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RVT 4 - Charles vs Pettis II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Philips (ranked 3949 p4p, 149 weight class) and Bored Cheat (ranked 7667 p4p, 233 weight class). Bored Cheat will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bored Cheat!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cheat to the ground. Philips is now in Cheat's guard.
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.
Philips is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cheat has momentary wrist control but Philips slips an elbow through the middle.
Philips cracks Cheat with a solid left hand.
Philips slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Philips might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cheat throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Philips escapes and throws Cheat's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cheat taking a bit of punishment here - Philips scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philips scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cheat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Philips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cheat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Philips wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Philips landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cheat's shoulder. That is not cool.
Cheat is trying to work for a sweep but Philips has mounted him!
Philips 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.
Cheat is trying to escape the mount.
Cheat keeps trying to improve his position.
Philips lands a nice shot to the head.
Cheat in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Philips is landing with some decent strikes but Cheat is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Philips pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cheat tries to reverse the position but Philips maintains control.
Philips lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Philips.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips lands a big shot there that rocks Cheat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice elbow there by Philips.
Philips cracks Cheat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Philips in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cheat is looking to get to half guard.
Philips postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cheat looks a forlorn figure.
Philips lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cheat tries to reverse the position but Philips maintains control.
Philips punishing his opponent with strikes.
Philips punishing his opponent with strikes.
Philips controlling his opponent.
Philips looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cheat is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips looking to finish Cheat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cheat!
Cheat is trying to escape the mount.
Cheat takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cheat is looking to get to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cheat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Philips scoring with strikes but Cheat is staying in there.
Philips looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cheat is rocked!
Philips lands a big shot to the head and Cheat winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Phil Philips!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Philips (ranked 4266 p4p, 172 weight class) and Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 4809 p4p, 181 weight class). Ronald Philips has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronald Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cicero Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Philips misses.
Philips misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Philips manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Philips throws a body shot but no joy.
Philips misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Philips backs off Dos Santos throws a huge counter combo but Philips manages to avoid it all.
Philips misses the jab.
Philips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philips keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Philips was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Philips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Philips pushes him off.
Philips with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Philips.
Dos Santos drives through and clinches with Philips against the cage.
Philips gets underhooks to prevent Dos Santos's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips pushes Dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Philips scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Philips lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Philips stalling in the clinch.
Philips stalls.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Philips lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Philips lands with a left to the head.
Philips displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dos Santos up against the cage.
Philips stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ronald Philips.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Philips throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Philips throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Philips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Philips.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cicero Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Philips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos thinks about the counter body kick.
Dos Santos avoids the body shot from Philips.
Dos Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Philips moves out of range.
Philips scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Philips.
Sloppy strikes from Philips. Those never looked like landing.
Philips scores with a punch to the head.
Philips lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Philips moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Philips darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Philips is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Philips moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Philips.
Philips swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Philips moves out of range.
Philips has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Philips is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dos Santos to the mat. Dos Santos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Philips manages to get himself to full guard.
Dos Santos connects with a couple of short punches.
Philips is trying to control the position but Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Philips's head.
Dos Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Philips takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Philips is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos moves into full mount!
Dos Santos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dos Santos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Philips 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.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Philips.
Philips swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Philips blocks the body kick.
Philips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos misses with a looping right.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
letting Philips counter with a right hand.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
and Philips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips has closed the distance and engaged Dos Santos in a clinch.
Philips has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dos Santos clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philips trying to control momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dos Santos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dos Santos manages to get to full guard.
Dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Philips is one step ahead there.
Dos Santos has his feet on Philips's thighs here. He's pushed Philips off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Philips screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cicero Dos Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kile Philips (ranked 5562 p4p, 207 weight class) and Anthony Birchack (ranked 8009 p4p, 237 weight class). Anthony Birchack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kile Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Birchack!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Birchack circles away quickly and effectively.
Birchack with the counter takedown but Philips avoids it easily.
Philips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Birchack counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Philips has hold of Birchack's hands but Birchack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
It looks like Kile Philips has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Birchack looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Philips with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Philips knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Birchack on the ground.
Ground and pound from Birchack.
Ground and pound from Birchack.
Philips on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Birchack takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birchack is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Birchack frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Birchack prevents Philips from getting the reversal.
Birchack lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Birchack looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Philips is bucking up trying to escape but Birchack cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kile Philips's cut is getting worse.
Birchack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birchack landing shots from mount.
Philips is rocked!
Kile Philips's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kile Philips's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Birchack!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kile Jr Lll (ranked 4269 p4p, 173 weight class) and Leonard Rocambole (ranked 7129 p4p, 230 weight class). Rocambole has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Kile Jr Lll could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonard Rocambole's chin.
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kile Jr Lll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonard Rocambole!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocambole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rocambole looks winded!
Jr Lll lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice combination there by Jr Lll.
