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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Arnold acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adrian Johnson!
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, Frank Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Arnold.
Arnold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Adrian Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnold misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Arnold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Arnold.
Arnold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Adrian Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Arnold.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Arnold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Arnold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Arnold fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arnold is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arnold defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Arnold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arnold takes one to the chin there.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Arnold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arnold feints the counter takedown.
Arnold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Arnold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Arnold.
Arnold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arnold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arnold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adrian Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Arnold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Arnold manages to avoid it.
Arnold is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Arnold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnold manages to avoid it.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arnold looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson with a jab.
Adrian Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Arnold shoots in.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Arnold is just out of range.
Arnold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arnold shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Arnold moves out of range.
Johnson lands a jab to Arnold's midsection.
Arnold instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold pulls guard.
Arnold managing to control the position.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
Arnold is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arnold.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Arnold scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Arnold manages to pass to mount!
Arnold wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Arnold looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arnold controlling the pace for now.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Arnold tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Arnold takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Arnold looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
Arnold is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Arnold extends the arm and Johnson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Arnold!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Meida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Bassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Thiago Meida has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thiago Meida seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Meida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Bassi!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meida fails with a takedown attempt.
Bassi connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bassi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bassi lands with a right hand.
Meida shoots for a takedown but Bassi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bassi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bassi scores with a jab.
Bassi cracks a nice hook into Meida's ribs.
Meida moves away from the strike by Bassi.
Meida attempts a counter takedown but Bassi avoids it well and moves away.
Meida doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bassi counters with a shoot takedown. Meida fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Meida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida seems keen to control Bassi's posture.
Bassi is looking to stand up but Meida won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meida is controlling Bassi's posture.
Bassi wants to stand but Meida has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Meida is adopting a defensive guard.
Meida has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bassi doesn't defend quickly enough and Meida has managed to lock this one up! Can Bassi escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Meida on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thiago Meida!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benedikt Iskandar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maicol Raul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benedikt Iskandar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maicol Raul!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iskandar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iskandar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raul.
Benedikt Iskandar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iskandar misses with an uppercut. Raul saw that one coming.
Raul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice jab there from Iskandar.
Iskandar fails to land with a series of punches.
Raul drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Raul working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Raul thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raul tries for a kimura but Iskandar is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raul is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Iskandar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Raul is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Iskandar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Raul tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Raul tries for a kimura but Iskandar is defending well.
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.
Raul has an Americana. Iskandar didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Raul is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Raul hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Maicol Raul!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Motta (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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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Motta!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Motta tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Motta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Motta moves into the clinch.
A short right from Motta on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Motta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Al Adams has been cut.
Adams scores with a shoulder strike.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Motta avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Motta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Motta is looking to break free of the clinch but Adams has double underhooks.
Motta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Motta.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Motta.
A shot in the inside from Motta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is trying to stall.
Motta blocking some punches.
Motta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Motta.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Motta's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Motta lands a shoulder strike.
Adams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Motta - that landed with a thud.
Motta blocks an uppercut.
Motta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Motta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Motta pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Motta lands a shoulder strike.
Motta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Motta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adams has him pressed against the cage.
Motta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Al Adams's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Motta is keeping busy.
Motta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Motta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Motta is trying to push Adams away but Adams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Motta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adams stalling in the clinch.
Motta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Motta scores with a hook to the body.
Motta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Motta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adams under the eye.
Motta rushes Adams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Motta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Motta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
Adams tries to work over Motta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Motta.
Motta stalling the fight.
Motta blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Motta.
Adams is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Motta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Al Adams's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Motta blocks an uppercut.
Motta lands a nice uppercut.
Motta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Motta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adams keeps control of Motta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Motta lands with a short shot to the head.
Motta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Motta lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Motta.
Adams is rocked!
Jeez, Al Adams's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Motta blocking some punches.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Motta.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Motta manages to break the clinch.
Motta lunges at Adams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adams's hand.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motta throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adams seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Motta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adams thinks about countering with a head kick.
Motta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adams, pushing him back against the cage.
Motta blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Motta.
Motta lands a nice shot to the body.
Motta stalling against the cage.
Motta is struggling to control the position.
Motta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Al Adams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leonardo Motta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximiliano Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koko Glavata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius comes to the cage accompanied by Turn Down for What . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximiliano Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Koko Glavata!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meridius lands a body shot.
Glavata looks winded!
Meridius effectively controlling the action here.
Meridius lands a left hand.
Meridius lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Meridius.
Meridius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glavata backwards.
Meridius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meridius lands with a short shot to the head.
Meridius lands a shot to the body.
Meridius breaks the clinch.
Glavata takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meridius misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glavata takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glavata misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Meridius counter with a right hand.
Meridius darts in and clinches Glavata up against the cage.
Meridius gets through Glavata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meridius manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meridius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Glavata backwards.
Meridius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glavata darts in trying to clinch
and Meridius counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glavata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meridius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've been told by Meridius's head coaches at Animal House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Glavata gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Meridius gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Glavata is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximiliano Meridius!
A victorious Maximiliano Meridius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ozamataz Buckshank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozamataz Buckshank!
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, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckshank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Buckshank scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like John Johnson has been cut.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buckshank.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buckshank swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Buckshank counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Buckshank finish him?
Johnson switches off momentarily and Buckshank cracks him with a monster right hand! Johnson topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Buckshank dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Buckshank!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ozamataz Buckshank!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ozamataz Buckshank made sure he mentioned Flying Knee Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ediz Gulbahar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ediz Gulbahar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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262 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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, Diego Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ediz Gulbahar!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho tries to keep at a distance but Gulbahar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gulbahar is stalling here.
