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FMFC 54: Rage in the Cage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vongkhamchanh's choice of entrance music: EIGHTY4 FLY "LIKE PLANES". 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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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Paiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Vongkhamchanh!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiva throws a right hand that Vongkhamchanh ducks under and follows up with a left that Vongkhamchanh also avoids with ease.
A jab from Paiva does it's job there.
It looks like Tommy Vongkhamchanh has been cut.
Vongkhamchanh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paiva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vongkhamchanh avoids the body shot from Paiva.
Some wild striking there from Paiva.
Rafael Paiva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paiva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paiva throws a poor cross that misses
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a head kick. That will keep Paiva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Paiva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vongkhamchanh scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh throws a sloppy head kick and Paiva moves out of range easily.
Vongkhamchanh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paiva.
Paiva scores with a hook.
Vongkhamchanh lands a nice looking body shot.
Paiva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vongkhamchanh circles away quickly and effectively.
Vongkhamchanh dodges the punch combination from Paiva.
Paiva throws a jab but it's blocked by Vongkhamchanh.
A slow jab from Paiva misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Vongkhamchanh.
Paiva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a big head kick but Paiva shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paiva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vongkhamchanh at a distance.
Vongkhamchanh checks the leg kick.
Paiva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vongkhamchanh.
Paiva misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paiva. Vongkhamchanh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paiva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vongkhamchanh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paiva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paiva.
Paiva avoids the head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
Paiva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paiva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paiva throws a combination that misses
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paiva is breathing heavily.
Vongkhamchanh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paiva's sensitive parts.
Paiva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva throws out a loose jab but Vongkhamchanh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a head kick.
Paiva blocks a head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh connects with a high kick.
Vongkhamchanh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paiva. That did some damage!
Vongkhamchanh misses with a two punch combination.
Paiva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vongkhamchanh dodges the punch combination from Paiva.
Paiva throws a lazy uppercut
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paiva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vongkhamchanh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rafael Paiva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Vongkhamchanh's cut.
That's time! Paiva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paiva swings widly with a right hand
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a stiff right hand.
Paiva swings widly with a right hand
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a head kick. That will keep Paiva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vongkhamchanh lands a jab-cross combination.
Vongkhamchanh with a hook.
Paiva lands a jab to the nose.
Paiva throws a body punch but Vongkhamchanh moves out of range.
Vongkhamchanh misses with the combination.
Paiva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paiva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That has opened up Tommy Vongkhamchanh's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva misses with a series of wild punches.
Vongkhamchanh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rafael Paiva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a head kick.
Paiva misses with a combination
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vongkhamchanh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paiva throws a wild body kick that Vongkhamchanh sees coming a mile off.
Paiva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh throws a series of punches but Paiva avoids them all with ease.
Vongkhamchanh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paiva misses with a double jab
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vongkhamchanh.
Paiva misses with a two punch combination.
Paiva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paiva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Vongkhamchanh counter with a right hand.
Vongkhamchanh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paiva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh throws a sloppy head kick and Paiva moves out of range easily.
Rafael Paiva is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Paiva misses
enabling Vongkhamchanh to counter with a crisp jab.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circling - Paiva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vongkhamchanh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paiva's calf.
Paiva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vongkhamchanh. That one must have hurt.
Paiva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vongkhamchanh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vongkhamchanh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paiva.
Paiva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vongkhamchanh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick but Paiva moves out of range.
Vongkhamchanh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vongkhamchanh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paiva avoids the head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
Paiva misses with a combination
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a head kick. That will keep Paiva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vongkhamchanh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Paiva is rocked!
Paiva drops his hands momentarily and Vongkhamchanh needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Paiva just on the top of the head. Paiva drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Paiva - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Vongkhamchanh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa has chosen Linkin Park - Bleed It Out as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rocky Balboa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Rodrigues !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Balboa is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Balboa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Balboa is trying to get back to half guard.
Rodrigues misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Balboa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Balboa tries to buck Rodrigues off but Rodrigues is having none of it.
Rodrigues looks up at the clock and then as Balboa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rodrigues smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That has opened up Rocky Balboa's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rocky Balboa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocky Balboa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bruno Rodrigues !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tosh Manosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manosh kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Steady mobbin. 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
191 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tosh Manosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrone Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Youngblood misses the target.
Manosh misses with a body punch
and Youngblood counters with a nice uppercut.
