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CCR 69 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skinner's entrance music is Slayer - Raining Blood. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Skinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Styles!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Styles does no damage.
Styles looks to land a combination but Skinner avoids it well.
Skinner throws a head kick but Styles moves out of range.
Nice shot by Styles.
Styles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skinner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Styles finds it's way round the side to connect with Skinner's head.
Skinner lands with a kick to the temple. Styles shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jason Styles has been cut.
Styles has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Styles fails to land with a series of punches.
Skinner throws a front kick that sends Styles stumbling back into the cage.
Skinner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Skinner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skinner throws a big shot that misses.
Styles swings for the body but Skinner moves out of range.
Skinner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Skinner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Styles swings for the body but Skinner moves out of range.
Styles tries to clinch there but Skinner circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Skinner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Styles misses with an uppercut
and Skinner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Styles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skinner has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner tries to land a knee to the head but Styles blocks with his arms.
Skinner manages to break the clinch.
Skinner moves into the clinch successfully.
Skinner gets through Styles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Styles wants to break free but Skinner has control.
Styles looking to slow down the pace here.
Skinner lands a body punch.
Skinner stalling.
Skinner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Skinner taking a breather.
Skinner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles blocks a body shot from Skinner.
A short right from Skinner on the inside.
Styles tries to break the clinch but Skinner is controlling the position.
Skinner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Skinner fails to land.
Skinner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Styles takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skinner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skinner digs a right hand into Styles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Styles's gas tank.
Styles wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skinner is working Styles over against the cage.
Skinner lands a body punch.
Skinner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skinner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Styles.
Styles looks winded!
A short uppercut from Skinner.
Skinner turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Skinner manages to end up in side control.
Skinner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Styles knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Skinner taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Skinner creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Styles sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skinner is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
An elbow from Skinner crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Skinner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Styles's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Styles slips a jab from Skinner.
Skinner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Styles moves away.
Skinner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Styles can do to turn this around?
Styles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skinner counters with a stiff right hand.
Styles misses with a head kick.
Skinner lands with a nice combination. Styles backs away looking to recover.
Styles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Skinner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Skinner shoots for a takedown but Styles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Styles misses with a double jab
and Skinner counters by clinching up.
Skinner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Skinner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles looking to slow down the pace here.
Skinner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skinner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Styles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Skinner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skinner lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Skinner scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Skinner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Skinner.
Skinner scores with a hook to the body.
Skinner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Styles is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skinner.
Skinner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Styles backwards.
Skinner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styles misses with a two punch combination.
Skinner tried to counter with a leg kick but Styles avoided it.
Styles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skinner counters with a crisp right that sends Styles to the canvas! Skinner follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Skinner!
During a confident post fight interview, Shawn Skinner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raja Ohri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohri comes to the cage accompanied by The Next Episode. Raja Ohri had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Leonidas Sparta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raja Ohri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonidas Sparta!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparta feints and as Ohri raises his hands in defense, Sparta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ohri seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sparta works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sparta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sparta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sparta performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparta trying to pass the guard but Ohri defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sparta in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ohri knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sparta seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sparta is working for a submission of some sort.
Sparta looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sparta is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ohri!
Sparta controlling from mount.
Sparta's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ohri is breathing heavily.
Sparta is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ohri can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sparta trying to control but Ohri is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ohri is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ohri and Sparta has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sparta tries for a kimura but Ohri is defending well.
Sparta has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sparta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sparta working for a submission but Ohri is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparta is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Sparta fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ohri sprawls well initially but Sparta persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sparta is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sparta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sparta working for a submission but Ohri is keeping him at bay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparta is looking to work his way around to Ohri's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Sparta moves to his opponent's back but Ohri bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Sparta.
Ohri is posturing up here but Sparta has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ohri tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ohri has to tap! Slick submission there by Sparta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonidas Sparta!
Post fight, Leonidas Sparta took to the microphone: 'THIS IS SPARTA!'.
The defeated Raja Ohri had this to say: 'I'll comeback and get a win next time!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Brown had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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205 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Brown.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Brown shrugs it off though.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Brown tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Brown back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johnson connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Brown covering up! Johnson comes in with a big uppercut and Brown goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anthony Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beckett Bellwether (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levon Minasian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellwether comes to the cage accompanied by John Lennon - Give Peace A Chance. Beckett Bellwether has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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246 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beckett Bellwether!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levon Minasian!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellwether lands with a kick to the ribs.
Minasian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bellwether throws a body shot but no joy.