Carvalho blocks a body shot from Gulbahar.
Carvalho blocks a body shot from Gulbahar.
Carvalho tries for a takedown but Gulbahar manages to get underhooks.
Carvalho misses with a body punch.
Gulbahar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carvalho avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carvalho tries a body shot but Gulbahar blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Gulbahar as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Gulbahar.
A swing and a miss from Gulbahar.
Carvalho appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gulbahar throws a series of strikes that have Carvalho backpedaling.
Carvalho rushes Gulbahar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho is trying to pull guard but Gulbahar has him pressed against the cage.
Gulbahar has Carvalho pressed against the cage.
Gulbahar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gulbahar continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Carvalho is trying to stall.
Gulbahar tries to throw a body punch but Carvalho avoids it by throwing Gulbahar back against the cage.
Gulbahar gets through Carvalho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Diego Carvalho has been cut.
Gulbahar can't find room to land a body shot as Carvalho controls the action.
Carvalho is trying to stall.
Gulbahar prevents Carvalho from breaking the clinch.
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.
Gulbahar is pushing Carvalho up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gulbahar stalling in the clinch.
Carvalho is trying to break free.
Gulbahar has picked Carvalho up - he's going for a ride! Gulbahar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gulbahar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gulbahar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gulbahar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carvalho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gulbahar.
Gulbahar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gulbahar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carvalho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gulbahar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been informed that Gulbahar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gulbahar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Carvalho is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Animal House, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gulbahar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gulbahar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gulbahar connects with a nice short shot to Carvalho's temple.
Gulbahar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gulbahar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carvalho defending well though.
Carvalho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gulbahar.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Gulbahar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carvalho to regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gulbahar throwing strikes but missing.
Gulbahar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ediz Gulbahar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Carvalho's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gulbahar with a nice cross.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carvalho gets tackled into the cage by Gulbahar. Gulbahar maintains the clinch.
Gulbahar tries to work over Carvalho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gulbahar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carvalho pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carvalho drives through and clinches with Gulbahar against the cage.
Gulbahar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carvalho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gulbahar's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gulbahar trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Gulbahar.
Gulbahar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gulbahar manages to end up in side control.
Gulbahar lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulbahar is putting a hurting on Carvalho here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gulbahar misses with the ground and pound.
Gulbahar happy to just control the position for now.
Carvalho wants to control but Gulbahar postures up.
Gulbahar working the ground and pound from side control.
Gulbahar wants to control but Carvalho is keeping him busy.
Gulbahar misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulbahar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Carvalho is trying to escape the position but Gulbahar is controlling the position.
Carvalho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Carvalho is being controlled here.
Gulbahar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carvalho some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho regains half guard, as Gulbahar was trying to land strikes.
Gulbahar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gulbahar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gulbahar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gulbahar content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Gulbahar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gulbahar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gulbahar is taking a breather. Carvalho says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gulbahar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gulbahar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gulbahar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carvalho defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gulbahar thows a huge punch but Carvalho dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ediz Gulbahar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Carvalho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gulbahar misses the shot to the body.
Carvalho misses with the combination.
Gulbahar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a hook
and Gulbahar counters by clinching up.
Carvalho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvalho throws a low kick, looking for Gulbahar's leg but Gulbahar calmly moves out of range.
Gulbahar digs a good body shot into Carvalho's ribs.
Gulbahar pushes Carvalho up against the cage in a clinch.
Gulbahar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carvalho pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gulbahar darts in looking for a takedown but Carvalho gets double underhooks and turns Gulbahar into the cage.
Gulbahar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carvalho tries to avoid it but Gulbahar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carvalho to the ground. Carvalho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diego Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ediz Gulbahar.
Carvalho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carvalho scoring well with a low kick there.
Carvalho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulbahar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carvalho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gulbahar walks away with a smile on his face. Carvalho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gulbahar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carvalho quickly recovers to half guard.
Gulbahar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carvalho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gulbahar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gulbahar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carvalho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gulbahar.
Gulbahar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diego Carvalho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gulbahar lands a nice short elbow.
Gulbahar slows the pace down in half guard.
Carvalho is trying to stand back up but Gulbahar is controlling him
Gulbahar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carvalho defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gulbahar looking to score a takedown here. Carvalho is defending well but Gulbahar drives through and ends up in Carvalho's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gulbahar throws a strike but Carvalho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gulbahar can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho throwing strikes but missing.
Gulbahar wants to improve his position but instead Carvalho has moved into half guard.
Gulbahar moves into full guard.
Gulbahar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carvalho.
Gulbahar managing to control the position.
Carvalho is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gulbahar wants to sweep here but Carvalho controlling him for the moment.
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.
Gulbahar has Carvalho pulled in close to control his posture.
Ediz Gulbahar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carvalho looking to pass the guard.
Gulbahar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carvalho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ediz Gulbahar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gulbahar 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ediz Gulbahar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles has chosen Have Heart - Armed With A Mind as his entrance music. 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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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dieter Schmidt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Charles!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt lands a high kick!
Schmidt wants to slow Charles down by chopping away at his legs.
Schmidt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Charles shoots in and drives through. Schmidt sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Schmidt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Schmidt scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice jab there from Schmidt.
Charles is rocked!
Schmidt throws a front kick that sends Charles stumbling back into the cage.
Charles is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmidt finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt feints a jab and as Charles dips his head, Schmidt unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Charles right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Charles falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Schmidt smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dieter Schmidt!
Dieter Schmidt retains his lightweight title!
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