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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Motta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Motta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brandon Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Motta!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves shoots in and drives through. Motta sprawls well.
Alves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Motta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alves scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Motta does no damage.
Leonardo Motta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Motta throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves dives in for a single leg takedown but Motta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Motta closes the distance and clinches.
Motta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Motta on the inside.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Motta's efforts to push away.
Alves pressing his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Motta.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Motta lands with a right to the head.
Motta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alves up against the cage.
Motta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo Motta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Motta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alves gets tackled into the cage by Motta. Motta maintains the clinch.
A short left from Motta.
Motta tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.
Motta lands with a short shot to the head.
Motta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Motta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Motta lands a left hand.
Alves trying to control the position but instead, Motta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alves into the cage.
Alves is trying to pull guard but Motta has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Motta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Motta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Motta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Motta counters with a crisp right that sends Alves to the canvas! Motta follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Motta!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Weber Meek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emil Weber Meek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Weber Meek.
Weber Meek moves out of range of the strikes.
Weber Meek moves into the clinch.
Reid is trying to pull guard but Weber Meek has him pressed against the cage.
Weber Meek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Weber Meek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Weber Meek pushes off an throws an elbow but Reid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Weber Meek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reid ducks right into an uppercut from Weber Meek.
Weber Meek throws a body kick that misses.
Emil Weber Meek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid darts in looking for a takedown but Weber Meek gets double underhooks and turns Reid into the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reid or perhaps it was just good defense by Weber Meek, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Weber Meek drops Reid with a right and a left! Weber Meek comes rushing in but Reid regains his composure and manages to keep Weber Meek in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weber Meek forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber Meek decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Reid wants to clinch.
Weber Meek clinches up against the cage.
Weber Meek pushes off an throws an elbow but Reid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
I was talking to Reid's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reid tries to pull guard but Weber Meek holds him up against the cage and eventually Reid drops back down to his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Weber Meek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weber Meek has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber Meek landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Weber Meek.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Reid is trying to force a seperation but Weber Meek has the dominant position.
Reid fails to pull guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Weber Meek.
Weber Meek ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Weber Meek no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Weber Meek has his hands on Reid's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber Meek manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Reid is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Weber Meek is keeping busy.
Weber Meek digs a right hand into Reid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reid's gas tank.
Weber Meek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reid pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Weber Meek lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Weber Meek.
Weber Meek has hold of one of Reid's legs. Reid is fighting the takedown attempt but Weber Meek gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Weber Meek postures up.
Reid manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Weber Meek scoring well with a low kick there.
Weber Meek fails to land with a series of punches.
Reid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weber Meek.
Weber Meek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Reid.
Weber Meek moves into range and clinches up with Reid.
Reid managing to block the knees to the body from Weber Meek.
Weber Meek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weber Meek forces Reid back against the cage and clinches.
Weber Meek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reid blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Weber Meek.
Weber Meek crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
Weber Meek has Reid pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Weber Meek dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Weber Meek has closed the distance and engaged Reid in a clinch.
Reid trying to control the position but instead, Weber Meek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reid into the cage.
Reid drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Weber Meek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weber Meek takes the fight into the clinch.
Reid has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Weber Meek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber Meek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reid's face.
Reid goes for a takedown attempt but Weber Meek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weber Meek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid shoots in and drives through. Weber Meek sprawls well.
Reid fails with a takedown attempt.
Weber Meek forces Reid back against the cage and clinches.
Weber Meek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reid's efforts to push away.
Reid has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Weber Meek after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Weber Meek on the inside.
Weber Meek is struggling to control the position.
Weber Meek turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Weber Meek manages to end up in side control.
Reid seems a little lost for a moment, as Weber Meek dominates the positioning.
Reid tries to buck Weber Meek off but Weber Meek is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber Meek is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Reid's shoulder. That is not cool.
Weber Meek has control of an arm but Reid manages to advance to Weber Meek's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weber Meek is trying to shake Reid off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Reid won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Weber Meek clinches.
Weber Meek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weber Meek breaks the clinch.
Weber Meek rushes Reid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weber Meek lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Weber Meek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Weber Meek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weber Meek closes the distance and pushes Reid back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber Meek lands a nice shot to the body.
Weber Meek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reid's defenses.
Weber Meek gets through Reid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weber Meek gets control of Reid's arms and successfully pulls guard. Weber Meek will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Weber Meek kicks Reid off and gets to his feet.
Weber Meek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reid's sensitive parts.
Weber Meek darts in and clinches Reid up against the cage.
Weber Meek lands with a light punch inside.
Emil Weber Meek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Weber Meek effectively controlling the action here.
Weber Meek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Weber Meek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weber Meek breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reid has a takedown stuffed.
Weber Meek connects with an inside leg kick.
Emil Weber Meek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weber Meek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reid tries to break free but Weber Meek pushes him back against the cage.
Reid managing to block the knees to the body from Weber Meek.
