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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvis Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Shinya Aoki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarvis Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun takes one on the button.
Aoki throws a good cross that connects.
Aoki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calhoun.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
Calhoun takes one on the button.
Calhoun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aoki circles away.
Shinya Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calhoun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aoki connects with a right hand. Calhoun shakes it off.
Calhoun is rocked!
Aoki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aoki cracks Calhoun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Calhoun is still on wobbly legs! Can Aoki finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calhoun has closed the distance and engaged Aoki in a clinch.
Aoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calhoun seems to have recovered his senses.
Calhoun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Calhoun shoots in for a double leg but Aoki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Calhoun shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aoki jabs Calhoun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aoki fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Aoki as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aoki digs a good body shot into Calhoun's ribs.
Calhoun looks gassed!
Calhoun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aoki tests Calhoun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calhoun gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Aoki gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinya Aoki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smelly Nickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smelly Nickers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Smelly Nickers!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rizzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nickers wants to clinch.
Nickers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rizzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rizzo stuffs the takedown attempt from Nickers. Nickers gets slowly back to his feet.
Rizzo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nickers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Luis Rizzo has been cut.
Nickers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickers moves in looking to clinch but Rizzo pushes him off.
Nickers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rizzo is rocked!
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.
Nickers frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oh Rizzo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nickers drops a big elbow. That's hurt Rizzo! More shots from Nickers and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Smelly Nickers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro The Sith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Sith's entrance music is Star Wars- The Imperial March. A fine choice. Nunes has chosen Alive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro The Sith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes throws a head kick that misses.
The Sith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nunes tries to clinch but The Sith moves out of range.
The Sith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Sith scores with the left hand. Nunes knows he should have avoided that one.
The Sith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nunes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Sith pinned against the cage. The Sith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Sith shoots in and bounces Nunes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Sith wants to pass the guard but Nunes is keeping the position.
The Sith is working hard here to advance position.
The Sith postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nunes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The Sith, into his guard.
The Sith working for a triangle but Nunes defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes trying to control the position from guard on top but The Sith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nunes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Sith's head.
The Sith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nunes's guard.
The Sith has gone for a leg lock! Nunes slips out almost immediately though and dives into The Sith's guard.
Nunes got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Sith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nunes has managed to get both his arms back between The Sith's legs - danger averted.
The Sith working for a triangle but Nunes defends it easily.
The Sith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nunes is aware though and is defending well.
Nunes stands up and waves to The Sith to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes with a poor takedown
and The Sith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Sith is breathing heavily.
Nunes is trying to get back to full guard.
The Sith seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nunes trying to control from the bottom.
The Sith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Sith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nunes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nunes tries to get to full guard but The Sith has control of the leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes is trying to stand back up but The Sith is controlling him
The Sith moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Sith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nunes has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Sith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Sith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Sith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nunes, who protects the arm well.
Nunes can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Sith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nunes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Sith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nunes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nunes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Sith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nunes, who protects the arm well.
The Sith is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Nunes is trying to escape and The Sith transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Nunes is forced to tap! Nice work there by The Sith! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pedro The Sith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamashita Kazuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flaubert Canto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuma's entrance music is Yatta!. A fine choice. Flaubert Canto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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169 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Brawler
Powerful |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yamashita Kazuma!
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, Flaubert Canto!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canto shoots for a double leg takedown but Kazuma sprawls well. He's pushed Canto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Canto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Canto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Canto wants to control from the top but Kazuma keeps moving.
Canto pushing down on Kazuma's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Canto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Canto connects with a nice short shot to Kazuma's temple.
Canto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Canto prevents Kazuma from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Canto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Canto.
Kazuma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Canto.
Canto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kazuma's head.
Canto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Canto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kazuma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Canto.
Kazuma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Canto.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Canto lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Canto.
Canto thows a huge punch but Kazuma dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Canto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Canto cracks Kazuma with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flaubert Canto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sloat Gresham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Zeke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sloat Gresham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sloat Gresham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Zeke!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gresham changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zeke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Zeke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gresham in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gresham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gresham is working to tighten is grip on Zeke's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Zeke has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gresham is really squeezing tight and eventually Zeke passes out! Gresham breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sloat Gresham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pat Tuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Plutonio Napalm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Tuo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Pat Tuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Plutonio Napalm!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuo tries for a takedown but Napalm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Tuo with that takedown attempt.
Pat Tuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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.
Tuo wants to pass the guard but Napalm is keeping the position.
Napalm has his foot on Tuo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tuo works his way back into a safe position though.
Napalm working for a triangle but Tuo defends it easily.
Tuo drops back looking for a leg! Napalm is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Napalm manages to kick Tuo off! Tuo jumps back into Napalm's guard.
