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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joel Hamster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janhino Suerto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suerto has chosen 50 Cent-Ready For War (Remix) as his entrance music. Joel Hamster is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joel Hamster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janhino Suerto!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamster dips to his left and cracks Suerto with an uppercut!
Suerto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hamster defends it nicely.
Hamster has Suerto up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hamster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Hamster.
Suerto prevents Hamster from breaking the clinch.
Hamster leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hamster breaks from the clinch.
Hamster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suerto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamster.
Hamster just misses with a punch to the body.
Hamster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suerto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Hamster both land. Nice combination.
Suerto avoids the body shot from Hamster.
Suerto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamster but Hamster pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Suerto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Suerto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Suerto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamster clinches up with Suerto and pushes him back against the cage.
Suerto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hamster pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joel Hamster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janhino Suerto.
Suerto misses with a combination
and Hamster counters with a series of strikes. Suerto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Suerto is rocked!
It looks like Janhino Suerto has been cut.
Hamster throws an overhand right that drops Suerto like a sack of potatoes! Hamster dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Hamster!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Victor Bresciani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Granada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bresciani kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Soulja Boy - Crank That (rock remix). Carlos Victor Bresciani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Victor Bresciani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Granada!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granada wants to clinch up but Bresciani keeps it at a distance.
Bresciani tries a head kick but it misses.
Bresciani closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bresciani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Granada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bresciani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granada gets a takedown into half guard.
Granada perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bresciani is looking to improve his position.
Granada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Granada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granada tries to pass to full mount but Bresciani defends it.
Granada prevents Bresciani from improving his position.
Granada trying to mount his opponent but Bresciani defends it.
Granada works his way into side control.
Granada is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bresciani knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Granada is putting a hurting on Bresciani here, landing some big shots from side control.
Granada tries for a kimura but Bresciani is defending well.
Granada working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresciani tries to buck Granada off but Granada is having none of it.
Granada tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Granada tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Granada scores with punches from side control.
Granada has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granada is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bresciani is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Granada controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresciani is looking to reverse the position.
Granada is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bresciani knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bresciani is breathing heavily.
Bresciani is letting Granada control him for a moment.
Granada working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Granada has hold of Bresciani's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bresciani seems comfortable defending it but Granada has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bresciani is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bresciani is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Granada couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joao Granada!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Matarzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Caceres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Matarzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Caceres!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caceres gets the takedown into side control.
Caceres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caceres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Caceres controlling from side mount.
Matarzo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Caceres is looking to advance position but Matarzo won't allow it.
Matarzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Caceres connects with a nice short shot to Matarzo's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caceres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matarzo keeps working.
Matarzo tries to get to full guard but Caceres has control of the leg.
Matarzo is trying to control but can't.
Caceres wants to free his trapped foot but Matarzo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matarzo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Caceres counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Matarzo moves into full guard.
Matarzo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Caceres manages to get himself to full guard.
Caceres keeping moving, preventing Matarzo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matarzo is really struggling to control Caceres but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Matarzo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Caceres is proving hard to escape from.
Matarzo content to stall in guard here.
Caceres keeping moving, preventing Matarzo from controlling successfully.
Caceres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matarzo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Caceres is looking to stand up but Matarzo isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matarzo closes the distance and pushes Caceres back into the cage.
Matarzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matarzo breaks the clinch.
Matarzo throws a series of punches but Caceres avoids them all with ease.
Matarzo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caceres ducks right into an uppercut from Matarzo.
Caceres is rocked!
Caceres dodges the punch combination from Matarzo.
Matarzo drops Caceres with a left right combo! Matarzo follows him down to the ground into side control.
Caceres is still in real trouble! Can Matarzo finish him?
Caceres tries to buck Matarzo off but Matarzo is having none of it.
Caceres seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Caceres's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caceres looks gassed!
Matarzo controls the position.
Matarzo trying to control the action but Caceres is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caceres is trying to improve his position.
