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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rory MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cory Tan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tan scores with a sloppy right hand. MacDonald should have avoided that one.
Tan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from MacDonald.
Tan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tan flicks out a counter leg kick but MacDonald steps away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tan.
MacDonald darts in trying to clinch
and Tan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacDonald is rocked!
Cory Tan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tan lands a jab to MacDonald's midsection.
MacDonald misses with a hook
and Tan counters with a left and a right... And another left! MacDonald is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cory Tan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garaile Aiza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aiza's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX - One Two. Sousa has chosen "Ratamahatta" By Sepultura as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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250 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garaile Aiza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davi Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sousa checks a low kick from Aiza.
Sousa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aiza throws a front kick aimed at Sousa's knee but Sousa avoids it well.
Aiza missing with a left hand there. Sousa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aiza throws a body shot but no joy.
Aiza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sousa.
Sousa throws a big counter head kick but Aiza avoids it with no problem.
Aiza misses with a shot to the body
and Sousa counters with a head kick.
Sousa moves out of range of the leg kick from Aiza.
Sousa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sousa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aiza looks to score with a jab to the body but Sousa is just out of range.
Sousa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Aiza with a nice cross.
Aiza throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa shoots in but no luck this time.
Aiza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aiza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sousa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sousa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garaile Aiza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sousa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sousa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Aiza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sousa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A right-left combo lands from Aiza.
Aiza throws a push kick but Sousa slaps the foot to one side.
Aiza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sousa checks a low kick from Aiza.
Aiza misses with a body shot.
Aiza misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sousa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aiza catches Sousa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiza with a hook.
Aiza connects with a body shot.
Aiza lands a slapping body shot.
Aiza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sousa misses with a takedown
and Aiza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sousa looks winded!
Aiza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aiza connects with a body shot.
Aiza drops Sousa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sousa looks back up at him and smiles so Aiza waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sousa is rocked!
Aiza lands with a big right hook that stumbles Sousa - he's out on his feet here! Aiza follows up with another monster hook that separates Sousa from consciousness! Sousa falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Aiza stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Garaile Aiza!
Garaile Aiza tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Caerwyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Humble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Caerwyn!
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, Simon Humble!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humble throws a combination. Caerwyn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Luciano Caerwyn has been cut.
Caerwyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caerwyn.
Caerwyn motions for Humble to come forward. Caerwyn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Humble tries to counter with a clinch but Caerwyn shakes him off and moves away.
Caerwyn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caerwyn connects with a solid leg kick.
Humble stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caerwyn.
Caerwyn thumps Humble with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Caerwyn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luciano Caerwyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caerwyn throws a looping overhand right but Humble ducks down to avoid it.
Caerwyn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caerwyn misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caerwyn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caerwyn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Humble wants to counter with a clinch but Caerwyn pushes him away.
Humble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caerwyn.
Humble sends Caerwyn crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Humble is motioning to the referee to let Caerwyn up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Caerwyn is rocked!
Caerwyn tries to work over Humble's front leg with a kick but Humble checks it.
Oh Caerwyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caerwyn throws a leg kick but Humble sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caerwyn could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Caerwyn is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Humble just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Caerwyn has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Humble!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tariq Joey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Weldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weldon has chosen Delilah as his entrance music. Tariq Joey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Barry Weldon's chin.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light 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, Tariq Joey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Weldon!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Weldon circles away.
Weldon throws a low kick, looking for Joey's leg but Joey calmly moves out of range.
Joey has his takedown stuffed
and Weldon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weldon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joey's head backwards.
Joey shoots and misses
and Weldon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tariq Joey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weldon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weldon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joey shoots in for a takedown but Weldon shows good takedown defense.
Joey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Weldon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Weldon counter with a right hand.
Weldon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Weldon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Joey misses with a takedown attempt
and Weldon counters with a nice uppercut.
Joey is breathing heavily.
Joey with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Weldon to counter with a crisp jab.
Joey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Weldon scores with a jab. Joey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joey with a poor takedown
and Weldon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joey shoots in for a takedown but Weldon shows good takedown defense.
Weldon tests Joey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weldon lands a nice shot that snaps Joey's head back.
Weldon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Weldon misses with a low kick.
Weldon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joey gets the takedown into side control.
Joey working the ground and pound but Weldon is defending the strikes.
Joey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joey sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Weldon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Joey seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Weldon is trying to control Joey's posture but Joey avoids it.
Joey in side control, throwing shots but Weldon defends.
Weldon tries to buck Joey off but Joey is having none of it.
Joey in side control, throwing shots but Weldon defends.
