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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bengui Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delgado has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bengui Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jefferson Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo throws a jab but it's blocked by Delgado.
Sudo swats away the attempt to clinch by Delgado.
Delgado looks for a takedown but Sudo sprawls well.
Delgado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delgado checks the leg kick.
Delgado shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sudo as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delgado shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sudo as he jumps to the side.
Bengui Sudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jefferson Delgado.
Sudo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo takes a little break here. Delgado wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sudo looks up at the clock and then as Delgado takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sudo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sudo taking a breather here.
Sudo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sudo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sudo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Delgado is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sudo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Delgado to his feet.
Jefferson Delgado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delgado misses with a takedown
and Sudo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sudo.
Sudo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sudo is breathing heavily.
Delgado looking for a guillotine here but Sudo defends easily.
Delgado is trying to control the position but Sudo postures up.
Sudo is looking to work some ground and pound but Delgado has wrist control.
Delgado keeping moving, preventing Sudo from controlling successfully.
Sudo looking to pass the guard.
Delgado keeping moving, preventing Sudo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado wants to sweep here but Sudo controlling him for the moment.
Delgado is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sudo wants to control from the top but Delgado keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Delgado misses with a takedown attempt
and Sudo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Delgado!
Delgado sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Delgado slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sudo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Delgado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delgado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sudo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo trying to control but Delgado is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delgado wants to sweep but no luck.
Delgado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Delgado trying to control the position.
Sudo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Delgado is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sudo looks to score with a jab to the body but Delgado is just out of range.
Delgado shoots and misses
and Sudo counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delgado tries to clinch
and Sudo counters with a single leg into guard. Delgado didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sudo trying to control the position from guard on top but Delgado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bengui Sudo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sudo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sudo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Delgado is desperately trying to improve his position but Sudo has a good base and remains in mount.
Sudo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Delgado is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sudo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Delgado is on top in guard.
Sudo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Delgado looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delgado wants to control from the top but Sudo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Delgado doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Delgado manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Delgado preventing the sweep.
Delgado wants to control from the top but Sudo keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sudo throws a leg kick that misses.
Delgado clinches but Sudo breaks the clinch
and Sudo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Delgado's guard now.
Sudo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Delgado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado keeping full guard, as Sudo tries to pass.
Delgado is trying to control the position but Sudo postures up.
Delgado keeping moving, preventing Sudo from controlling successfully.
Bengui Sudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Delgado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Delgado working a defensive guard here.
Sudo trying to control but Delgado is working from the bottom.
Sudo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Delgado is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Delgado darts in trying to clinch
and Sudo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Delgado trying to control from the bottom.
Delgado tries to roll over but Sudo keeps him under control.
Delgado is staying active underneath Sudo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sudo tries to stand and escape but Delgado is controlling the position.
Sudo is looking for a kimura here.
Sudo throwing shots but Delgado is blocking nicely.
Sudo controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sudo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delgado fails with the takedown
and Sudo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delgado manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Delgado trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sudo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bengui Sudo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Sudo throws a right hand that Delgado ducks under and follows up with a left that Delgado also avoids with ease.
Sudo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Delgado is looking to clinch.
Sudo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sudo uses his free foot to push down on Delgado's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Delgado.
Delgado is working to get back to half guard.
Sudo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Delgado?
Sudo looking to control but Delgado is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Delgado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Delgado tries to hold on but Sudo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sudo.
Delgado is rocked!
Delgado has given up his back.
Delgado is still in real trouble! Can Sudo finish him?
Sudo cracks Delgado with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Delgado from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Sudo looking to break Delgado's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Delgado remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sudo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sudo is persistently looking for the submission but Delgado is defending it well.
Delgado manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sudo's guard. Nice work there by Delgado.
Sudo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Delgado is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sudo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Delgado's back instead.
Delgado grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Sudo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Delgado has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Delgado rolls, trying to escape but Sudo keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo lands shots from the back.
Sudo is working for a rear naked choke. Delgado is not defending it well and Sudo has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Delgado refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Delgado's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bengui Sudo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bro Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Snider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Snider will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bro Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Snider!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snider closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Snider lands in his opponent's guard.
Snider won't allow Ham to sweep him here.
Snider postures up in Ham's guard and throws a big left but Ham blocks it.
Snider has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ham is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ham is on top in guard.
Snider keeping full guard, as Ham tries to pass.
Snider tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snider working a defensive guard here.
Ham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham wants to control from the top but Snider keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Snider doesn't manage to clinch there - Ham circles away.
Snider fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snider closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ham manages to work his way to half guard, despite Snider's best efforts.
Snider lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ham wants to get back to full guard.
Ham is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham is not content to let Snider control the position.
