping leg kick but Adams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Adams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Adams wants to control but Carzola is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carzola is just riding it out for now. Adams eventually gives up the hold.
Carzola moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carzola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carzola keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams won't allow Carzola to sweep him here.
Carzola wants to stand but Adams is controlling the position.
Carzola wants to sweep but no luck.
Carzola is breathing heavily.
Carzola has his hands on Adams's head, controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Adams throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Adams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carzola pinned against the cage. Carzola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adams is looking to clinch but Carzola is avoiding it.
Carzola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Carzola shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carzola stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carzola wants it to stay on the feet.
Carzola rushes Adams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Carzola controls his hands.
Carzola is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Adams is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams lands a left hand.
Carzola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adams stuffs the takedown.
Troy Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams tries to clinch up but Carzola circles away and keeps his distance.
Adams pushes Carzola up against the cage in a clinch.
Carzola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
Adams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adams moves out of range of the body kick.
Carzola slaps away a takedown attempt from Adams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carzola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carzola after a bit of a struggle.
Carzola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carzola is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
Adams wants to clinch.
Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams wants to get up but he can't break Carzola's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carzola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adams is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Troy Adams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Adams tries to clinch up but Carzola circles away and keeps his distance.
Carzola rushes Adams and presses him up against the cage.
Carzola is trying to force a seperation but Adams has the dominant position.
Adams is trying to drag Carzola to the mat but Carzola just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Adams is trying to stall.
Carzola lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams tries to pull guard but Carzola holds him up against the cage and eventually Adams drops back down to his feet.
Carzola blocking some punches.
Carzola breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left lands for Carzola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams avoids the body shot from Carzola.
Carzola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Carzola.
Carzola swinging wildly here.
Carzola closes the distance and pushes Adams back into the cage.
Carzola lands a good knee to the midsection. Adams won't want to take too many of those.
Carzola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carzola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carzola moves into the clinch successfully.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Carzola controls his hands.
Carzola blocks a body shot from Adams.
Carzola blocks a body shot from Adams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carzola has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Adams uses from the top position.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carzola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adams wants to stand but Carzola is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carzola wants to stand and escape but Adams is having none of it.
Adams won't allow Carzola to sweep him here.
Adams is pushing down on Carzola's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carzola is fighting to maintain full guard but Adams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carzola is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adams pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adams in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Adams gets a clinch.
Adams wants to stall.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carzola's elbow.
Diego Carzola seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carzola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carzola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adams.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carzola is not content to let Adams control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carzola is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Adams asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Carzola is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Adams trying to control the position but Carzola is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Carzola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carzola 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Carzola!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleixo Gene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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25
262 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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21
260 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleixo Gene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch checks a low kick from Gene.
Lynch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gene misses with a hook
so Lynch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gene trying to keep a closed guard but Lynch is proving a slippery customer.
Lynch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gene throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gene looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gene looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lynch passes into side control.
Lynch passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gene!
Lynch content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gene working to try and regain half guard.
Lynch looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lynch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lynch is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gene can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gene manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lynch works his way into full mount!
Gene really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch has isolated one of Gene's arms. Gene looking to fight him off but Lynch twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derek Lynch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbe Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Manucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria's entrance music is My Own Summer. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Abbe Faria has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Abbe Faria seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abbe Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominic Manucci!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria throws a series of punches but Manucci avoids them all with ease.
Faria moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Dominic Manucci has been cut.
Dominic Manucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manucci misses with a wild body shot.
Manucci throws a one two combo.
It looks like Abbe Faria has been cut.
Manucci looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faria throws a series of punches but Manucci avoids them all with ease.
Faria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Faria dodges the punch combination from Manucci.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manucci circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faria avoids the head kick by Manucci.
Manucci has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Manucci there as he acknowledges the shot.
Faria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manucci throws a series of punches but Faria avoids them all with ease.
Faria rushes Manucci and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Faria lands a knee to the head.
Manucci missing with knees to the body.
Manucci blocks a body shot from Faria.
Faria lands a good knee to the midsection. Manucci won't want to take too many of those.
Manucci is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Faria jumps guard.
Faria is pulling down on Manucci's head to control his posture.
Manucci won't allow Faria to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria pulls Manucci in close to prevent any damage.
Faria tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manucci is looking to stand up but Faria won't let him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Faria wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Faria with a hook.
Faria throws a right and a left that Manucci avoids nicely.
Manucci swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manucci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faria moves away.
Manucci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manucci.
Manucci throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faria throws a nice looking combination but Manucci bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faria scores with a jab to the body.
Manucci misses with a two punch combination.
Faria moves into the clinch successfully.
Manucci looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Faria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manucci wants to stall.
A knee to the head by Faria.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manucci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faria stalling the fight.
Manucci prevents a body shot from Faria.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Manucci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faria tries a knee to the head but Manucci blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Manucci as Faria tries to tie him up.
Faria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faria misses with a punch on the inside.
Faria has Manucci pushed against the cage.
Manucci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faria has him pressed against the cage.
Manucci is trying to break the clinch but Faria has him pressed against the cage.
Manucci is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abbe Faria dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manucci. Faria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manucci throws a head kick but Faria moves out of range.
Manucci throws a low kick but it's checked well by Faria.
Manucci lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Faria.
Faria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manucci can do to turn this around?
Manucci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manucci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Manucci misses.
Dominic Manucci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manucci throws a series of punches but Faria moves out of range.
Manucci throws a head kick that misses
and Faria counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Faria.
Faria misses with a knee to the head.
Faria misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manucci blocks it with crossed arms.
Manucci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Faria looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Faria.