Matarzo trying to control the action but Caceres is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Matarzo drops Caceres with a left right combo! Matarzo follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Pablo Caceres has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matarzo is staying tight to Caceres's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Matarzo decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Matarzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Caceres's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matarzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Caceres shoots in for a takedown but Matarzo shows good takedown defense.
Caceres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matarzo is fending him off so far but Caceres persists. Nope, Matarzo circles away and we're back to standing.
Caceres looks for a takedown but Matarzo sprawls well.
Bruno Matarzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Caceres.
Matarzo lands a left and a right that sends Caceres crashing to the canvas! Matarzo dives into mount looking to finish!
Matarzo looking to control but Caceres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matarzo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Caceres is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matarzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Caceres is looking to escape.
Matarzo controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Bruno Matarzo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Caceres dives in and grabs Matarzo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matarzo pushes down on Caceres's head and hops out.
Caceres shoots in but Matarzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Caceres doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matarzo lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Caceres sprawling to the canvas. Matarzo follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Caceres hang on?
Matarzo trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caceres pushes Matarzo off looking to stand but Matarzo dives back in and keeps control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Caceres is refusing to be controlled, as Matarzo sits in half guard.
Matarzo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruno Matarzo.
Matarzo scores with a three punch combo!
Matarzo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caceres sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matarzo somewhat.
Matarzo lands with a cross.
Matarzo lands a jab to Caceres's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matarzo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matarzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matarzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matarzo lands a head shot.
Matarzo lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Matarzo clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matarzo.
Nice body punch from Matarzo - that landed with a thud.
Matarzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matarzo stalling against the cage.
Matarzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruno Matarzo is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matarzo lands with an overhand left.
Matarzo connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Matarzo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Caceres's cut.
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!
Matarzo throws a series of punches but Caceres moves out of range.
Matarzo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Caceres decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Matarzo's guard.
Matarzo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Caceres is trying to force a seperation but Matarzo has the dominant position.
Caceres jumps guard but Matarzo stands there with Caceres around his waist. Caceres gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matarzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matarzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matarzo has Caceres pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Matarzo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Caceres drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matarzo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Caceres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Matarzo.
Caceres being controlled against the cage.
Matarzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matarzo.
Matarzo manages to break the clinch.
Caceres defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matarzo.
Matarzo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matarzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matarzo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Matarzo duly obliges.
Matarzo moves into range and clinches up with Caceres.
Matarzo breaks from the clinch.
Matarzo cracks Caceres with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matarzo leaves Caceres with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bruno Matarzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Caceres.
Matarzo's corner calls for a 1-2. Matarzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Caceres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Caceres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matarzo swivels and escapes.
Matarzo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Caceres tries to avoid it but Matarzo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Caceres to the ground. Caceres escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Caceres misses with a takedown
and Matarzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Caceres shoots in for a takedown but Matarzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matarzo cracks Caceres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matarzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Caceres takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caceres takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matarzo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caceres on the side of the head.
Matarzo clinches with his opponent.
Matarzo cracks Caceres with a nice body shot.
Matarzo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matarzo manages to break the clinch.
Matarzo works over Caceres's head and body with a nice combination.
Matarzo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matarzo scores with a nice head shot.
Matarzo throws a series of strikes that have Caceres backpedaling.
Caceres has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Caceres wants to clinch
and Matarzo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Caceres tries to break the clinch but Matarzo is controlling the position.
Matarzo is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matarzo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matarzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matarzo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caceres is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matarzo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bruno Matarzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matarzo lands a body shot.
Caceres letting Matarzo take a breather here.
Caceres swings wildly with an uppercut but Matarzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matarzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matarzo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matarzo with a jab.
Matarzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Matarzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pablo Caceres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matarzo has closed the distance and engaged Caceres in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Matarzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matarzo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Matarzo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matti Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreira has chosen Samba de janeiro - bellini as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matti Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuusela blocks a head kick by Moreira.