Napalm working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tuo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tuo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tuo drops back looking for a leg! Napalm is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Napalm manages to kick Tuo off! Tuo jumps back into Napalm's guard.
Tuo looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuo advances to half guard.
Napalm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Napalm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Napalm is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tuo is aware though and is defending well.
Tuo wants to pass the guard but Napalm is keeping the position.
Tuo is breathing heavily.
Napalm looking for a guillotine here but Tuo defends easily.
Tuo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tuo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napalm looking for a guillotine here but Tuo defends easily.
Tuo looking to pass the guard.
Napalm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Napalm seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tuo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Plutonio Napalm!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bear Bertozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Acelino POPO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertozzi comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Indestructible. 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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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bear Bertozzi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Acelino POPO!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
POPO shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bertozzi sprawls well. Bertozzi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. POPO gets slowly back to his feet.
Bertozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bertozzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bertozzi closes the distance and clinches.
Bertozzi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bertozzi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by POPO, who protects the arm well.
Bertozzi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but POPO is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bertozzi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertozzi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, POPO rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bertozzi's guard! Nice work there by POPO!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
POPO trying to control but Bertozzi is working from the bottom.
Bertozzi looking for a sweep. Not yet Bertozzi, not yet.
POPO trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bertozzi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. POPO defends it easily.
POPO wants to pass the guard but Bertozzi is keeping the position.
Bertozzi looking for a guillotine here but POPO defends easily.
POPO cracks Bertozzi with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
POPO chips away with some ground and pound.
POPO trying to control the position from guard on top but Bertozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bertozzi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. POPO gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bertozzi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead POPO passes into half guard.
Bertozzi is breathing heavily.
Bertozzi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
POPO thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bertozzi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but POPO can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
POPO trying to control the position from guard on top but Bertozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
POPO slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertozzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bertozzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
POPO scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
POPO has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
POPO is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
POPO trying to control the action but Bertozzi is working from the bottom.
Bertozzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bertozzi looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
POPO is trying to work for a kimura but Bertozzi is defending well.
POPO is looking for a kimura but Bertozzi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for POPO to get the leverage.
POPO moves nicely into side control.
POPO trying to control the position but Bertozzi is working away.
Bertozzi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
POPO is keen to just control but Bertozzi is a slippery customer.
Bertozzi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but POPO pulls his head out easily.
POPO passes to full mount!
POPO with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Acelino POPO dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
POPO tests Bertozzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bertozzi is looking to clinch.
Bertozzi misses with a takedown attempt - POPO sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bertozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - POPO circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
POPO misses with a takedown attempt
and Bertozzi counters with a nice double leg into side control. POPO won't be happy with that.
Bertozzi swings around for an armbar but POPO sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bertozzi's guard.
Bertozzi is looking for a triangle but POPO pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
POPO wants to control from the top but Bertozzi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
POPO got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bertozzi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, POPO has managed to get both his arms back between Bertozzi's legs - danger averted.
POPO trying to control but Bertozzi is working from the bottom.
POPO stands up over Bertozzi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
POPO stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bertozzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
POPO trying to control but Bertozzi is working from the bottom.
POPO stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bertozzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
POPO passes into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bertozzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
POPO is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
POPO uses his free foot to push down on Bertozzi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bertozzi.
POPO lands a big elbow.
POPO looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
POPO landing strikes from the mount and Bertozzi is in trouble!
POPO scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bertozzi?
Bertozzi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
POPO trying to control but Bertozzi is having none of it.
Bertozzi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bertozzi taking shots to the head.
POPO with a couple of short strikes.
POPO has hold of Bertozzi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bertozzi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bertozzi is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
POPO lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
POPO wants to finish this one by submission but Bertozzi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from POPO.
POPO unloading with bombs!
POPO working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bertozzi tries to reverse the position but POPO maintains control.
POPO is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by POPO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Acelino POPO!
Acelino POPO is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kekoa Kawai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawai comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ace of Spades kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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26
157 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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20
146 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tetsuya Takimoto!
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, Kekoa Kawai!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takimoto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takimoto walks into a straight right hand from Kawai.
Kawai lands with a nice body punch.
Kawai shoots for a double leg takedown but Takimoto sprawls well. He's pushed Kawai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kawai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kawai.
Kawai misses with a wild combination.
Kawai avoids the body shot from Takimoto.
Kawai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takimoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Kekoa Kawai has been cut.
Kawai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takimoto counters with a straight that turns Kawai's legs to rubber! Takimoto pushes forward with more strikes and Kawai goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tetsuya Takimoto!
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