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UB5: Too Tough To Die PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Bourne is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Stone!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone closes the distance and pushes Bourne back into the ropes.
Bourne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stone smiles and moves away.
Bourne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bourne gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Stone looking for a guillotine here but Bourne defends easily.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bourne is one step ahead there.
Stone trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bourne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bourne throws a big elbow that misses.
Stone wants to sweep here but Bourne controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stone controls Bourne momentarily but Bourne frees himself.
Bourne trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bourne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bourne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bourne trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone has control of Bourne's left arm, preventing Bourne from doing any damage.
Bourne connects with a couple of short punches.
Stone is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne is looking to stand up but Stone won't let him.
Bourne trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bourne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stone's head.
Bourne preventing the sweep.
Bourne is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bourne landing some decent shots from guard.
Bourne is looking to stand up but Stone won't let him.
Bourne trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne is looking to improve his position.
Stone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stone with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stone throwing shots but Bourne is blocking nicely.
Stone thows a huge punch but Bourne dodges it nicely.
Stone throwing shots but Bourne is blocking nicely.
Stone content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stone lands a nice short elbow.
Stone lands with a punch from half guard.
Bourne looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bourne holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Stone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bourne defending well though.
Stone is trying to control the action in half guard but Bourne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bourne is staying active underneath Stone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bourne fails to land the takedown.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bourne goes for a double leg but Stone avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Stone continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourne shoots in for a double leg but Stone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bourne tries to keep at a distance but Stone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stone lands a right hand.
Stone scores with a shoulder strike.
Bourne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Bourne's head back.
Stone has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bourne trying to control the position but instead, Stone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bourne into the ropes.
Bourne tries to circle away but Stone has him pinned against the ropes.
Stone manages to pull guard.
Bourne throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stone is adopting a defensive guard.
Stone controls Bourne momentarily but Bourne frees himself.
Stone working for a triangle but Bourne defends it easily.
Stone has momentary wrist control but Bourne slips an elbow through the middle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bourne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bourne trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stone's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bourne postures up.
Bourne stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.
Stone pulls Bourne in close to his closed guard and prevents Bourne from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bourne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stone's head.
Bourne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bourne manages to get himself to full guard.
Stone sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bourne wants to stand up but Stone is controlling him.
Bourne working a defensive guard here.
Bourne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stone controls the pace.
Bourne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stone's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone controlling Bourne's posture.
Stone looking to control.
Bourne trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bourne.
Stone wants to sweep but no luck.
Bourne throws a big right hand that misses.
Stone trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stone pulls Bourne in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bourne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bourne preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Stone 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bourne has a takedown stuffed.
Stone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stone stalks Bourne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bourne's face. Bourne staggers backwards, shaken.
Keith Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone tries to keep at a distance but Bourne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bourne wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Stone - that landed with a thud.
Bourne wants a takedown but no success here.
Bourne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stone's coach down at Animal House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Bourne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stone enables Bourne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stone pulls Bourne in to control the position.
Liam Bourne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bourne stopping the sweep attempt from Stone.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone is trying to keep Bourne in close.
Stone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bourne is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bourne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bourne 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.
Bourne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Bourne is keeping the position.
Bourne is trying to keep Stone in close.
Bourne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bourne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stone gets full guard.
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stone is pressing down on Bourne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bourne is holding on for now.
Bourne is pressing down on Stone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bourne wants to sweep here but Stone controlling him for the moment.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bourne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bourne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bourne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone is pushing down on Bourne's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bourne is fighting to maintain full guard but Stone has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stone is looking for a kimura but Bourne is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stone to get the leverage.
Bourne tries to kick Stone off but Stone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stone trying to control the action but Bourne is working from the bottom.
Bourne looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stone prevents Bourne from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stone trying to control from Bourne's half guard. Bourne has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Bourne blocks nicely.
Bourne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bourne being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bourne backs up against the ropes.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bourne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone throws a solid leg kick but Bourne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stone.
Bourne shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bourne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stone lands the left hand.
Bourne fails with a takedown attempt.
Bourne darts in and clinches Stone up against the ropes.
Bourne managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Bourne is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
Bourne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone is pressed up against the ropes. Bourne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stone down to the mat. Stone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stone forces Bourne back against the ropes and clinches.
Bourne is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Bourne into the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bourne jumps guard but Stone turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Stone lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone stalling.
Stone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stone is pressing down on Bourne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bourne is holding on for now.
Stone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Keith Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to control the action but Bourne is working from the bottom.
Stone is taking a breather. Bourne 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.
Stone's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stone stops Bourne from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stone throws a leg kick but Bourne checks it.
Bourne with a poor takedown
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Bourne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stone as he jumps to the side.
Stone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bournes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bourne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the ropes. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liam Bourne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Bourne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stone's guard.
Bourne won't allow Stone to sweep him here.
Stone has Bourne pulled in close to control his posture.
Bourne looking to sit in guard and control but Stone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bourne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stone controls the pace.
Bourne is trying to keep Stone in close.
Liam Bourne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourne is retaining full guard.
Stone trying to control but Bourne is working from the bottom.