Jr Lll slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jr Lll scores with a decent looking hook.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rocambole has eaten all the pies!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Jr Lll has cracked Rocambole with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Jr Lll lands another huge swinging hook and Rocambole tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Rocambole, before Jr Lll can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kile Jr Lll!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kile Jr (ranked 3818 p4p, 158 weight class) and Lucas Medeiros (ranked 24883 p4p, 259 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lucas Medeiros enters the cage!
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kile Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Medeiros misses with a head kick.
Medeiros connects with an inside leg kick.
Lucas Medeiros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jr scores with a hook.
It looks like Lucas Medeiros has been cut.
Medeiros fails to land the takedown.
Medeiros closes the distance but Jr moves to the side
and Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Medeiros toppling to the canvas! Medeiros scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jr finish him?!
Medeiros is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medeiros closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jr counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kile Jr!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kile Jr Illl (ranked 4453 p4p, 176 weight class) and Paul Johnson (ranked 24150 p4p, 253 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kile Jr Illl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr Illl lands a left and a right that send Johnson crashing to the mat, dazed. Jr Illl thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Paul Johnson has been cut.
Jr Illl throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Johnson colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Jr Illl as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Johnson is left battered and dazed whilst Jr Illl and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kile Jr Illl!
An intense looking Kile Jr Illl took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You need to train bitch!! I am the BEST FIGHTER of the world!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Louise (ranked 3365 p4p, 118 weight class) and Jumping Rivers (ranked 23293 p4p, 264 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jumping Rivers was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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140 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olivier Louise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jumping Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louise misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Louise lands a body shot.
Rivers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Louise is working for takedown but Rivers is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rivers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louise misses with a combination
and Rivers counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Louise to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Rivers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jumping Rivers!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Philips (ranked 3051 p4p, 99 weight class) and Higor Pereira (ranked 7778 p4p, 231 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Philips!
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, Higor Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Philips.
Philips slaps away a takedown attempt from Pereira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Philips closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pereira circles away.
Philips feints and as Pereira raises his hands in defense, Philips changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pereira is looking to stand up but Philips isn't so interested in that idea.
Philips lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pereira throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philips 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.
Philips working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Philips accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Philips in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pereira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Philips with a nice head shot there.
Philips won't allow Pereira to get back to his feet.
Philips trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pereira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Philips tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pereira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Philips is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Philips is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pereira trying to control the action but Philips is working from the bottom.
Pereira controlling the position.
Philips is not content to let Pereira control the position.
Philips tries to bench press Pereira off him but Pereira keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Pereira is landing with some decent strikes but Philips is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Philips can't escape the position.
Philips wants to hold on but Pereira pushes him away.
Pereira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Philips can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira with a couple of short strikes.
Pereira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Philips?
Pereira prevents Philips from getting the reversal.
Pereira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Philips?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Philips is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira tries to control but Philips wriggling away.
Oh Philips is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Higor Pereira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pereira shoots in for a takedown but Philips shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Philips seems to have got his legs back now.
Philips feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Philips stops Pereira from standing up.
Philips slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Philips postures up and lands a big shot to Pereira's brow.
Philips won't allow Pereira to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira has momentary wrist control but Philips slips an elbow through the middle.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Philips from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pereira is looking to stand up but Philips isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Philips closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pereira has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Philips is on him like a limpet, forcing Pereira back against the cage.
Pereira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Philips walks away with a smile on his face. Pereira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pereira has a takedown stuffed.
Ryan Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Higor Pereira.
Pereira stuffs the takedown attempt from Philips. Philips gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryan Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips fails with a takedown attempt.
Pereira shoots in for a double leg but Philips sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Philips shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pereira as he avoids it easily.
Pereira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Philips shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Philips showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Higor Pereira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pereira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pereira is doing well to control the position and prevent Philips from advancing to side control.
Philips prevents Pereira from standing back up.
Pereira keeping hold of Philips's head, controlling as best he can.
Ground and pound from Philips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Philips is trying to control. Pereira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pereira tries to get to full guard but Philips has control of the leg.
Philips trying to control from half guard but Pereira is working away.
Pereira wants to get back to his feet.
Philips thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pereira's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira is trying to maintain the position but Philips is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Philips fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Philips dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Philips dives in and grabs Pereira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pereira pushes down on Philips's head and hops out.
Philips shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pereira has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Philips is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Philips has picked Pereira up - he's going for a ride! Philips dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pereira wants to stand back up but Philips manages to pass into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips works to advance to full mount. Pereira defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Philips landing punches.
Pereira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pereira is still trying to improve position.
Pereira tries to buck Philips off but he can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pereira wants to improve his position but Philips is controlling well.
Pereira is staying active underneath Philips, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pereira pushes Philips off looking to stand but Philips dives back in and keeps control.
Philips drops an elbow to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira is looking to escape.
Pereira is not content to let Philips control the position.
Philips working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to kick Philips off but Philips keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Philips looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Philips.
Philips working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Philips sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pereira defending well though.
Philips blocks the strikes from Pereira.
Pereira is refusing to be controlled, as Philips sits in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pereira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pereira lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is looking to work some ground and pound but Philips has wrist control.
Philips has an active guard here but Pereira has managed to pass into half guard.