A knee to the head by Weber Meek.
Weber Meek gets through Reid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weber Meek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reid jumps guard but Weber Meek stands there with Reid around his waist. Reid gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Weber Meek scores a nice knee to the body.
Weber Meek'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Weber Meek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Reid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Weber Meek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reid, pushing him back against the cage.
Weber Meek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weber Meek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reid trying to stall but Weber Meek improves his position.
Weber Meek breaks the clinch.
Weber Meek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reid.
Weber Meek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reid shoots in looking for a takedown. Weber Meek tries to sprawl out of it but Reid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weber Meek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan Reid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber Meek clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reid is looking to control Weber Meek's arms but Weber Meek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reid has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid can't break the clinch.
Reid wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Weber Meek.
Weber Meek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weber Meek catches Reid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Weber Meek clinches up against the cage.
Reid is fighting off a takedown attempt but Weber Meek is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Reid to the mat. Reid regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Reid is working an open guard so Weber Meek takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reid on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Weber Meek closes the distance and pushes Reid back into the cage.
Reid changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Weber Meek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Weber Meek. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weber Meek moves into range and clinches up with Reid.
Weber Meek pulls guard successfully.
Reid being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber Meek uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Weber Meek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reid gets tackled into the cage by Weber Meek. Weber Meek maintains the clinch.
Weber Meek tightens his grip and picks Reid up, before dumping him to the ground. Reid manages to land in guard.
Weber Meek stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Weber Meek clinches.
Weber Meek gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Weber Meek takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Weber Meek stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Reid to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weber Meek. That's going to slow Reid down.
Reid fails with the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Weber Meek's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Weber Meek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Weber Meek's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Weber Meek duly obliges.
Weber Meek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emil Weber Meek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weber Meek scores with a leg kick.
Weber Meek drives through and clinches with Reid against the cage.
Weber Meek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weber Meek forces Reid back against the cage and clinches.
Weber Meek pushes Reid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Weber Meek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weber Meek connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Weber Meek - that landed with a thud.
Weber Meek breaks the clinch.
Weber Meek moves into the clinch successfully.
Emil Weber Meek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Weber Meek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reid wants to take the fight to the mat but Weber Meek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Weber Meek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reid wants a takedown but no success here.
Weber Meek ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Weber Meek no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ryan Reid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weber Meek has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reid off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Weber Meek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Weber Meek has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Weber Meek!
During a confident post fight interview, Emil Weber Meek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Marchionne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IT Cant Be (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Marchionne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to IT Cant Be's chin.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Marchionne!
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, IT Cant Be!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cant Be stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cant Be wants it to stay on the feet.
Cant Be steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marchionne.
Marchionne slaps away a takedown attempt from Cant Be, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cant Be fails with a takedown attempt.
Cant Be closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cant Be lands in his opponent's guard.
Marchionne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cant Be pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marchionne is keeping the position for now.
Cant Be advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cant Be in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Marchionne tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Cant Be!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). IT Cant Be!
After the fight, IT Cant Be was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2pac- Another Motherfucker Drops. 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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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva throws a jab when Silva Jr was well out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva Jr tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva jabs Silva Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva Jr tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva Jr takes a step back to recover.
Silva Jr looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva Jr avoids it.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a head kick. Silva Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Silva Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva Jr is rocked!
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva Jr tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Silva Jr drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Silva swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Silva Jr's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Burns could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JD Hogg's chin.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, JD Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogg has Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
Hogg lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns looking to slow down the pace here.
Hogg pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hogg lands an elbow just above Burns 's eye.
Burns misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Burns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hogg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James Burns's cut is getting worse.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogg lands with a light punch inside.
James Burns's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Burns looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hogg obliges.
Hogg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hogg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hogg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jeez, James Burns's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hogg lands an elbow inside that Burns shrugs off.
Hogg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Burns's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). JD Hogg!
An intense looking JD Hogg took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I appreciate the opportunity to prove to the fans that this worthless loser can't hold my jock and does not belong in the same cage with me.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Rundowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundowski comes to the cage accompanied by A$AP Rocky - Goldie. Randolph Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Grzegorz Rundowski's chin.
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203 lbs
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195 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grzegorz Rundowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randolph Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rundowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rundowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
enabling Rundowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Rundowski.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rundowski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Rundowski counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Rundowski to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Rundowski seems unphased.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Rundowski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Randolph Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rundowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rundowski misses with a body shot.
Rundowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Rundowski moves out of range.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rundowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rundowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rundowski lands with a good body shot.
Rundowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Rundowski is just out of range.
It looked like Rundowski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rundowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rundowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rundowski lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rundowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rundowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rundowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie looks winded!
Rundowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rundowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rundowski counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie is rocked!
Rundowski lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Gracie can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Rundowski and Gracie drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Rundowski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grzegorz Rundowski!
Grzegorz Rundowski retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Grzegorz Rundowski misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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