Manosh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Youngblood scores with a three punch combo!
Youngblood misses with a hook to the body
and Manosh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Manosh.
Manosh looking to sit in guard and control but Youngblood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manosh looking for a sweep. Not yet Manosh, not yet.
Manosh is working hard here to advance position.
Manosh trying to keep a closed guard but Youngblood is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood trying to control but Manosh is working from the bottom.
Youngblood won't allow Manosh to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Manosh throws a combination. Youngblood tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Youngblood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Youngblood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tosh Manosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manosh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Youngblood. Manosh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Youngblood throws a poor cross that misses
and Manosh counters with a right hand to the body.
Manosh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Youngblood defending well as Manosh loads up on a big left hand.
Youngblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Youngblood misses with an uppercut
and Manosh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Manosh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manosh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Youngblood has a closed guard, preventing Manosh from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manosh trying to control but Youngblood is working from the bottom.
Youngblood keeping full guard, as Manosh tries to pass.
Youngblood pulls Manosh in close to his closed guard and prevents Manosh from doing any damage or advancing position.
Manosh stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Youngblood misses the body punch
and Manosh counters with a nice uppercut.
Manosh scores with a one two! Youngblood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Manosh misses with a right hand
and Youngblood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Youngblood just misses with a punch to the body.
Manosh shoots and misses
and Youngblood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manosh fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Youngblood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manosh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Youngblood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manosh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tosh Manosh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Youngblood misses with a right hand
and Manosh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Youngblood thinking.
Manosh throws a series of punches but Youngblood moves out of range.
Manosh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Youngblood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Youngblood stuffs the takedown attempt from Manosh. Manosh gets slowly back to his feet.
Manosh feints and as Youngblood raises his hands in defense, Manosh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manosh stands up from Youngblood's guard - Manosh perhaps looking for a knockout.
Youngblood looks to throw the jab but Manosh is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Manosh to counter with a crisp jab.
Youngblood throws a lazy right hand but Manosh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manosh ducks under a wild hook from Youngblood.
Youngblood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manosh moves out of range as Youngblood strikes.
Youngblood misses with a right hand
and Manosh counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manosh misses with a wild combination.
Youngblood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manosh under the eye.
Youngblood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manosh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manosh stuns Youngblood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manosh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tosh Manosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manosh thows a body shot but no joy.
Manosh avoids the body shot from Youngblood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manosh misses with a wild body shot.
Youngblood misses with a right hand
and Manosh counters with a left and a right that stings Youngblood.
Youngblood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manosh looks to land a left hand but Youngblood moved out of range nicely.
Manosh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manosh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Youngblood under the eye.
Manosh looks for a takedown but Youngblood sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tosh Manosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manosh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Youngblood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood fails to land with a series of punches.
Manosh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Youngblood counters with a nice uppercut.
Manosh swings widly with a right hand
and Youngblood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyrone Youngblood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Manosh misses.
Manosh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Youngblood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Manosh throws a series of punches but Youngblood moves out of range.
Manosh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Youngblood counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tosh Manosh dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No joy there for Manosh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Youngblood lands a slapping body shot.
Youngblood misses with a hook. Manosh ducked under it nicely.
Manosh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manosh.
Manosh swings for the body but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood lands a jab-cross combination.
Manosh misses with a hook
and Youngblood counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Manosh to counter with a crisp jab.
Manosh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manosh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Youngblood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Youngblood misses
and Manosh counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Youngblood!
Manosh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Youngblood wants to hold on but Manosh pushes him away.
Youngblood regains half guard.
Manosh is trying to control. Youngblood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Youngblood manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manosh gets to his feet. Youngblood looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Manosh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Manosh misses with a double jab
and Youngblood counters with a straight right hand.
Youngblood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manosh.
Youngblood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manosh counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manosh scores with a jab. Youngblood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Youngblood just misses with a punch to the body.
Manosh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Youngblood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manosh's hands.
Youngblood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manosh counters with a left to the body.
Manosh shoots in for a takedown but Youngblood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Youngblood misses with a body shot.
Manosh slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Youngblood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manosh ducks under a wild hook from Youngblood.
Tyrone Youngblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manosh throws an off balance right hand
and Youngblood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manosh thinking.
Manosh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Youngblood throws a sloppy body shot
and Manosh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tosh Manosh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manosh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tosh Manosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Youngblood misses with a hook
and Manosh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tosh Manosh.