Bellwether gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Minasian counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Minasian trying to control but Bellwether is working from the bottom.
Minasian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bellwether seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Minasian trying to control the position from guard on top but Bellwether is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bellwether looking for a sweep. Not yet Bellwether, not yet.
Minasian trying to control the position from guard on top but Bellwether is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellwether looking to hit a scissor sweep but Minasian is one step ahead there.
Bellwether avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian pushing down on Bellwether's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Minasian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Minasian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bellwether tries to kick Minasian off but Minasian keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bellwether is refusing to be controlled, as Minasian sits in half guard.
Minasian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bellwether is defending against the submission attempts here by Minasian.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minasian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bellwether keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Minasian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellwether is trying to stand.
Bellwether is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Minasian scores with a couple of nice shots.
Minasian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bellwether tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Minasian has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The referee warns Bellwether that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bellwether is trying to stand.
Minasian working the ground and pound effectively.
Bellwether regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellwether is trying to maintain the position but Minasian is very close to passing his half guard.
Bellwether on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bellwether has hold of Minasian's hands but Minasian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bellwether works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bellwether looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Minasian wants to control from the top but Bellwether keeps moving.
Minasian wants to pass the guard but Bellwether is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Minasian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Minasian prevents Bellwether from getting back to his feet.
Minasian throwing strikes from guard but Bellwether blocks nicely.
Minasian seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Minasian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Minasian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Minasian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bellwether working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levon Minasian 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.
Bellwether throws a sloppy head kick and Minasian moves out of range easily.
Minasian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bellwether is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bellwether lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Minasian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Minasian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bellwether throws a right and a left that Minasian avoids nicely.
Bellwether misses with a wild combination.
Bellwether scores with a head kick. Minasian tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Minasian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellwether closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Minasian to the mat! Minasian manages to get full guard.
Minasian wants to sweep but no luck.
Bellwether wants to control from the top but Minasian keeps moving.
Bellwether engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Minasian wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bellwether pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minasian is keeping the position for now.
Bellwether wants to control from the top but Minasian keeps moving.
Minasian lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bellwether wants to stand and escape but Minasian is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Minasian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bellwether keeping moving, preventing Minasian from controlling successfully.
Minasian works over Bellwether with some ground and pound from guard.
Minasian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bellwether is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Minasian is controlling him.
Minasian throws a big elbow that misses.
Minasian working some strikes from top position.
Minasian trying to control but Bellwether is working from the bottom.
Minasian controlling from the top position.
Bellwether is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian landing some decent shots from guard.
Minasian stands up over Bellwether, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Minasian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Minasian with a nice head shot there.
Bellwether wants to stand and escape but Minasian is having none of it.
Minasian postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bellwether looking to hit a scissor sweep but Minasian is one step ahead there.
Minasian wants to control from the top but Bellwether keeps moving.
Bellwether avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minasian wants to control from the top but Bellwether keeps moving.
Minasian working some strikes from top position.
Minasian trying to control the position from guard on top but Bellwether is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minasian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bellwether is keeping the position for now.
Minasian pushes down on Bellwether's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bellwether is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minasian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Levon Minasian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Minasian avoids the head kick by Bellwether.
Minasian tries to close the distance and clinch but Bellwether swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bellwether loads up on a big right hand but Minasian slips the punch.
Bellwether moves out of range as Minasian strikes.
Bellwether tried to counter with a leg kick but Minasian avoided it.
Minasian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bellwether's waist but Bellwether gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Minasian off to one side.
Minasian tries to clinch but Bellwether is having none of it.
Minasian slips a straight right by Bellwether.
Minasian tries to clinch there but Bellwether circles away.
Bellwether dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Minasian. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Bellwether as Minasian shoots in.
Minasian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bellwether to score with a decent uppercut.
Minasian thows a leg kick but Bellwether checks it
and Bellwether counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bellwether fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Minasian sprawls well initially but Bellwether persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian is trying to maintain the position but Bellwether is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bellwether seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bellwether wants to work for an arm triangle but Minasian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Minasian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Bellwether is going to stand back up.
Minasian is looking to control Bellwether's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Minasian avoid being mounted?
Minasian has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bellwether wants to work for an arm triangle but Minasian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Beckett Bellwether has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Minasian tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bellwether has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Minasian defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bellwether.
Bellwether prevents Minasian from getting the reversal.
Minasian tries to lock up and control but Bellwether gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Minasian is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bellwether is working for a guillotine from mount but Minasian frees his head quite easily.