Decent striking displayed by Moreira there.
It looks like Matti Kuusela has been cut.
Moreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Felipe Moreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreira throws a sloppy head kick and Kuusela moves out of range easily.
Kuusela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuusela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moreira circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuusela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moreira.
Moreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moreira slips under a jab from Kuusela.
A head kick misses from Moreira.
Moreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuusela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Moreira misses.
Kuusela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuusela tests Moreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuusela misses with a hook. Moreira ducked under it nicely.
Moreira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moreira misses with a head kick.
Kuusela just misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira throws a head kick but Kuusela moves out of range.
Kuusela fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moreira sprawls well initially but Kuusela persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Moreira regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kuusela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moreira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuusela.
Moreira has momentary wrist control but Kuusela slips an elbow through the middle.
Kuusela throws a big right hand that misses.
Moreira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuusela.
Kuusela prevents Moreira from getting back to his feet.
Kuusela tries to free his leg and advance position but Moreira is retaining full guard.
Moreira wants to stand but Kuusela is controlling the position.
Kuusela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kuusela throws a big right hand that misses.
Kuusela throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moreira scores with a head kick.
Moreira misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kuusela!
Moreira misses with a head kick.
Moreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Moreira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuusela lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kuusela.
Moreira lunges at Kuusela with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuusela's hand.
Kuusela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moreira's sensitive parts.
Moreira throws a sloppy head kick and Kuusela moves out of range easily.
Kuusela staying out of range there.
Kuusela changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moreira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela working the strikes but Moreira uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kuusela throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kuusela lands a nice short elbow.
Kuusela looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moreira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kuusela stops Moreira from getting back to his feet.
Moreira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuusela.
Kuusela is trying to work for a kimura but Moreira is defending well.
Kuusela is keen to just control but Moreira is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kuusela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moreira's head.
Kuusela controlling the action here.
Kuusela is working for a kimura but Moreira is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kuusela throws and low kick but Moreira moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felipe Moreira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matti Kuusela's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moreira throws a sloppy head kick and Kuusela moves out of range easily.
Moreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kuusela fails to land with a series of punches.
Whack! Moreira lands a heavy head kick that drops Kuusela. The ref tackles Moreira to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Kuusela was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Felipe Moreira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ben wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Magalhaes's choice of entrance music: Last Of The Mohicans Soundtrack. Marcello Magalhaes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, ben wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcello Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wells fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magalhaes has a takedown stuffed.
Magalhaes tries to clinch but wells moves out of range.
wells closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Magalhaes to the mat! Magalhaes manages to get full guard.
Magalhaes wants to sweep but no luck.
wells working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
wells is working Magalhaes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Magalhaes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst wells is controlling him.
wells content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
wells trying to control but Magalhaes is working from the bottom.
Magalhaes keeping full guard, as wells tries to pass.
wells wants to control from the top but Magalhaes keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
wells stands up over Magalhaes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Magalhaes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
wells regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes is looking to stand up but wells won't let him.
Magalhaes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. wells is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as wells holds on and takes a little breather.
wells lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Magalhaes!
wells landing shots from mount.
Magalhaes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Magalhaes is trying to stand up.
Magalhaes looks gassed!
wells working Magalhaes over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
wells landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by wells.
wells lands a heavy elbow.
wells looking to control but Magalhaes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magalhaes is trying to escape the mount.
Magalhaes is in a horrible position here. wells smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
wells dominating with strikes here.
Magalhaes is rocked!
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!
wells drops a big elbow. That's hurt Magalhaes! More shots from wells and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ben wells!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shissi Aren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buford Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tannen has chosen 1885 Theme as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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218 lbs
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215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shissi Aren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buford Tannen!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tannen circles away.
Aren walks into a jab.
Tannen takes a swing at Aren's ribcage but misses.
Aren tries to bum rush Tannen with a series of wild strikes but Tannen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tannen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aren avoids the body shot from Tannen.