Well Manosh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tosh Manosh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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171 lbs
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184 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guillermo Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Casey Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cullen is out of range and Castillo settles back down.
Castillo tries to land a front kick but Cullen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cullen leaves Castillo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cullen leaves Castillo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cullen blocks a low kick nicely.
Castillo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Castillo throws a body kick that misses.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cullen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Castillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castillo is looking to slow Cullen down with leg kicks.
Castillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cullen is fending him off so far but Castillo persists. Nope, Cullen circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guillermo Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cullen throws a right and a left that Castillo avoids nicely.
Castillo staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cullen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cullen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch but Castillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cullen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castillo in his tracks.
Cullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Castillo is looking to score with low kicks.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castillo in his tracks.
Castillo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cullen wants to get back to full guard.
Cullen trying to control here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo throwing shots but Cullen is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cullen trying to control from the bottom.
Castillo wants to pass the guard but Cullen is defending well.
Castillo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Cullen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cullen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castillo is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Castillo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Castillo 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.
Castillo thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Castillo trying to control but Cullen is working from the bottom.
Castillo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cullen 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.
Castillo wants to pass the guard but Cullen is keeping the position.
Castillo throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Cullen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Castillo has a takedown stuffed.
Cullen lands a nice looking body shot.
Cullen is looking to clinch but Castillo is avoiding it.
Cullen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cullen tries to clinch there but Castillo circles away.
Cullen scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Cullen does it's job there.
Castillo avoids the body shot from Cullen.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castillo moves away.
Cullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castillo manages to avoid it.
Castillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Castillo misses with a takedown attempt - Cullen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guillermo Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a lunging right hand
and Castillo counters with a nice body kick.
Cullen looks to land a combination. Castillo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cullen misses with an uppercut.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Castillo tries for a takedown but Cullen circles away easily
and Cullen counters with a series of strikes. Castillo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown but Cullen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Casey Cullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castillo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Castillo has a takedown stuffed.
Cullen takes a swing at Castillo's ribcage but misses.
Castillo is looking to score with low kicks.
Cullen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen wants to clinch
and Castillo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cullen's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castillo landing some decent shots from guard.
Castillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cullen is keeping the position for now.
Castillo stands and throws Cullen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Castillo wants to control but Cullen is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen wants to control but Castillo postures up.
Castillo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Castillo with the ground and pound but Cullen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Castillo uses his free foot to push down on Cullen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cullen.
Castillo with shots to the head and body - Cullen looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cullen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cullen!
Castillo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Casey Cullen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Cullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cullen misses with a straight left.
Castillo walks into a left hand.
Cullen swings widly with a right hand
and Castillo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Castillo throws a body punch but Cullen moves out of range.
Castillo lands with a nice body kick.
Castillo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Castillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cullen keeping moving, preventing Castillo from controlling successfully.
Castillo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Castillo throws and elbow that misses. Cullen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Castillo's guard. Nice move by Cullen!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen preventing the sweep.
Castillo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guillermo Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Castillo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Cullen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen stopping the sweep attempt from Castillo.
Castillo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Castillo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Castillo throwing strikes here but Cullen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Castillo thowing shots but they're missing.
Castillo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Castillo looking to finish with strikes here!
Castillo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cullen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cullen!
Cullen wants to control from the top but Castillo keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo Castillo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cullen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Casey Cullen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Ruenos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira has chosen The Crystal Method - The Name of the Game as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Ruenos!
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, Vinny Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruenos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pablo Ruenos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that Ruenos avoids nicely.
Ruenos scores a takedown into full mount!
Ruenos is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Oliveira is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Ruenos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between River Tam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonso Escovedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tam comes to the cage accompanied by Dangerous. Escovedo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. call to prayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alonso Escovedo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, River Tam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonso Escovedo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escovedo avoids the body shot from Tam.
Escovedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tam moves away.
Tam takes the fight into the clinch.
Tam scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alonso Escovedo has been cut.
Tam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escovedo.
Tam is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Escovedo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tam lands a nice uppercut.
Escovedo breaks from the clinch.
Escovedo has closed the distance and engaged Tam in a clinch.
Escovedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escovedos head.
Escovedo is trying to push Tam away but Tam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee calls for Escovedo to work.
Tam stalling in the clinch.
Tam keeps control of Escovedo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tam connects with a knee to the head.