Joey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Joey wants to control but Weldon is keeping him busy.
Joey working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Joey scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weldon is trying to improve his position.
Weldon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weldon is trying to control Joey's posture but Joey avoids it.
Joey tries to score with some ground and pound. Weldon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Joey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Joey in side control, throwing shots but Weldon defends.
We've been hearing good reports from Joey's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Weldon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Weldon wants to control but Joey postures up.
Joey throws an elbow but Weldon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Weldon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Joey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Joey throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Joey.
You can see the frustration on Weldon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Joey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Weldon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Weldon's guard.
Joey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Weldon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joey throwing strikes from guard but Weldon blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joey throws a big right hand that misses.
Joey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joey throws a big right hand that misses.
Joey slips nicely into half guard.
Joey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Joey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tariq Joey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weldon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ground and pound from Joey.
Weldon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joey.
Joey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Joey thows a huge punch but Weldon dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joey passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Joey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Barry Weldon has been cut.
Joey landing strikes from the mount.
That has opened up Barry Weldon's cut even more.
Joey prevents Weldon from getting the reversal.
Joey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Weldon is rocked!
The cut above Barry Weldon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Joey postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Weldon in real trouble here! The ref calls for Weldon to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tariq Joey!
Tariq Joey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Keyes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyes throws out a loose jab but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keyes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Keyes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Snow scores with a hook.
It looks like Bobby Keyes has been cut.
Keyes throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow lands a nice shot to the body.
A combination from Keyes does no damage.
Keyes throws a poor cross that misses
and Snow counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Keyes out cold! What a finish! Snow is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Snow!
Jan Snow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pixa Vpach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ediz Gulbahar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pixa Vpach could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ediz Gulbahar's chin.
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266 lbs
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262 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pixa Vpach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ediz Gulbahar!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vpach looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gulbahar is fending him off so far but Vpach persists. Nope, Gulbahar circles away and we're back to standing.
Gulbahar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vpach is able to avoid easily.
Vpach half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gulbahar tries to work over Vpach's front leg with a kick but Vpach checks it.
Vpach fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gulbahar avoids it really well and circles away.
Gulbahar throws out a counter right but Vpach avoids it with no problem.
Vpach slips a straight right by Gulbahar.
Gulbahar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vpach has time to react.
Vpach misses with a takedown attempt - Gulbahar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gulbahar throws out a counter right but Vpach avoids it with no problem.
Gulbahar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pixa Vpach. 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.
Gulbahar throws a body punch but Vpach moves out of range.
Vpach changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vpach tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gulbahar swivels and escapes.
Gulbahar throws the left hand but Vpach avoids the punch easily.
Vpach fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gulbahar avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulbahar cracks Vpach with an open hand slap.
Vpach moves out of range as Gulbahar strikes.
Vpach shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gulbahar pinned against the cage. Gulbahar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gulbahar misses with a body shot.
Vpach dives in for a single leg takedown but Gulbahar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gulbahar tries to land a front kick but Vpach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gulbahar misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulbahar throws a wild body kick that Vpach sees coming a mile off.
Vpach drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vpach shoots and misses
and Gulbahar counters with a two punch combo.
Gulbahar misses the shot to the body.
Vpach tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gulbahar defends well and Vpach ends up having to push Gulbahar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vpach is breathing heavily.
Vpach shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gulbahar defends it nicely.
Gulbahar connects with a right hand. Vpach shakes it off.
Vpach shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gulbahar defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gulbahar misses.
Gulbahar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vpach or perhaps it was just good defense by Gulbahar, which made it look bad.
A nice side step and Gulbahar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vpach ducks under a wild hook from Gulbahar.
Vpach tries to counter with a takedown but Gulbahar is quick to defend against it.
Vpach is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vpach misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vpach takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vpach shoots for a double leg takedown but Gulbahar sprawls well. He's pushed Vpach's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gulbahar throws out a counter right but Vpach avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gulbahar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vpach looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vpach takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch combination from Gulbahar misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gulbahar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gulbahar has closed the distance and engaged Vpach in a clinch.
Gulbahar wants the takedown. Vpach is fighting it off but Gulbahar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vpach's guard against the cage.
Gulbahar tries to free his leg and advance position but Vpach is retaining full guard.
Vpach can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gulbahar controls the pace.
Gulbahar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gulbahar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gulbahar controlling from the top position.
Gulbahar with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gulbahar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gulbahar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vpach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gulbahar tries to free his leg and advance position but Vpach is retaining full guard.