A big right from Tannen misses.
Tannen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tannen.
Tannen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tannen digs a good hook to Aren's body.
Tannen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aren moves in looking to clinch but Tannen pushes him off.
Tannen misses with a wild body shot.
Tannen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aren's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tannen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen misses with a wild body shot.
Aren moves away from the strike by Tannen.
Aren tries to clinch up but Tannen circles away and keeps his distance.
Aren misses with a double jab
and Tannen counters with a left to the body.
Aren is breathing heavily.
Tannen lands a right hook to the body.
Tannen lunges at Aren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aren's hand.
Tannen cracks Aren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tannen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Tannen lands a body shot.
Tannen lands a body shot.
Aren takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tannen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aren had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tannen tries to bum rush Aren with a series of wild strikes but Aren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tannen misses with the combination.
Aren has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tannen.
Aren is rocked!
Tannen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tannen catches Aren with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Aren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aren seems to have got his legs back now.
Buford Tannen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tannen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aren at a distance.
Tannen lands an overhand right.
Tannen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tannen lands with a nice body punch.
Tannen lands a nice hook to Aren's body. Aren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tannen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Tannen as he connects with a hook.
Tannen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aren rather than just go for the knockout.
Aren on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannen scores with a one two! Aren had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tannen throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Aren colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Tannen as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Aren is left battered and dazed whilst Tannen and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buford Tannen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ola Afolabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fejha Kurko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ola Afolabi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ola Afolabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fejha Kurko!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Afolabi is trying to defend but Kurko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Afolabi is looking to control Kurko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Afolabi avoid being mounted?
Afolabi keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Afolabi is trying to stand back up but Kurko is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolabi tries to get to full guard but Kurko has control of the leg.
Afolabi wants to control but Kurko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kurko in particular looking to stall.
Afolabi is looking to escape.
Kurko is trying to control the action in half guard but Afolabi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Afolabi wants to stand back up but Kurko manages to pass into side control.
That's two 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.
Afolabi is looking to regain half guard here but Kurko keeps moving and retains side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Afolabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurko moves away.
Ola Afolabi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Afolabi misses with an uppercut.
Kurko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Afolabi is looking to escape.
Kurko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi pushes Kurko off but Kurko dives into side control.
Afolabi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kurko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kurko working the ground and pound but Afolabi is defending the strikes.
Afolabi tries to bench press Kurko off him but Kurko keeps the position.
What's Afolabi going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Afolabi wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Afolabi looks to throw the jab but Kurko is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Afolabi. Kurko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ola Afolabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Afolabi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kurko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Afolabi defends it nicely.
Afolabi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Afolabi wants to land a leg kick but Kurko is out of range.
Kurko fails with the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Afolabi.
Afolabi misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fejha Kurko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kurko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Afolabi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Afolabi is on top in guard.
Kurko keeping full guard, as Afolabi tries to pass.
Afolabi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolabi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Afolabi stops Kurko from standing up.
Kurko is wriggling around but Afolabi manages to pass to half guard.
Kurko is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Afolabi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurko keeps working.
Afolabi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two 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.
Afolabi moves nicely into side control.
Afolabi trying to control the action but Kurko is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Afolabi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Afolabi prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurko is pushing Afolabi's head away, looking to escape. Afolabi manages to hold on to the position though.
Afolabi trying to control the position but Kurko is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ola Afolabi.
Afolabi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Afolabi wants it to stay on the feet.
Afolabi just misses with a punch to the body.
Afolabi stuffs the takedown.
Kurko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Afolabi defends it nicely.
Ola Afolabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fejha Kurko.
Afolabi throws a right hand that Kurko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurko also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Afolabi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Afolabi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Afolabi lands a nice hook to Kurko's body. Kurko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Afolabi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Fejha Kurko has been cut.
Ola Afolabi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Afolabi jabs at Kurko's body.