Bellwether prevents Minasian from getting the reversal.
Levon Minasian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian regains half guard.
Minasian moves into full guard.
Bellwether being controlled here momentarily.
Bellwether tries to free his leg and advance position but Minasian is retaining full guard.
Bellwether throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Minasian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bellwether being controlled here momentarily.
Levon Minasian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Minasian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Minasian has his hands on Bellwether's head, controlling the position.
Minasian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Minasian takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bellwether is trying to stand back up but Minasian is controlling him
Minasian takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bellwether is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beckett Bellwether showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Minasian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levon Minasian!
A very excited looking Levon Minasian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Beckett Bellwether spoke after the fight, saying 'The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Houston Nutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston Nutt had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Jeff Roberts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Houston Nutt's chin.
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160 lbs
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28
154 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Houston Nutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Jeff Roberts has been cut.
Roberts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roberts shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nutt is trying to defend but Roberts finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nutt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Roberts.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roberts is in close to Nutt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nutt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Nutt is adopting a defensive guard.
Roberts is looking to work some ground and pound but Nutt has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control but Nutt is working from the bottom.
Roberts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nutt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nutt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nutt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Nutt blocks nicely.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nutt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Nutt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Nutt.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nutt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roberts takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nutt thumps Roberts with a low kick.
Nutt tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nutt feints and then cracks Roberts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roberts down.
Nutt connects with a jab.
Nutt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roberts counters with a shoot takedown. Nutt fights it but they end up in guard.
Roberts working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nutt is rocked!
Roberts loads up on a big left hand. Nutt felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Roberts looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Nutt can't hide his disappointment, as Roberts celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Roberts!
An out of breath Jeff Roberts 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonthan Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Misterioso Damballah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry comes into the arena with hit em up blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonthan Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry moves into range and clinches up with Damballah.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Damballah avoids the damage to the body.
Henry working Damballah over with knees to the body.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Damballah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damballah lands with a light punch inside.
Damballah has Henry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henry wants the takedown. Damballah is fighting it off but Henry persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Damballah's guard against the cage.
Henry prevents Damballah from getting back to his feet.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Damballah blocks nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Henry stops Damballah from standing up.
Henry 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.
Henry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Damballah wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Damballah is not content to let Henry control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Damballah pushes Henry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Henry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is looking to take a break and control but Damballah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We've been hearing that Henry has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Damballah is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Henry asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Henry throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Damballah told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Damballah is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Henry is controlling him well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Henry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Damballah is working to avoid the ground and pound but Henry connects with a decent elbow.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
Henry tries to move to mount but Damballah blocks the move with his legs.
Henry is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damballah takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Damballah tries to escape but Henry is in control.
Henry is chipping away with strikes.
Henry wants to control but Damballah is keeping him busy.
Damballah is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Henry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Damballah some visible discomfort.
Henry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Henry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Damballah to see if he's OK.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Henry drags him back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry scores with a couple of short elbows.
Henry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Henry in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Henry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Damballah is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damballah tries to escape but Henry is in control.
Henry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Damballah sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Henry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Henry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
Henry controlling the position.
Henry scores with a couple of short elbows.
The strikes coming from Henry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Henry postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Damballah is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Henry asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Damballah explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Damballah throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Damballah shows good takedown defense.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Henry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henry moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry .
Henry lands an uppercut.
Damballah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damballah avoids it.
Damballah throws a head punch that misses.
Damballah tries to score a body lock takedown but Henry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Henry prevents the takedown attempt.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Damballah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Damballah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damballah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Damballah pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damballah wants a takedown but no success here.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Henry .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonthan Henry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damballah as he jumps to the side.
Damballah throws a counter combo.
Damballah moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jonthan Henry has been cut.
A combination from Damballah does no damage.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Henry wants to clinch.
Damballah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Damballah manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Henry controlling from the top position.
Damballah wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damballah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damballah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henry prevents it.
Damballah is working for takedown but Henry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Damballah pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Henry .
Henry tries to work over Damballah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damballah has a couple of punches blocked by Henry .
Damballah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damballah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Damballah tries to pull guard but Henry holds him up against the cage and eventually Damballah drops back down to his feet.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Misterioso Damballah.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Henry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damballah's defenses.
Damballah managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
A nice left hand lands by Damballah.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah lands a left hand.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Damballah's takedown attempt.
Henry tries for a takedown but Damballah manages to get underhooks.
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henry 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henry is trying to drag Damballah to the mat but Damballah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damballah lands with a light punch inside.
