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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Glover has chosen Sweet Like Chocolate by Shanks & Bigfoot as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Wayne Glover!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne Glover is just out of range.
Wayne Glover is looking to clinch but Gomes is avoiding it.
Gomes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomes lands with a nice body punch.
Wayne Glover tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Gomes to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like John Wayne Glover has been cut.
Gomes throws a left that rocks Wayne Glover and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Gomes dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Wayne Glover regain composure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne Glover is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gomes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wayne Glover can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gomes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wayne Glover doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomes circles away.
Gomes throws a jab when Wayne Glover was well out of range.
Gomes stuns Wayne Glover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wayne Glover tries to clinch there but Gomes circles away.
The fighters circling - Gomes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wayne Glover tries to clinch
and Gomes scores with a counter punch that sends Wayne Glover to the canvas! Gomes smells blood - he's punishing Wayne Glover with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Wayne Glover has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Gomes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ben wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PJ Rawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue 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
11 - 9 - 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, PJ Rawson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wells takes a head kick and keeps coming.
wells fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rawson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like ben wells has been cut.
wells throws a looping overhand right but Rawson ducks down to avoid it.
Rawson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rawson tries to clinch up
and wells counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
wells misses with an uppercut.
Rawson misses the shot to the body.
Rawson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from wells.
wells throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rawson counters with a head kick.
Rawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rawson lands with a kick to the temple. wells shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
wells is rocked!
Rawson looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Rawson backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks wells's temple! It sends wells violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Rawson celebrates and the doctors try to help wells!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). PJ Rawson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaan Patricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vongkhamchanh comes to the cage accompanied by EIGHTY4 FLY "LIKE PLANES". Vaan Patricks has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Solid 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Vongkhamchanh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vaan Patricks!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patricks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a shoot takedown. Patricks fights it but they end up in guard.
Vongkhamchanh wanted to stand there but Patricks had control of the position.
Vongkhamchanh throwing strikes from guard but Patricks blocks nicely.
Vongkhamchanh postures up in Patricks's guard and throws a big left but Patricks blocks it.
Vongkhamchanh tries to free his leg and advance position but Patricks is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patricks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patricks has Vongkhamchanh pulled in close to control his posture.
Vongkhamchanh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patricks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vongkhamchanh postures up in Patricks's guard and throws a big left but Patricks blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vongkhamchanh postures up in Patricks's guard and throws a big left but Patricks blocks it.
Vongkhamchanh wants to stand but Patricks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh thows a big elbow that misses.
Vongkhamchanh throws a big right hand that misses.
Vongkhamchanh is looking to stand up but Patricks won't let him.
Patricks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patricks pushes a forearm under Vongkhamchanh's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Vongkhamchanh is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vaan Patricks!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Through the Fire Flames- Dragonforce. 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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184 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Casey Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cullen tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cullen keeps working.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
Johnson can't escape the position.
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.
Johnson turns into Cullen and is now in his guard.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Cullen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Cullen maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Casey Cullen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cullen counters with a nice uppercut.
Cullen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
George Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cullen keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cullen tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson controls the position.
Johnson trying to control the action but Cullen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Johnson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cullen misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good shot there by Cullen.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Cullen.
Johnson moves to clinch but Cullen breaks away
and Cullen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cullen's waist but Cullen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Cullen to counter with a crisp jab.
Cullen wants to clinch.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Cullen counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cullen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cullen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cullen wants it to stay on the feet.
Casey Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Cullen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cullen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Cullen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cullen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
Cullen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cullen wants to clinch.
Cullen checks a leg kick.
Cullen lands with a good body shot.
Cullen lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cullen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cullen. Those never looked like landing.
Cullen swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Cullen stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like George Johnson has been cut.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cullen is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Cullen circles away and we're back to standing.
Cullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
Cullen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
Cullen is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cullen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cullen lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Cullen as he connects with a hook.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cullen thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Cullen. Beautiful body shot.
Casey Cullen is winning the standup battle so far.
Cullen cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Cullen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cullen counters with a nice uppercut.
Cullen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cullen lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Cullen counters with a nice uppercut.
Cullen swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Cullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Casey Cullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Johnson.
Cullen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cullen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cullen pinned against the cage. Cullen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cullen gets a clinch.
Cullen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Cullen.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
George Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cullen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cullen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Cullen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cullen, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Cullen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eutrepio Semia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrone Youngblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eutrepio Semia!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Youngblood. That snapped Semia's head back.
Semia wants to slow Youngblood down by chopping away at his legs.
Youngblood lands a body shot.
Semia misses with the body kick
and Youngblood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Semia misses with a body shot
and Youngblood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Youngblood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Youngblood scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Eutrepio Semia has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semia shoots in for a takedown but Youngblood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Semia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Youngblood stuns Semia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Semia looks gassed!
Youngblood lands a jab-cross combination.
Semia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Youngblood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Youngblood misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Youngblood.
Youngblood looks to land a combination. Semia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Youngblood! Semia is backing up but he can't get away as Youngblood lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Semia and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyrone Youngblood!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akuma Pjiton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renaldo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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178 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akuma Pjiton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renaldo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pjiton fails with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown. Pjiton fights it but they end up in guard.
Diaz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pjiton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pjiton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Pjiton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pjiton is breathing heavily.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pjiton is keeping the position for now.