Ham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ham tries to get out of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Snider pushes Ham up against the cage in a clinch.
Snider tries to pull guard but Ham holds him up against the cage and eventually Snider drops back down to his feet.
Snider gets underhooks to prevent Ham's takedown attempt.
Ham blocks the elbow strike.
Ham keeps control of Snider as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ham shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ham was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ham in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham lands a nice shot to the head.
Ham working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Snider looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Ham.
Ham working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ham lands with some strikes.
Ham scoring with strikes but Snider is staying in there.
Ham tries to control but Snider wriggling away.
Snider is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ham has hold of Snider's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Snider manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Snider tries to hold on but Ham postures up.
Snider taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Snider takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ham with the ground and pound from mount.
Ham raining down shots from the mount!
Ham lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ham lands a nice shot to the head.
Ham looking to finish Snider with some ground and pound. This is bad for Snider!
Ham controlling the pace for now.
Ham lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ham with good strikes from the mount here!
Ham prevents Snider from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Ham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ham drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ham trying to control the position from guard on top but Snider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snider has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ham wants to control from the top but Snider keeps moving.
Ham passes Snider's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ham drops an elbow to the side of Snider's head.
Ham is looking to advance position but Snider won't allow it.
Snider is breathing heavily.
Ham slips a nice elbow through Snider's hands, connecting with Snider's forehead.
Snider is staying active underneath Ham, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snider is in trouble now - Ham has advanced to mount!
Ham is landing with some decent strikes but Snider is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Snider takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ham scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ham dominating with strikes here.
Snider is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ham wants to finish this one by submission but Snider is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ham.
Snider can't escape the position.
Snider avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ham.
Ham misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snider tries to lock up and control but Ham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Snider is looking to get to half guard.
Snider regains half guard.
Snider is refusing to be controlled, as Ham sits in half guard.
Ham stops Snider from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ham lands a nice short elbow.
Snider actively working from the bottom here.
Snider avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham thows a huge punch but Snider dodges it nicely.
Ham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ham thows a huge punch but Snider dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Snider with a poor takedown
and Ham counters with a shoot takedown. Snider fights it but they end up in guard.
Ham passes Snider's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Snider has hold of Ham's hands but Ham slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Snider moves into full guard.
Snider is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ham won't allow Snider to sweep him here.
Ham won't allow Snider to get back to his feet.
Snider trying to keep a closed guard but Ham is proving a slippery customer.
Ham postures up in Snider's guard and throws a big left but Snider blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ham scores a takedown into full mount!
Snider is in all sorts of trouble here.
Snider wants to hold on but Ham pushes him away.
Ham pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Snider working to try and regain half guard.
Ham misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Snider wants to control but Ham is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ham cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ham landing strikes from the mount and Snider is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ham working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snider tries to lock up and control but Ham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Ham dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Ham drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Snider tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snider misses with a strike from the bottom.
Snider on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Snider managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ham.
Ham looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Snider is avoiding damage well.
Ham is looking to take a break and control but Snider is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ham has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ham looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ham tries to control but Snider wriggling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham is really struggling to control Snider but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ham dominating with strikes here.
Snider is trying to stand up.
Ham lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ham landing shots from mount.
Ham postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Snider looks a forlorn figure.
Ham raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Snider is looking to escape.
Snider really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snider is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ham avoids the attempt from Snider to control.
Ham wants to control but instead Snider manages to regain half guard.
Bro Ham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Snider does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ham works his way into full mount!
Ham is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Snider can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Snider really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ham looking to control but Snider is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Snider is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Snider regains half guard.
Snider is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snider gets back to full guard.
Snider manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Snider jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ham manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Snider working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ham is not content to let Snider control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bro Ham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ham, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bro Ham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Babidiah Bogustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Souza will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Babidiah Bogustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Souza!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Bogustus, looking for a takedown. Souza pushes Bogustus against the cage but Bogustus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bogustus fails with the takedown.
Bogustus misses with a takedown
and Souza counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bogustus!
Souza seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Bogustus is holding on tight.
Souza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Souza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bogustus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Souza is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bogustus has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bogustus!
Bogustus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bogustus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bogustus trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bogustus postures up.
Bogustus trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and Bogustus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Souza looks gassed!
Bogustus trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bogustus postures up in Souza's guard and throws a big left but Souza blocks it.
Souza wants to control the position but Bogustus says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Souza trying to hold on to Bogustus's head to control him but Bogustus postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is controlling Bogustus's trapped leg to prevent Bogustus from advancing to side control.
Souza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bogustus is working away from the top position though.
Bogustus trying to control the pace.
Souza is refusing to be controlled, as Bogustus sits in half guard.