Vpach seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gulbahar content to stall in guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Let's hope that Gulbahar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vpach tries for a takedown but Gulbahar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gulbahar tries to counter with a clinch but Vpach shakes him off and moves away.
Gulbahar connects with the punch.
Vpach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vpach shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gulbahar as he avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Gulbahar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gulbahar forces Vpach back against the cage and clinches.
Gulbahar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Vpach is trying to keep an underhook but Gulbahar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gulbahar thows a huge punch but Vpach dodges it nicely.
Gulbahar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gulbahar lands strikes from half guard.
Vpach is rocked!
Gulbahar controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gulbahar throwing shots but Vpach is blocking nicely.
Gulbahar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vpach wants to control but Gulbahar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gulbahar not doing much here.
Vpach is looking for a sweep. Gulbahar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vpach trying to control here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vpach is trying to control but Gulbahar manages to pass to mount!
Vpach holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gulbahar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vpach wants to control but Gulbahar is having none of it.
Vpach is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gulbahar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gulbahar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vpach tries to lock up and control but Gulbahar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gulbahar controlling the position easily from mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vpach tries to hold on but Gulbahar pushes him away.
Gulbahar controlling his opponent.
Vpach tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gulbahar lands a big shot there that rocks Vpach but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gulbahar postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Vpach badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Gulbahar around the waist but Gulbahar pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Gulbahar is the winner by TKO! Gulbahar jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ediz Gulbahar! Ediz Gulbahar retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tribbiani Joey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Verhoeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey comes to the cage accompanied by Clasic Sofl Rock. Ricardo Verhoeven will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tribbiani Joey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Verhoeven!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verhoeven throws a head kick that misses
and Joey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Verhoeven trying to control the position.
Verhoeven being controlled here, momentarily.
Joey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Joey forces his way into half guard.
Verhoeven is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Verhoeven defends it well.
Verhoeven holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Joey trying to mount his opponent but Verhoeven defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joey frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Joey looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Joey has hold of Verhoeven's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Verhoeven manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Joey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've been hearing good reports from Joey's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Joey goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Verhoeven turns into him and now he's in Joey's guard.
Joey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verhoeven trying to control the position from guard on top but Joey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verhoeven has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Joey to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Verhoeven is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Joey pulls down on the head and he's put Verhoeven to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tribbiani Joey!
Tribbiani Joey retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Tribbiani Joey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trzy Trzy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedikt Iskandar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trzy Trzy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benedikt Iskandar!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trzy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Trzy closes the distance and clinches.
Trzy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Iskandar backwards.
Trzy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iskandar backwards.
Trzy has Iskandar pressed against the cage, preventing Iskandar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trzy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Iskandar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trzy leaning against his opponent.
Trzy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trzy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trzy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trzy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trzy digs a right hand into Iskandar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Iskandar's gas tank.
Trzy pushes Iskandar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trzy tries to work over Iskandar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trzy struggles to land a body shot inside as Iskandar controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trzy.
Trzy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trzy slowing the pace effectively.
Trzy just leaning against Iskandar, taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Trzy.
Trzy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trzy can't find room to land a body shot as Iskandar controls the action.
I was talking to Trzy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Iskandar is trying to force a seperation but Trzy has the dominant position.
Iskandar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iskandar letting Trzy take a breather here.
Iskandar tries to break free but Trzy pushes him back against the cage.
Trzy misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Iskandar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trzy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iskandar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iskandar working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iskandar is trying to push Trzy away but Trzy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trzy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iskandar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Iskandar can't break the clinch.
Trzy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Iskandar.
Trzy throws a head punch that misses.
Iskandar is trying to force a seperation but Trzy has the dominant position.
Trzy digs a right hand into Iskandar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Iskandar's gas tank.
Trzy stalling in the clinch.
Iskandar is trying to break the clinch but Trzy is controlling him.
Trzy stalls.
Iskandar is trying to break the clinch but Trzy has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Trzy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iskandar backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trzy just leaning against Iskandar, taking a breather.
Trzy working aggressively here.
Come on Trzy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Trzy.
Trzy scores with a shot to the side of Iskandar's head.
Trzy lands a left hand.
Trzy lands with a right to the head.
Iskandar tries to break the clinch but Trzy is controlling the position.
Trzy lands a shoulder strike.
Trzy misses with a body punch.
Iskandar can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Trzy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Trzy misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Trzy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trzy avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzy is leaning against Iskandar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Iskandar looks winded!
Trzy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trzy slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trzy.