Afolabi swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kurko is defended easily by Afolabi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ola Afolabi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fejha Kurko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kurko closes the distance and clinches up with Afolabi, looking for a takedown. Kurko pushes Afolabi against the cage but Afolabi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kurko shoots in for a takedown but Afolabi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Afolabi scores with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kurko.
Afolabi tries to bench press Kurko off him but Kurko keeps the position.
Afolabi is trying to buck Kurko off.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolabi tries to buck Kurko off but Kurko is having none of it.
Afolabi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kurko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Afolabi is looking for a sweep.
Afolabi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Afolabi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Afolabi lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kurko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Afolabi's waist but Afolabi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kurko off to one side.
Ola Afolabi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fejha Kurko.
Afolabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurko moves away.
Afolabi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kurko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice shot lands for Afolabi.
Afolabi misses with a two punch combination.
Kurko closes the distance and clinches up with Afolabi, looking for a takedown. Kurko pushes Afolabi against the cage but Afolabi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kurko dodges the punch combination from Afolabi.
Afolabi connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi misses with the combination.
Kurko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Afolabi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Afolabi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kurko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Afolabi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Afolabi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Afolabi. Kurko shrugs it off though.
Kurko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Afolabi throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi throws a front kick aimed at Kurko's knee but Kurko avoids it well.
Kurko avoids the body shot from Afolabi.
Afolabi throws a body punch but Kurko moves out of range.
Kurko avoids the body shot from Afolabi.
Kurko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurko shoots in but Afolabi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Afolabi lunges at Kurko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kurko's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Afolabi lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Afolabi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurko is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ola Afolabi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Afolabi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ola Afolabi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Game Breed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lin comes to the cage accompanied by Ontlogy. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Game Breed!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breed throws a good cross that connects.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lin.
Breed slips under a jab.
Lin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lin scores with a kick to the body.
Lin throws a leg kick but Breed moved away.
Lin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lin.
Lin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Breed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No joy there for Breed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lin tried to score with a low kick but Breed checks it.
Breed misses with a straight left.
That's two 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.
Lin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Lin.
Alberto Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from Lin lands but Breed takes it in his stride.
Lin slips under a jab from Breed.
Breed tests Lin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch but Breed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lin connects with a solid leg kick.
Lin is looking to chop away at Breed's legs.
Breed checks a leg kick nicely.
Breed moves out of range of the body kick from Lin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lin cracks the inside of Breed's front leg.
Lin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Breed throws out the jab.
Breed blocks a leg kick.
Lin misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Lin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Breed throws out a powerful jab.
Lin slips under a jab from Breed.
Breed takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lin throws a chopping leg kick but Breed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No joy there for Lin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin tries to clinch but Breed moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Breed.
Breed just misses with a punch to the body.
Lin misses with a body punch
and Breed counters with a one-two to the body.
A low kick from Lin is predictable there
and Breed counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Lin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin clinches but Breed breaks the clinch
and Breed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lin throws out a leg kick but Breed moves out of range and Lin only half commits.
Breed is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Breed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Breed misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Lin misses
letting Breed counter with a right hand.
Breed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lin closes the distance but Breed moves to the side
and Breed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lin throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin thumps Breed with a low kick.
Lin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alberto Lin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lin misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alberto Lin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lin throws a leg kick
and Breed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Breed misses with a hook. Lin ducked under it nicely.
Lin doesn't manage to clinch there - Breed circles away.
Breed keeps the fight on the outside.
Alberto Lin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lin misses with a head kick.
Lin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breed darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Breed tries to free his leg and advance position but Lin is retaining full guard.
Breed pushes down on Lin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Breed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breed with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Breed has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lin tries to roll over but Breed keeps him under control.
Breed looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lin is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breed trying to control from half guard but Lin is working away.
Breed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breed trying to mount his opponent but Lin defends it.
Breed controlling the action here.
Breed looks to land a strike but Lin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lin wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Breed manages to pass to side control.