Pereira trying to control the pace.
Philips looking for subs from the bottom but Pereira mounts him!
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.
Pereira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Philips is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira lands a heavy elbow.
Pereira with shots to the head and body - Philips looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Higor Pereira.
I think Pereira 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Higor Pereira!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rubens Charles (ranked 1402 p4p, 41 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 2080 p4p, 61 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
138 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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167 cm
34
143 lbs
24 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rubens Charles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pettis on his heels. He'll look to pass Pettis's guard now, I'm sure.
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.
Charles sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pettis has his foot on Charles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Charles works his way back into a safe position though.
Pettis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pettis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pettis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Charles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Charles is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Charles defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pettis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pettis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Charles passes into half guard.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Pettis looking for subs from the bottom but Charles mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Pettis prevents Charles from getting a body triangle.
Charles controls the position.
Pettis is in bad spot here.
Charles patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Pettis looking very determined here, making life difficult for Charles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pettis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pettis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pettis wants to improve his position but Charles is controlling well.
Pettis manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Pettis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pettis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Charles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis looking for subs off his back but Charles has passed one foot through into half guard.
Charles trying to pass the guard but Pettis defending well.
Pettis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pettis is looking to get back to full guard here but Charles has managed to pass to side control instead.
Pettis tries to bench press Charles off him but Charles keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charles shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pettis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pettis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Charles off and has taken his back!
Pettis goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Charles escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Charles not doing much here.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Pettis with the active half guard here but Charles passes nicely into side control.
Pettis gets back to half guard.
Pettis looking for a kimura from the bottom but Charles passes into side control!
Charles tries to advance to mount but Pettis denies him.
Rubens Charles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pettis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pettis prevents Charles from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles prevents Pettis from escaping the position.
Pettis tries to improve position but can't.
Pettis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Charles asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pettis is trying to get back to half guard.
Charles trying to control the position but Pettis is working away.
Pettis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pettis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pettis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pettis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Charles is working for a kimura but Pettis is defending it quite comfortably.
Charles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pettis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pettis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Charles slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pettis tries to bench press Charles off him but Charles keeps the position.
Pettis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Charles's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pettis looking for subs from the bottom but Charles mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles dominated that second 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.
Charles shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pettis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pettis is looking to regain half guard here but Charles keeps moving and retains side control.
Pettis bucks up and tries to throw Charles off but instead Charles has got his back!
Pettis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pettis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis looking for submissions off his back.
Pettis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charles moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Pettis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Charles off and has taken his back!
Pettis keeps control of the position as Charles tries to break free.
Pettis has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Charles trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Charles tries to break free.
Pettis is trying to stick to Charles's back but Charles is turning into Pettis. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pettis's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Charles.
Charles engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pettis is looking for a triangle here but Charles uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is looking for a sweep.
Pettis sneaks back into half guard.
Charles looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pettis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Charles tries to pass to full mount but Pettis defends it.
Pettis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Charles pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Charles has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pettis looking for submissions off his back.
Charles moves into full mount! Pettis won't be happy about that!
Pettis is trying to escape the mount.
Pettis regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pettis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pettis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Pettis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pettis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charles is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rubens Charles did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Charles scores with a takedown into Pettis's guard.
Pettis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Charles passes Pettis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis is looking to improve his position.
Pettis has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Charles escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Charles!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis tries to buck Charles off but Charles is having none of it.
Pettis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Charles's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Charles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pettis can do to turn this around?
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Pettis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Charles is controlling the pace.
Pettis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Charles controlling the pace.
Pettis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Charles is looking to take a break and control but Pettis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Charles prevents Pettis from improving his position.
Charles looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Charles shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pettis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pettis is wriggling around but Charles manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis actively working from the bottom here.
Pettis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Charles pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Charles in particular looking to stall.
Pettis looking for submissions off his back.
Charles is looking to advance position but Pettis won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pettis looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Charles pushes past his half guard into mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles had his way with Anthony Pettis in 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Charles drives through with a takedown into Pettis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pettis has his foot on Charles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Charles works his way back into a safe position though.
Pettis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Charles passes into half guard.
Pettis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Charles works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles prevents Pettis from getting the reversal.
Pettis has given up his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles keeps control of the position as Pettis tries to break free.
Charles trying to control momentarily.
Charles is hanging on to Pettis's back as he tries to escape.
Charles looking for the choke from the back.
Pettis is trying to get back to his feet but Charles has full control of the position and if anything, Pettis has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pettis tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis trying to get back to his feet but Charles is in full control for now.
Pettis manages to stand up with Charles still on his back. Eventually Charles drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Charles.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pettis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pettis tries to get to full guard but Charles has control of the leg.
Pettis looking for a kimura from the bottom but Charles passes into side control!
Pettis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Charles gets to mount! Pettis was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles prevents Pettis from getting the reversal.
Charles can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pettis is looking to escape.
Pettis is trying to escape the mount.
Pettis regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pettis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anthony Pettis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rubens Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charles tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pettis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubens Charles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubens Charles!
Rubens Charles retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Rubens Charles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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