Escovedo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tam up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tam stalling in the clinch.
Escovedo stalling the fight.
Tam lands a knee to the head.
Tam leaning against his opponent.
Escovedo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escovedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Escovedo has had enough of the clinch but Tam keeps him there for the moment.
Escovedo tries to break the clinch but Tam is controlling the position.
Tam lands with a right to the head.
Escovedo working hard to break the clinch.
Escovedo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escovedo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tam misses with a body punch
and Escovedo counters with a nice leg kick.
River Tam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tam moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Escovedo is trying to break free.
Tam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escovedo tries to break free but Tam pushes him back against the cage.
Tam tries to land knees in the clinch but Escovedo avoids the damage to the body.
Tam content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tam lands a shot to the body.
Escovedo looks gassed!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tam throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escovedo is trying to break the clinch but Tam has him pressed against the cage.
Tam lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Tam.
Escovedo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tam is keeping busy.
Tam avoiding damage.
Tam tries a knee to the head but Escovedo blocks it.
Nice body punch from Tam - that landed with a thud.
Tam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Escovedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tam lands a right hand.
Tam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escovedo managing to block the knees to the body from Tam.
Tam pressing his opponent against the cage.
Escovedo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tam.
A short right from Tam on the inside.
Tam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escovedo.
Escovedo can't break the clinch.
Escovedo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tam has Escovedo up against the cage in a clinch.
Escovedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tam takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Escovedo taking a breather.
Tam makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escovedo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tam moves into the clinch.
Escovedo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tam digs a right hand into Escovedo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escovedo's gas tank.
Tam dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tam lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tam just leaning against Escovedo, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Tam.
A right hook to the body lands for Tam.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tam lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Tam on the inside.
Tam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tam manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Escovedo is trying to break free.
Tam lands a nice uppercut.
Escovedo wants to break free but Tam has control.
Tam taking a breather.
Escovedo slows down the pace here.
Tam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tam works on Escovedo's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
River Tam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alonso Escovedo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Escovedo gets tackled into the cage by Tam. Tam maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escovedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tam clinches up with Escovedo and pushes him back against the cage.
Escovedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tam misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tam takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escovedo as Tam tries to tie him up.
Escovedo is trying to push Tam away but Tam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Escovedo is looking to break free of the clinch but Tam has double underhooks.
Escovedo is trying to push Tam away but Tam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Tam.
Tam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escovedo's efforts to push away.
Tam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tam softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escovedo is breathing heavily.
Tam lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tam stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tam lands with a light punch inside.
Tam displaying some good clinch control by pressing Escovedo up against the cage.
Tam looking to throw knees to the head but Escovedo is blocking nicely.
Tam prevents Escovedo from breaking the clinch.
Tam lands with a right to the head.
Tam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tam with a knee to the head.
Escovedo manages to break the clinch.
Escovedo cracks a nice hook into Tam's ribs.
River Tam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escovedo doesn't manage to clinch there - Tam circles away.
Tam has managed to clinch.
Escovedo is trying to break free.
Tam throws a head punch that misses.
Escovedo tries to break the clinch but Tam is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Escovedo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tam lands a shoulder strike.
Escovedo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escovedo as Tam tries to tie him up.
Escovedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tam lands with a right to the head.
Tam lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escovedo wants to get back to striking at distance but Tam won't allow it.
River Tam has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tam pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tam fails to land.
Escovedo working hard to break the clinch.
Tam looking to throw knees to the head but Escovedo is blocking nicely.
Escovedo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Escovedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tam has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tam fails to land.
Escovedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escovedo blocks it with crossed arms.
Tam misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tam stalling.
Escovedo tries to circle away but Tam has him pinned against the cage.
Escovedo has had enough of the clinch but Tam keeps him there for the moment.
Tam looking to throw knees to the head but Escovedo is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Escovedo is trying to break the clinch but Tam is controlling him.
Tam misses with a knee to the head.
Tam tries to stall but Escovedo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Escovedo is trying to break the clinch but Tam has him pressed against the cage.
Escovedo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tam misses with an uppercut.
Escovedo throws a front kick that sends Tam stumbling back into the cage.
Tam closes the distance and clinches.
Tam looking to throw knees to the head but Escovedo is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Tam fails to land.
Escovedo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escovedo feints and then cracks Tam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tam down.