Diaz sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjiton is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pjiton is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diaz landing some decent shots from guard.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
Diaz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pjiton keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz pushes down on Pjiton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pjiton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz is trying to control. Pjiton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjiton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Diaz maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Pjiton could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Diaz has cracked it and Pjiton is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renaldo Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pouncy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonso Escovedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee's entrance music is Anna Lucia. A fine choice. Escovedo has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music. Alonso Escovedo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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250 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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28
265 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pouncy McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonso Escovedo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escovedo moves away.
Escovedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGee.
McGee tries for a takedown but Escovedo circles away easily
and Escovedo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGee misses with a double jab
and Escovedo counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGee's knee momentarily.
McGee fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pouncy McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escovedo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Escovedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
Escovedo throws a right hand that McGee ducks under and follows up with a left that McGee also avoids with ease.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escovedo.
Escovedo jabs McGee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGee is breathing heavily.
Escovedo throws a wild body kick that McGee sees coming a mile off.
McGee dodges the punch combination from Escovedo.
Escovedo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Escovedo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escovedo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice body punch from Escovedo.
McGee checks a leg kick nicely.
Escovedo scores with a head kick.
Escovedo throws a leg kick but McGee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Escovedo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGee rather than just go for the knockout.
McGee has a takedown stuffed.
Alonso Escovedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee has his takedown stuffed
and Escovedo counters with a crisp one two that drops McGee! Escovedo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McGee to his feet! McGee is in big trouble!
Escovedo goes for a small jab and connects. Now Escovedo goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! McGee stumbles back but Escovedo runs in with a huge uppercut knocking McGee to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if McGee will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alonso Escovedo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taye Silcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silcic comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks-Kublai Khan. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taye Silcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh James!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silcic has his takedown stuffed
and James counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by James.
Silcic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
James wants to control from the top but Silcic keeps moving.
Silcic controls James momentarily but James frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James prevents Silcic from getting back to his feet.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James throws a strike but Silcic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silcic trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silcic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! James is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silcic, into his guard.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silcic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silcic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silcic!
Silcic swings around for an armbar but James sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silcic's guard.
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.
Silcic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silcic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silcic looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
James is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silcic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silcic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silcic is trying to keep James in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silcic can't keep his opponent in guard - James advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silcic trying to control here.
Nice strikes from James there.
Silcic gets back to full guard.
James not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silcic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silcic is trying to control the position but James postures up.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silcic manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now James has Silcic in his guard.
James controlling Silcic's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh James dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silcic moves to clinch but James breaks away
so James counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
James wants to control from the top but Silcic keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James wants to control from the top but Silcic keeps moving.
James is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
James prevents Silcic from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Josh James has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silcic swinging wildly here.
Silcic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silcic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so James is just riding it out for now. Silcic eventually gives up the hold.
Silcic lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silcic wants to take a breather but James is having none of it.
Silcic is looking for submissions but instead, James has regained full guard.
Silcic looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Josh James has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James gets to his feet. Silcic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silcic closes the distance but James moves to the side
and James counters with a shoot takedown. Silcic fights it but they end up in guard.
James scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
James stands and throws Silcic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
James looks up at the clock and then as Silcic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, James smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries to score with some ground and pound. Silcic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
James is looking to take a break and control but Silcic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silcic tries to buck James off but James is having none of it.
Silcic is not content to let James control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silcic wants to clinch but James slips to the side
so James counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silcic working a defensive guard here.
Silcic keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Silcic is trying to control the position but James postures up.
James trying to control but Silcic is working from the bottom.
Silcic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silcic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as James controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Taye Silcic just wasn't active enough.
James circles away from the clinch attempt
and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silcic won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silcic taking punishment in the form of punches.
James lands a decent elbow from side control.
James tries for a kimura but Silcic is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Silcic's face as James controls the position.
Silcic wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on James's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silcic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Silcic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silcic pushes James away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, James gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
James misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
James wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silcic, who protects the arm well.
James scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James controlling the position from side mount.
Silcic is working to avoid the ground and pound but James connects with a decent elbow.
Silcic is not content to let James control the position.
Check out the look on James's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Josh James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silcic can't do much from the bottom here.
James misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James grinds an elbow into Silcic's temple.
James just content to control the position.
Silcic is looking to reverse the position.
Silcic being controlled for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh James!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Glue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Kolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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219 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Glue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Kolo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolo throws a lazy body kick
and Glue counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kolo won't be happy with that.
Kolo being controlled for a moment.
Kolo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Glue takes a little break here. Kolo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kolo regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glue tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kolo controls his leg.
Kolo trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glue uses his free foot to push down on Kolo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kolo.
Kolo can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glue is stalling here but it's allowed Kolo to get half guard.
Kolo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
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.
Kolo won't allow Glue to pass to mount.
Kolo trying to control here.
Kolo is refusing to be controlled, as Glue sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glue is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Mr Glue wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Glue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Kolo.
Kolo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glue is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolo scores with a decent looking hook.
Glue needs to keep his hands up - Kolo had a free shot at his head there.
Kolo drops Glue with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Glue looks back up at him and smiles so Kolo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Glue ducks under a wild hook from Kolo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Glue momentarily.
Glue is rocked!
Glue walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Kolo swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marco Kolo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Esteves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Esteves might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Before I Forgot-Skipknot. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Forró Japonęs. Junior Gracie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
219 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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27
223 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Esteves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esteves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raul Esteves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esteves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Esteves fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Esteves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Esteves looking for a sweep. Not yet Esteves, not yet.
Esteves might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Esteves knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Esteves trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Esteves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Esteves could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gracie has cracked it and Esteves is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Junior Gracie!
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