Stone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stone sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Keith Stone!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Keith Stone!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Keith Stone!
Keith Stone wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Dos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Rivera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super 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, Cristiano Dos Silva!
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, Alex Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dos Silva.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dos Silva is looking for a triangle but Rivera pushes his legs off easily.
Rivera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dos Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dos Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dos Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rivera controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rivera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rivera looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera chips away with some ground and pound.
Dos Silva keeping full guard, as Rivera tries to pass.
Dos Silva has his foot on Rivera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rivera works his way back into a safe position though.
Rivera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rivera cracks Dos Silva with a solid left hand.
Dos Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rivera with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rivera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rivera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dos Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rivera engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dos Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rivera defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rivera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dos Silva has his foot on Rivera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rivera works his way back into a safe position though.
Rivera working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dos Silva has an active guard here but Rivera has managed to pass into half guard.
Dos Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Rivera sits in half guard.
Dos Silva has hold of Rivera's hands but Rivera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Silva is trying to stand up here but Rivera is controlling him well.
Rivera scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rivera drops an elbow to the side of Dos Silva's head.
Dos Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dos Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rivera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rivera controlling from the top position.
Rivera scoring with some ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dos Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rivera slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dos Silva is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Rivera frees his head nicely. Oh but Dos Silva has switched to an armbar! Rivera is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Cristiano Dos Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigey Maquigregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riki Maru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maru has chosen Chris Brown - Ayo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tigey Maquigregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Riki Maru!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maquigregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maquigregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maquigregor throws a right and a left that Maru avoids nicely.
And Maru tries to counter it with a takedown but Maquigregor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Maru is looking to clinch.
Maru fails with the takedown.
Maru looks to score with a jab to the body but Maquigregor is just out of range.
Maru shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maru showed some decent athleticism there.
Maquigregor trying to control but Maru postures up.
Maquigregor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maru with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maru missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maquigregor keeps working.
Maquigregor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maru.
Maru wants to take a breather but Maquigregor is having none of it.
Maru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maru working Maquigregor over with strikes.
Maru working the head and body with strikes.
Maru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maru sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maquigregor defending well though.
Maru keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maru trying to control from half guard but Maquigregor is working away.
Maru lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maquigregor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maru.
Maquigregor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maquigregor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maru is working away from the top position though.
Maru passes to full mount!
Maru looking to control but Maquigregor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maru misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maru with good strikes from the mount here!
Maru tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maquigregor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maru.
Maru raining down shots from the mount!
Maru takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maru has control of Maquigregor's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Maquigregor regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Maru fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maru working Maquigregor over with strikes here.
Maquigregor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maru on the ground.
Maquigregor wants to hold on but Maru pushes him away.
Maru misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maru trying to control but Maquigregor is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Maru.
Maru tries to control but Maquigregor wriggling away.
Maru landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maru putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Maru unloading with bombs!
Maru throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maru unloads with some shots from mount but Maquigregor bucks and avoids them well.
Maru lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maru landing strikes from the mount.
Maquigregor is rocked!
Maru tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maru connects with a bit shot that sees Maquigregor covering up! More strikes from Maru and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Maru is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riki Maru!
An out of breath Riki Maru thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Zimbardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Zimbardo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcos Martinez's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Zimbardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zimbardo on his heels. He'll look to pass Zimbardo's guard now, I'm sure.
Martinez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Rio. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Zimbardo controlling the position.
Zimbardo trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zimbardo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zimbardo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zimbardo!
Martinez is trying to get back to half guard.
Martinez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zimbardo off and has taken his back!
Zimbardo just trying to survive but Martinez is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Martinez is trying to stick to Zimbardo's back but Zimbardo is turning into Martinez. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Martinez's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Zimbardo.
Zimbardo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zimbardo defends well.
Zimbardo stops Martinez from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zimbardo defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martinez is on top in guard.
Zimbardo pulls Martinez in close to his closed guard and prevents Martinez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez trying to control but Zimbardo is working from the bottom.
Martinez trying to move into half guard but instead Zimbardo has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking for a triangle here. Zimbardo is fighting it but it looks tight! Martinez pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Zimbardo is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marcos Martinez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chen Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Engel Agnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super 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, Chen Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Engel Agnes!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Agnes shapes to counter with a head kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Agnes enables Lee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Agnes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Agnes looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lee is defending well. Agnes quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lee has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Agnes celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Engel Agnes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Terasenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vallar Morghulis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terasenko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Our Last Night - Same Old War. Vallar Morghulis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Conrad Terasenko's chin.
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conrad Terasenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vallar Morghulis!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terasenko with a nice cross.
Terasenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morghulis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morghulis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morghulis won't allow Terasenko to get back to his feet.
Morghulis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Terasenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Terasenko tries to get out of the position.
Terasenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morghulis stands and throws Terasenko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Morghulis has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Terasenko is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Morghulis yanks on the arm and Terasenko is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Morghulis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vallar Morghulis!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ganbaatar Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the ring accompanied by Bad Seed - Watch It Burn. Armen Petrosyan is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ganbaatar Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armen Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Petrosyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khan's brow.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Khan is trying to push Petrosyan away but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Khan throws a head kick but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Petrosyan moves into the clinch.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Petrosyan has the dominant position.