Henry is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Damballah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Damballah is trying to trip Henry . He has hold of a leg but Henry is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Damballah persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Damballah is one step ahead there.
Henry controlling Damballah's posture.
Damballah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damballah throwing strikes but missing.
Damballah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damballah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damballah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Damballah's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damballah.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry trying to control the position here.
Damballah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Henry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
El Misterioso Damballah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Damballah circles away.
Despite the aggression on Damballah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damballah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Henry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Damballah unleashes a big counter combination but Henry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from Damballah. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Henry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
Damballah throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Damballah scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damballah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry .
Damballah throws a series of strikes that have Henry backpedaling.
Damballah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damballah lands a nice shot that snaps Henry 's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Misterioso Damballah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonthan Henry 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Damballah misses with the combination.
Henry is looking to clinch but Damballah is avoiding it.
Henry tries to clinch up but Damballah circles away and keeps his distance.
Damballah swinging wildly here.
Damballah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Henry wants to clinch up but Damballah keeps it at a distance.
Damballah slaps away a takedown attempt from Henry , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Damballah is looking for the big counter here.
Damballah misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Damballah.
Damballah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damballah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Damballah misses with a double jab.
Henry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Damballah sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henry somewhat.
Damballah lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damballah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonthan Henry . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Damballah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Damballah.
Damballah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henry .
Henry clinches.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damballah misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry .
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Damballah controls his hands.
A short right from Damballah.
Damballah avoids a wild elbow strike from Henry .
Damballah blocks an elbow strike from Henry .
Damballah lands an uppercut.
Damballah lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Damballah's takedown attempt.
Henry trying to land knees to the body.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Damballah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damballah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Damballah tries for a takedown. No joy.
Henry is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice left hand lands by Damballah.
Damballah swings wildly with an uppercut but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damballah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Damballah blocks with his arms.
Damballah ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Damballah no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Henry won't allow Damballah to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damballah has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Henry off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Damballah misses.
Henry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damballah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry goes for a double leg but Damballah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Damballah continues to drive forward.
Despite the aggression on Damballah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Henry takes one to the chin there.
Damballah looks to land a combination. Henry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damballah misses with a few strikes there.
Damballah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Damballah!
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Damballah tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Damballah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Damballah's waist but Damballah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henry off to one side.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Damballah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Damballah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damballah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Damballah.
A combination from Damballah does no damage.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damballah.
Henry takes the fight into the clinch.
Henry has Damballah pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damballah manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damballah is defending well for now.
Damballah tries to score a body lock takedown but Henry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Damballah prevents the takedown attempt.
Damballah lands with a right to the head.
Henry looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Damballah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Damballah misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Damballah.
Damballah lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Misterioso Damballah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Damballah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Misterioso Damballah!
El Misterioso Damballah thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ante Pavelic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Psirico - Lepo Lepo. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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274 lbs
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280 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flavio Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Pavelic!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Pavelic.
Pavelic misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pavelic.
Nascimento misses with a right hand
and Pavelic counters with a straight right hand.
Pavelic takes one on the button.
Nascimento slips a jab from Pavelic.
Pavelic cracks the inside of Nascimento's front leg.
Pavelic tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Pavelic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Nascimento as he checks the leg kick.
Pavelic misses with a head kick.
Nascimento avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pavelic ducks right into an uppercut from Nascimento.
Pavelic misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Nascimento misses the target.
Pavelic throws the left hand but Nascimento avoids the punch easily.
Nascimento jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavelic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nascimento cracks Pavelic with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nascimento has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pavelic to stand back up!
It looks like Ante Pavelic has been cut.
That kick from Pavelic tenderised Nascimento's leg. Nascimento is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pavelic is rocked!
Pavelic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nascimento counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Flavio Nascimento!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ante Gotovina (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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32
192 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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23
203 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleijma Tudekiks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Gotovina!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotovina throws a solid leg kick but Tudekiks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gotovina.
Tudekiks misses with a wild combination.
Gotovina shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tudekiks napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gotovina is working Tudekiks over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gotovina wants to control but Tudekiks is keeping him busy.
Tudekiks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gotovina on the ground.
Tudekiks is pushing Gotovina's head away, looking to escape. Gotovina manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gotovina in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tudekiks wants to get back to his feet.
Gotovina lands some shots froms side control.
Tudekiks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tudekiks explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tudekiks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudekiks defending well as Gotovina loads up on a big left hand.
Tudekiks misses with a looping right.