Trzy misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iskandar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trzy pushes Iskandar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trzy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trzy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trzy is pushing Iskandar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Trzy scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trzy Trzy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Iskandar slips under a jab.
Iskandar connects with the punch.
Trzy drives through and clinches with Iskandar against the cage.
Trzy lands with a left to the head.
Iskandar is trying to break free.
Iskandar tries to circle away but Trzy has him pinned against the cage.
Trzy tries to throw a body punch but Iskandar avoids it by throwing Trzy back against the cage.
Trzy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trzy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trzy.
Trzy can't find room to land a body shot as Iskandar controls the action.
Trzy 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.
Iskandar has had enough of the clinch but Trzy keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Trzy scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trzy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trzy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Iskandar wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trzy lands with a right to the head.
Iskandar tries to break the clinch but Trzy is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Trzy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trzy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Iskandar is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Trzy.
Trzy has Iskandar pushed against the cage.
Iskandar working hard to break the clinch.
Trzy tries a body shot but Iskandar blocks it.
Iskandar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Iskandar is trying to break the clinch but Trzy has him pressed against the cage.
Trzy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Trzy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trzy tries to work over Iskandar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trzy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Iskandars head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trzy swings wildly with an uppercut but Iskandar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trzy lands a shoulder strike.
Trzy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iskandar can do to turn this around?
Trzy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Iskandar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trzy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Trzy.
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!
Iskandar tries to circle away but Trzy has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trzy.
Trzy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Trzy stalling.
Trzy gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Trzy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Iskandar prevents a body shot from Trzy.
Trzy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iskandar backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trzy lands a shoulder strike.
Trzy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trzy slowing the pace effectively.
Iskandar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trzy lands with a left to the head.
Trzy digs a right hand into Iskandar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Iskandar's gas tank.
Trzy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trzy Trzy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Iskandar takes a shot to the head.
Trzy lands with a short shot to the head.
Trzy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trzy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trzy has a couple of punches blocked by Iskandar.
Trzy lands a nice uppercut.
Trzy stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trzy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Iskandar up against the cage.
Good body shot from Trzy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzy just leaning against Iskandar, taking a breather.
Trzy pushes Iskandar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trzy is stalling here.
Trzy scores with a shot to the side of Iskandar's head.
A bit of stalling here from Trzy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trzy.
A shot in the inside from Trzy.
Trzy controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trzy Trzy.
Trzy darts in and clinches Iskandar up against the cage.
Trzy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Iskandars head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trzy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trzy Trzy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Trzy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Trzy slips a straight right by Iskandar.
Iskandar looks to throw the jab but Trzy is out of range.
Trzy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trzy drops his hands momentarily and Iskandar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Iskandar staying out of range there.
Trzy clinches up with Iskandar and pushes him back against the cage.
Trzy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trzy.
Trzy works on Iskandar's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Trzy.
Iskandar takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Trzy to work.
Iskandar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Trzy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trzy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Iskandars head.
Trzy struggles to land a body shot inside as Iskandar controls his hands.
Trzy scores with a shot to the side of Iskandar's head.
Trzy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Iskandar backwards.
Trzy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iskandar backwards.
Trzy avoiding damage.
A short left from Trzy.
Trzy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Iskandar up against the cage.
Trzy lands with a left to the head.
Trzy lands a shoulder strike.
Trzy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trzy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Trzy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iskandar letting Trzy take a breather here.
Trzy pushes Iskandar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trzy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trzy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trzy leaning against his opponent.
Trzy presses Iskandar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trzy lands with a right to the head.
Trzy is stalling here.
Trzy lands a shot to the body.
Trzy has Iskandar pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trzy Trzy.
Trzy lands a jab to Iskandar's midsection.
Trzy lands with a good body shot.
Trzy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iskandar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Trzy defends it well.
Trzy clinches up with Iskandar and pushes him back against the cage.
Trzy lands a body shot.
Trzy lands a body shot.
Trzy misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Trzy.
Trzy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iskandar backwards.
Trzy keeps control of Iskandar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trzy scores with a shot to the side of Iskandar's head.
Trzy lands with a light punch inside.
Trzy stalling against the cage.
Trzy stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trzy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Iskandar backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trzy.
Trzy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trzy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trzy lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Trzy as the two fighters clinch.
Iskandar takes a shot to the head.
Trzy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trzy digs a right hand underneath Iskandar's ribcage. Iskandar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trzy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trzy is pushing Iskandar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Trzy scores with a shot to the side of Iskandar's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trzy Trzy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trzy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trzy Trzy!
Trzy Trzy retains his light heavyweight title!
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