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ganbaatar Khan has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Petrosyan rushes Khan and presses him up against the ropes.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Petrosyan pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Petrosyan has Khan pressed against the ropes, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Khan is trying to push Petrosyan away but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Petrosyan scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrosyan has managed to clinch.
Khan is trying to push Petrosyan away but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the ropes.
Petrosyan prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrosyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
Khan wants to break free but Petrosyan has control.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrosyan has double underhooks.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Petrosyan is controlling him.
Khan wants to break free but Petrosyan has control.
Petrosyan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Khan tries to circle away but Petrosyan has him pinned against the ropes.
Petrosyan lands a knee to the body.
Petrosyan missing with knees to the body.
Petrosyan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Petrosyan's head.
Petrosyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the ropes.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Petrosyan has Khan pressed against the ropes, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Petrosyan has Khan pressed against the ropes, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrosyan has double underhooks.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan is rocked!
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Petrosyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khan's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrosyan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the ropes.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Khan breaks the clinch.
Petrosyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrosyan lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrosyan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow strike.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrosyan rushes Khan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petrosyan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Petrosyan has Khan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Petrosyan throws an elbow but misses.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrosyan has him pressed against the ropes.
Petrosyan lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petrosyan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Khan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Petrosyan has the dominant position.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Petrosyan, against the ropes.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Petrosyan has the dominant position.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrosyan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petrosyan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Petrosyan lands a nice elbow.
Petrosyan throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Petrosyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khan's brow.
Khan tries to break free but Petrosyan pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrosyan lands an elbow inside.
Petrosyan jerks Khan's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Khan drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Petrosyan goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Petrosyan because Khan was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Armen Petrosyan!
During a confident post fight interview, Armen Petrosyan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Puchowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Thrillstompers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puchowski comes to the ring accompanied by Code Orange - My World. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Puchowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Psycho Thrillstompers!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrillstompers takes one on the button.
It looks like Psycho Thrillstompers has been cut.
Puchowski misses with a wild body shot.
And Thrillstompers tries to counter it with a takedown but Puchowski pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Puchowski connects with a crisp jab.
Thrillstompers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Puchowski sprawls well. Puchowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thrillstompers gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puchowski. Thrillstompers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrillstompers steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Puchowski.
Puchowski throws a combination that misses
and Thrillstompers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Puchowski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thrillstompers wants a takedown but no success here.
Ezekiel Puchowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psycho Thrillstompers.
Puchowski wants to break free but Thrillstompers has control.
Puchowski is trying to break free.
Thrillstompers is working for takedown but Puchowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Puchowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Puchowski is trying to push Thrillstompers away but Thrillstompers has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Puchowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Puchowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Puchowski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Puchowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puchowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrillstompers has Puchowski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thrillstompers lands a takedown into guard.
Thrillstompers trying to control but Puchowski is working from the bottom.
Puchowski wants to stand but Thrillstompers is controlling the position.
Thrillstompers looking to pass the guard.
Puchowski wants to stand but Thrillstompers is controlling the position.
Thrillstompers controlling from the top position.
Thrillstompers prevents Puchowski from getting back to his feet.
Thrillstompers drops back looking for a leg! Puchowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Puchowski manages to kick Thrillstompers off! Thrillstompers jumps back into Puchowski's guard.
Thrillstompers prevents Puchowski from getting back to his feet.
Thrillstompers drops back looking for a leg! Puchowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Puchowski manages to kick Thrillstompers off! Thrillstompers jumps back into Puchowski's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puchowski keeping full guard, as Thrillstompers tries to pass.
Puchowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thrillstompers is controlling him.
Thrillstompers drops back looking for a leg! Puchowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Puchowski manages to kick Thrillstompers off! Thrillstompers jumps back into Puchowski's guard.
Thrillstompers looking to pass the guard.
Thrillstompers stops Puchowski from standing up.
Thrillstompers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thrillstompers trying to control the position from guard on top but Puchowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thrillstompers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Puchowski is looking to stand up but Thrillstompers isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thrillstompers has Puchowski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Puchowski is trying to break the clinch but Thrillstompers has him pressed against the ropes.
Puchowski tries to break free but Thrillstompers pushes him back against the ropes.
Thrillstompers is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Puchowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Puchowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puchowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrillstompers.
Puchowski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ezekiel Puchowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puchowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thrillstompers.
Thrillstompers is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Puchowski misses with the combination.
Thrillstompers doesn't manage to clinch there - Puchowski circles away.
Puchowski misses with a kick to the body
and Thrillstompers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Puchowski's guard.
Puchowski wants to stand but Thrillstompers is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrillstompers trying to control the position from guard on top but Puchowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thrillstompers looking to pass the guard.
Thrillstompers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thrillstompers is looking for a kimura but Puchowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thrillstompers to get the leverage.
Thrillstompers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Puchowski defends it well.
Puchowski is looking to escape.
Thrillstompers is working for a kimura but Puchowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Puchowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thrillstompers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thrillstompers seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Puchowski is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Psycho Thrillstompers!
Psycho Thrillstompers decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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