Breed tries to pass to full mount but Lin defends it.
Game Breed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Breed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breed seems to be working for a kimura but Lin defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Game Breed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banner Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Gatez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Banner Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Link Gatez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatez throws a body punch but Bo moves out of range.
Bo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatez.
Gatez rushes Bo and presses him up against the cage.
Bo can't get the takedown.
Gatez misses with the head strike.
Gatez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gatez is pressed up against the cage. Bo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gatez down to the mat. Gatez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gatez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bo.
Gatez misses with a straight left.
Gatez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gatez misses the target.
Gatez misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Gatez.
Bo takes one to the chin there.
Gatez throws a shot from downtown. Bo moves away and avoids it.
Bo shoots for a double leg takedown but Gatez sprawls well. He's pushed Bo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Banner Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gatez prevents the takedown attempt.
Bo tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Gatez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gatez gets underhooks to prevent Bo's takedown attempt.
Gatez lands a shoulder strike.
Gatez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gatez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gatez scores with a shot to the side of Bo's head.
Bo is breathing heavily.
Gatez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bo backwards.
Gatez scores with a shot to the side of Bo's head.
Gatez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gatez.
Gatez scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bo is rocked!
Gatez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Bo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gatez pushes Bo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Gatez scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatez floors Bo with a big punch on the inside! Bo is trying to recover but Gatez dives into side control.
Gatez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gatez is putting a hurting on Bo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gatez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bo seems to have got his legs back now.
Gatez is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez scoring with punches and elbows.
Gatez working the ground and pound.
Gatez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bo, who protects the arm well.
Gatez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gatez off and has taken his back!
Bo is hanging on to Gatez's back as he tries to escape.
Gatez trying to control the hands but Bo won't let him.
Gatez tries to break free.
Bo doesn't have the hooks in and Gatez manages to turn into his guard.
Gatez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gatez defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo prevents Gatez from getting the reversal.
Bo has control of Gatez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gatez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gatez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gatez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gatez tries to hold on but Bo postures up.
Bo looking for a guillotine from mount but Gatez is having none of it.
Bo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gatez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gatez wants to control but Bo is having none of it.
Gatez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gatez wants to control but Bo is having none of it.
Bo working for a submission but Gatez is keeping him at bay.
Gatez wants to control but Bo is having none of it.
Gatez holds of for dear life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatez wants to control but Bo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Gatez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gatez lands a jab to Bo's midsection.
Gatez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatez.
Bo has a takedown stuffed.
Gatez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gatez wants it to stay on the feet.
Gatez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gatez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gatez lands with a right hand.
Banner Bo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gatez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bo somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Banner Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gatez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bo doesn't seem bothered though.
Gatez lands a head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gatez stuffs the takedown attempt from Bo. Bo gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Gatez finds it's way through Bo's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatez looks to land a combination but Bo avoids it well.
Bo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Gatez.
Gatez scores with a jab to the body.
Gatez scores with a jab. Bo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gatez throws a push kick but Bo slaps the foot to one side.
Bo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gatez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bo.
Gatez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gatez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gatez digs a good hook to Bo's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gatez.
Gatez lands a nice shot that snaps Bo's head back.
Gatez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Link Gatez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bo. Bo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatez dips to his left and cracks Bo with an uppercut!
Gatez catches Bo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gatez rushes Bo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gatez scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Gatez.
Gatez is working Bo over against the cage.
A short right from Gatez.
Gatez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A short left from Gatez.
Gatez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gatez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gatez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Link Gatez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gatez scores with a shot to the side of Bo's head.
Gatez scores with a shot to the side of Bo's head.
Gatez lands a nice uppercut.
Gatez lands a left hand.
Gatez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gatez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bo backwards.
A short right from Gatez on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gatez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gatez lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Gatez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gatez scores with a shoulder strike.
Gatez lands an uppercut that drops Bo! Gatez follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Gatez scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bo is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Gatez can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Link Gatez!
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