Bogustus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bogustus works his way into full mount!
Bogustus looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bogustus thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogustus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Souza is trying to escape the mount but Bogustus keeps good control and instead manages to take Souza's back.
A lull in the action here.
Souza trying to control the action but Bogustus just sinks the hooks in.
Souza staying busy and making it hard for Bogustus to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Babidiah Bogustus just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bogustus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Babidiah Bogustus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Souza.
Souza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bogustus.
Souza is looking to control Bogustus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Souza avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to get to full guard but Bogustus has control of the leg.
Bogustus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bogustus stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bogustus shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense.
Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bogustus but Bogustus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bogustus tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily
and Souza counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogustus wants to control but Souza postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Babidiah Bogustus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bogustus counters with a shoot takedown. Souza fights it but they end up in guard.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bogustus stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Bogustus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Souza's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bogustus passes into half guard.
Bogustus tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Souza.
Bogustus is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bogustus is really struggling to control Souza but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Souza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Souza is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogustus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Souza is trying to control the position but Bogustus postures up.
Bogustus wants to pass the guard but Souza is keeping the position.
Bogustus stands up and waves to Souza to follow him.
Bogustus tries to clinch up
and Souza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Souza.
Bogustus is pulling down on Souza's head to control his posture.
Souza postures up.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Bogustus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bogustus scores with a nice shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogustus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Babidiah Bogustus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bogustus is keeping the position for now.
Souza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bogustus wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bogustus tries to clinch up
and Souza counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bogustus!
Bogustus can't escape the position.
Souza looking to secure an arm triangle but Bogustus defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bogustus tries to lock up and control but Souza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Souza goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bogustus turns into him and now he's in Souza's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bogustus is one step ahead there.
Souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bogustus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bogustus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bogustus preventing the sweep.
Souza can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bogustus controls the pace.
Souza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bogustus trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Bogustus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Souza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bogustus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Souza's guard.
Souza is trying to maintain the position but Bogustus is very close to passing his half guard.
Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Bogustus seems content to control.
Souza trying to hold on to Bogustus's head to control him but Bogustus postures up.
Souza is defending against the submission attempts here by Bogustus.
Souza works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza working for a triangle but Bogustus defends it easily.
Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Babidiah Bogustus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Souza shoots and misses
and Bogustus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bogustus wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Bogustus preventing the sweep.
Souza has an active guard here but Bogustus has managed to pass into half guard.
Bogustus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Souza defending well though.
Bogustus trying to pass the guard but Souza defending well.
Souza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bogustus.
Bogustus trying to mount his opponent but Souza defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bogustus throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Bogustus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Babidiah Bogustus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogustus looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Bogustus misses with a takedown
and Souza counters with a shoot takedown. Bogustus fights it but they end up in guard.
Souza trying to control but Bogustus is working from the bottom.
Bogustus is trying to keep Souza in close.
Bogustus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bogustus controls Souza momentarily but Souza frees himself.
Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Bogustus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bogustus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogustus stands up and waves to Souza to follow him.
Bogustus tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily
and Souza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bogustus tries to kick Souza off but Souza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Souza is looking for submissions but instead, Bogustus has regained full guard.
Souza stays in close to Bogustus's body and controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Bogustus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bogustus can't keep his opponent in guard - Souza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Souza has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bogustus defend it? Souza steps over the head and cranks it - Bogustus is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Souza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Rappenecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalahu Kahala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rappenecker comes to the cage accompanied by Burial - Untrue. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Rappenecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kalahu Kahala!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rappenecker stuffs the takedown.
Kahala swats away the attempt to clinch by Rappenecker.
Rappenecker tries to land a front kick but Kahala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kahala scores with a takedown into Rappenecker's guard.
Kahala is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rappenecker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rappenecker has escaped and now he's on top!
Kahala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rappenecker is one step ahead there.
Rappenecker is looking to work some ground and pound but Kahala has wrist control.
Kahala wants to sweep here but Rappenecker controlling him for the moment.
Kahala looking for a triangle here. Rappenecker is fighting it but it looks tight! Kahala pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rappenecker is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kalahu Kahala!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Martinez (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 light heavyweight 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, Matt Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Martinez is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson stays in close to Martinez's body and controls the position.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Martinez is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jackson won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Martinez gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martinez looks gassed!
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Martinez working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jackson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Martinez Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jackson's back instead.
Jackson wants to escape the position.
Jackson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Martinez's guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez 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.
Jackson is in close to Martinez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Martinez has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinez circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Martinez throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Jackson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fernando Martinez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Hanegan (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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonidas Hanegan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanegan closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hanegan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hanegan has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Hanegan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanegan breaks the clinch.