Faria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faria pushes Manucci back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manucci is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Faria lands a good knee to the midsection. Manucci won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Faria.
Still in the clinch, Manucci scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abbe Faria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faria lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manucci is breathing heavily.
Faria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manucci has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manucci is trying to push Faria away but Faria has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Faria's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manucci looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Faria tries to throw a body punch but Manucci avoids it by throwing Faria back against the cage.
Faria lands a hook that snaps the head of Manucci backwards.
Faria has Manucci pressed against the cage, preventing Manucci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faria is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Faria throws a punch but it's blocked by Manucci.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manucci.
Faria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manucci's face.
Faria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manucci is fighting to break Faria's control of his arms but Faria is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Faria tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Faria is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Manucci wants to stand but Faria has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Manucci trying to control the position from guard on top but Faria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Faria is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manucci is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Faria wants to pass the guard but Manucci is defending well.
Manucci is trying to control but can't.
Faria throwing shots but Manucci is blocking nicely.
Faria passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Manucci!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abbe Faria dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Manucci showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faria.
Manucci throws an overhand right that lands on Faria's shoulder, as Faria tries to avoid the shot.
Faria throws a right hand that Manucci ducks under and follows up with a left that Manucci also avoids with ease.
Manucci throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faria tries to clinch up but Manucci circles away and keeps his distance.
Faria avoids the body shot from Manucci.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manucci slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manucci throws a sloppy head kick and Faria moves out of range easily.
Faria has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Faria misses with a two punch combination.
Faria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manucci.
Faria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria wants to clinch.
Manucci throws a combination. Faria tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Manucci tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faria was well out of range. Poor timing from Manucci.
Faria is looking to clinch.
Manucci throws a right hand that Faria ducks under and follows up with a left that Faria also avoids with ease.
Manucci moves into the clinch.
Faria misses with some punches.
Faria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faria swings wildly with an uppercut but Manucci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manucci is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manucci working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faria.
Manucci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Faria takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Faria throws a punch but it's blocked by Manucci.
Faria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faria prevents Manucci from breaking the clinch.
Come on Faria - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Manucci tries to break the clinch but Faria is controlling the position.
Faria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faria crunches a lovely knee into Manucci's ribcage.
Manucci takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faria lands a good knee to the midsection. Manucci won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faria lands a shoulder strike.
Manucci managing to block the knees to the body from Faria.
Faria struggles to land a body shot inside as Manucci controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Faria.
Faria lands a good knee to the midsection. Manucci won't want to take too many of those.
Faria lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Faria.
Faria avoiding damage.
Faria tries to land a knee to the head but Manucci blocks with his arms.
Faria digs a right hand into Manucci's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manucci's gas tank.
Faria lands with a short shot to the head.
Faria is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Faria lands a body shot in the clinch.
Faria effectively controlling the action here.
Faria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria looking to throw knees to the head but Manucci is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Faria - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Faria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manucci breaks the clinch.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manucci manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abbe Faria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manucci scores with the left hand. Faria knows he should have avoided that one.
Dominic Manucci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Manucci.
Manucci scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manucci throws a hook to the side of Faria's head but Faria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manucci cracks Faria with a good jab.
Abbe Faria's cut is getting worse.
Manucci tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abbe Faria.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faria, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abbe Faria!
As Abbe Faria got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm hungry.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Ralek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daemon Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valentin Ralek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daemon Targaryen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ralek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Targaryen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ralek - the referee stops the clock and Targaryen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ralek. Targaryen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've been informed that Targaryen 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.
Targaryen throws a lazy right hand but Ralek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Targaryen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ralek struggles to land a body shot inside as Targaryen controls his hands.
Ralek lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Daemon Targaryen has been cut.
Targaryen has Ralek pressed against the cage.
Ralek has Targaryen pressed against the cage, preventing Targaryen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Targaryen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Targaryen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ralek tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ralek lands a big right hand that sends Targaryen crashing to the mat! Ralek stays standing though and waves Targaryen back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Targaryen forces Ralek back against the cage and clinches.
Targaryen has had enough of the clinch but Ralek keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Targaryen.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ralek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralek lands an elbow inside.
Ralek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ralek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ralek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Ralek.
Targaryen looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Targaryen.
Targaryen avoids the elbow strike from Ralek, against the cage.
Ralek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Targaryen avoids a wild elbow strike from Ralek.
Ralek misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ralek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Targaryen's efforts to push away.
Targaryen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ralek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ralek struggles to land a body shot inside as Targaryen controls his hands.
Ralek lands a damaging elbow.
Ralek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Targaryen tries to break free but Ralek pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ralek lands an elbow inside that Targaryen shrugs off.
Targaryen takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Daemon Targaryen's cut even more.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Ralek throws an elbow but misses.
Ralek lands an elbow inside that Targaryen shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Ralek.
Targaryen avoids the elbow strike from Ralek, against the cage.
Targaryen avoids the elbow strike from Ralek, against the cage.
Targaryen blocks an elbow strike from Ralek.
Ralek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Targaryen blocks a body shot from Ralek.
Targaryen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Targaryen is rocked!
Ralek lands a vicious elbow to the side of Targaryen's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Ralek tries to finish him with strikes but Targaryen still seems able to defend himself so Ralek steps back and lets Targaryen get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Targaryen is still on wobbly legs! Can Ralek finish him?
The cut above Daemon Targaryen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Targaryen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ralek has closed the distance and engaged Targaryen in a clinch.
Ralek lands an elbow just above Targaryen 's eye.
Ralek creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Targaryen! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Ralek.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Ralek!
Valentin Ralek looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Im glad to give the fans a good show, thanks.'.
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