Gotovina throws a front kick aimed at Tudekiks's knee but Tudekiks avoids it well.
Tudekiks is looking for a counter combo.
Gotovina has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tudekiks finds it's way round the side to connect with Gotovina's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gotovina has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gotovina shoots in and drives through. Tudekiks sprawls well.
Tudekiks throws out a leg kick but Gotovina moves out of range and Tudekiks only half commits.
Gotovina goes for a double leg but Tudekiks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tudekiks continues to drive forward.
Gotovina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tudekiks.
Gotovina wants to counter the offense by Tudekiks and move into the clinch position.
Tudekiks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tudekiks lands a nice looking body shot.
Gotovina fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tudekiks.
Tudekiks throws a right and a left that Gotovina avoids nicely.
Tudekiks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gotovina throws a body shot but no joy.
Tudekiks closes the distance and clinches.
Tudekiks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
Tudekiks blocking some punches.
Gotovina is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tudekiks is defending well.
Suleijma Tudekiks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ante Gotovina.
Gotovina changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tudekiks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gotovina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tudekiks tries to avoid it but Gotovina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tudekiks to the ground. Tudekiks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gotovina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tudekiks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tudekiks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gotovina can pounce on him.
Tudekiks scores with a hook to the body. Gotovina takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tudekiks throws a body punch but Gotovina moves out of range.
Gotovina forces Tudekiks back against the cage and clinches.
Tudekiks tries to land a knee to the head but Gotovina blocks with his arms.
Tudekiks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gotovina shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tudekiks manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotovina is working Tudekiks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tudekiks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tudekiks wants to stand and escape but Gotovina is having none of it.
Gotovina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gotovina stops Tudekiks from standing up.
Gotovina distracts Tudekiks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gotovina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gotovina stands up over Tudekiks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gotovina 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.
Gotovina chips away with some ground and pound.
Tudekiks has momentary wrist control but Gotovina slips an elbow through the middle.
Tudekiks wants to stand and escape but Gotovina is having none of it.
Gotovina lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gotovina scoring with some ground and pound.
Gotovina postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gotovina is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks keeping full guard, as Gotovina tries to pass.
Gotovina is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tudekiks is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gotovina's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Tudekiks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gotovina gets to his feet and stands over Tudekiks, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Tudekiks felt that one! Gotovina unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Tudekiks from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ante Gotovina!
A very excited looking Ante Gotovina made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Colombu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nidhish Dhillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhillon has chosen Sweet Victory as his entrance music. Nidhish Dhillon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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32
215 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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28
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Colombu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nidhish Dhillon!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhillon lands a leg kick that knocks Colombu off balance momentarily.
Colombu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dhillon quickly recovers to half guard.
Colombu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Colombu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Colombu wants to control but Dhillon is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colombu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colombu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Colombu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Colombu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Colombu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dhillon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Colombu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Colombu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Colombu stops Dhillon from getting back to his feet.
Colombu working over Dhillon with some ground and pound. Dhillon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dhillon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Colombu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dhillon is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colombu is taking a breather. Dhillon 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Colombu lands a nice short elbow.
Dhillon is still in real trouble! Can Colombu finish him?
Colombu 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.
Colombu lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Dhillon quite badly. Dhillon pulls Colombu in close trying to recover. Colombu postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Dhillon on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Dhillon doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Colombu!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Joe Colombu made sure he mentioned Machiavelli Boutique, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Nidhish Dhillon stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back...'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aspen Springfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Maciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Springfield comes to the cage accompanied by The Traditional Fools - Street Surfin'. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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22
170 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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22
165 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
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Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aspen Springfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Maciel!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springfield fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maciel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Springfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Springfield half committed to a counter leg kick.
Maciel shoots for a takedown but Springfield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Springfield - that will leave a mark!
Springfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Springfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Maciel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Springfield lands a high kick!
Springfield cracks Maciel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Springfield.
Maciel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Maciel backs away, Springfield returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Springfield lands a head kick. Maciel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Springfield can pounce on him.
Aspen Springfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Springfield throws out a loose jab but Maciel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Springfield changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maciel tries to avoid it but Springfield manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maciel to the ground. Maciel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maciel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Springfield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maciel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Springfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maciel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maciel moves away from the strike by Springfield.
Maciel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Springfield stuffs the takedown.
Springfield misses with the body kick
and Maciel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Springfield seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Maciel throws a sloppy strike and Springfield has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Maciel is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Springfield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aspen Springfield!
Aspen Springfield retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Aspen Springfield thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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