Sanchez wants to clinch
and Hanegan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanchez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hanegan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hanegan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanegan tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hanegan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sanchez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sanchez tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hanegan controls his leg.
Hanegan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Hanegan gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanegan 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.
Sanchez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hanegan is proving hard to escape from.
Hanegan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hanegan controlling his opponent.
Hanegan stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Hanegan fails to land the takedown.
Hanegan looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hanegan counters with a body kick that stops Sanchez in his tracks momentarily.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hanegan counters by moving into the clinch.
Hanegan dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Hanegan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Hanegan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hanegan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hanegan is trying to break free.
Hanegan with a knee to the head.
Sanchez wants to break free but Hanegan has control.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Hanegan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hanegan successfully pulls guard.
Hanegan pushes a forearm under Sanchez's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sanchez is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonidas Hanegan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Briagga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorion Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Briagga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rorion Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briagga is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Briagga misses with a series of wild punches.
Briagga throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Briagga gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Briagga is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Briagga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Briagga looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Briagga wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Briagga has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie tries to hold on but Briagga postures up.
Gracie looks gassed!
Briagga takes Gracie's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Gracie is in trouble.
A lull in the action here.
Briagga is hanging on to Gracie's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is having to fend off submission attempts from Briagga, who is looking to sink in the choke. Briagga doesn't have the hooks in though and Gracie manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Briagga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie postures up.
Briagga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Briagga 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.
Briagga working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Briagga keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briagga wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briagga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Briagga is keeping the position for now.
Briagga working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Briagga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Briagga holds on and takes a little breather.
Briagga controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Briagga pushes Gracie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Briagga cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Good leg kick by Briagga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Briagga drives through with a takedown into guard.
Briagga won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Briagga manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Briagga keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up.
Briagga is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Briagga had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gracie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Briagga Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gracie's back instead.
Gracie is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gracie defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Briagga is persistently looking for the submission but Gracie is defending it well.
Briagga patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Briagga looking for the RNC.
Briagga tries to get the hooks in deep but Gracie pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Briagga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Briagga counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Briagga.
Briagga tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Briagga sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Briagga keeps him under control.
Briagga frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Briagga.
Gracie wants to control but Briagga is having none of it.
Briagga looking to secure an arm triangle but Gracie defends it well.
Briagga looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Briagga with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie holds of for dear life.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Briagga wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Jorge Briagga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Briagga has control of Gracie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gracie regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Briagga goes for an armbar but Gracie turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gracie.
Gracie stays in close to Briagga's body and controls 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.
Briagga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Briagga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Briagga looking for a triangle here. Gracie is fighting it but it looks tight! Briagga pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gracie is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jorge Briagga!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Jose Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Kotoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikita Kotoski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Jose Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikita Kotoski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a low kick but Kotoski avoids it.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Nikita Kotoski has been cut.
Kotoski forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Kotoski blocks with his arms.
Kotoski tries for a takedown but Gracie manages to get underhooks.
Kotoski manages to pull guard.
Kotoski working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Kotoski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kotoski is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Kotoski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kotoski 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.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Kotoski tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotoski looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is pulling down on Kotoski's head. It's preventing any offense from Kotoski, at least for the moment.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kotoski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kotoski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kotoski forces his way into half guard.
Kotoski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kotoski seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Gracie is holding on tight.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has given up his back.
Gracie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kotoski's arms.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kotoski looking for the choke from the back.
Gracie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kotoski's arms.
Gracie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kotoski's arms.
Kotoski has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gracie has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotoski looking to break Gracie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gracie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kotoski will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Kotoski has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gracie has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotoski looking to break Gracie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gracie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kotoski will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Kotoski is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into Kotoski. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kotoski's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.
Kotoski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie passes Kotoski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kotoski gets back to full guard.
Kotoski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kotoski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
Kotoski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kotoski passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to control Kotoski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Kotoski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Kotoski eventually gives up the hold.
Kotoski works his way into side control.
Kotoski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kotoski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotoski goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gracie has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kotoski but great work by Gracie.
Kotoski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikita Kotoski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikita Kotoski's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kotoski tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Kotoski wants to clinch.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Kotoski moves into the clinch successfully.
Kotoski decides to pull guard.
Kotoski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kotoski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kotoski is tightening it up a little... Gracie has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Gracie reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Gracie taps out! nice BJJ there by Kotoski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nikita Kotoski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Vasiliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bogdan Vasiliev!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vasiliev clinches.
Vasiliev breaks the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasiliev but Vasiliev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Vasiliev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasiliev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasiliev connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Silva tumbling to the canvas! Vasiliev pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Silva was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bogdan Vasiliev!
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