Escovedo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Escovedo moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escovedo is trying to push Tam away but Tam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tam trying to land knees to the body.
Tam tries a body shot but Escovedo blocks it.
Escovedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Escovedo blocking some punches.
Escovedo manages to break the clinch.
Escovedo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tam checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Escovedo shoots in for a double leg but Tam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tam moves into the clinch successfully.
Escovedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River Tam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Escovedo or perhaps it was just good defense by Tam which made him look bad.
Tam darts in and clinches Escovedo up against the cage.
Escovedo tries to break free but Tam pushes him back against the cage.
Tam lands a shoulder strike.
Tam stalling.
Tam pushes Escovedo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tam stalling in the clinch but Escovedo improves position.
Tam is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
River Tam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alonso Escovedo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Escovedo drives through and clinches with Tam against the cage.
Escovedo breaks from the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Tam has knocked Escovedo down with a huge combo! Tam steps away and waves a wobbly Escovedo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tam pushes Escovedo up against the cage in a clinch.
Tam works on Escovedo's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tam wants to stall.
Come on Tam - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tam's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escovedo can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tam.
Escovedo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escovedo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escovedo is trying to push Tam away but Tam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escovedo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tam clinches up against the cage.
Escovedo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Tam fails to land.
Escovedo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tam displaying some good clinch control by pressing Escovedo up against the cage.
Tam tries to land a knee to the head but Escovedo blocks with his arms.
Tam trying to control the position but instead, Escovedo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tam into the cage.
Escovedo tries a body shot but Tam blocks it.
Escovedo working hard to break the clinch.
Escovedo breaks from the clinch.
Tam rushes Escovedo and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tam misses with a punch to the body.
Tam pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Escovedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alonso Escovedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escovedo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tam connects with a nasty looking knee right to Escovedo's face.
Tam landing knees to the body.
Tam stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tam.
Tam scores with a hook to the body.
Escovedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escovedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escovedo as Tam tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escovedo working hard to break the clinch.
Tam is trying to maintain a safe position but Escovedo gets an underhook and turns Tam into the cage.
Tam lands a body punch.
Tam lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escovedo backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Tam.
Tam lands a shoulder strike.
Tam lands an uppercut.
Tam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Tam.
Tam landing knees to the head.
Tam working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tam slowing the pace effectively.
Tam trying to control the position but instead, Escovedo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tam into the cage.
Escovedo has had enough of the clinch but Tam keeps him there for the moment.
Escovedo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Escovedo avoiding damage as Tam throws knees to the body.
Escovedo is trying to push Tam away but Tam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escovedo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Escovedo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tam has Escovedo pressed against the cage, preventing Escovedo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Tam.
Tam slowing the pace effectively.
Tam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Escovedo or not.
A shot in the inside from Tam.
Tam lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tam tries to land a knee to the head but Escovedo blocks with his arms.
Tam digs a right hand into Escovedo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escovedo's gas tank.
Tam lands a knee to the body.
Tam gets through Escovedo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Tam scores with a nice short uppercut.
River Tam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tam scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tam.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tam tries to land a knee to the head but Escovedo blocks with his arms.
Tam working Escovedo over with knees to the body.
Tam lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escovedo backwards.
Tam is pushing Escovedo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that's the end of the fight!
River Tam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tam has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... River Tam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renaldo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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168 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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178 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renaldo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
David Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk lands a right hook to the body.
Turk stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab from Turk.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Turk.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Nice body punch from Turk.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A thudding body kick lands there by Turk!
Diaz looks gassed!
Turk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Turk finds it's target.
A shot to the liver by Turk. Beautiful body shot.
Turk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turk lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turk.
Turk tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz is rocked!
Turk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk throws a monster overhand right that drops Diaz! Turk follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Turk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jammy Stoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao O Dragao de Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao O Dragao de Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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222 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jammy Stoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao O Dragao de Santos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoney scores with a shot to the body.
Stoney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Dragao de Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Jammy Stoney has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Stoney.
O Dragao de Santos swings for the body but Stoney moves out of range.
Stoney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Dragao de Santos's head.
Stoney lunges at O Dragao de Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Dragao de Santos's hand.
It looks like Joao O Dragao de Santos has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoney scores with a body shot.
Stoney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Dragao de Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Dragao de Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stoney lands a big right hand that sends O Dragao de Santos crashing to the mat! Stoney stays standing though and waves O Dragao de Santos back to his feet!
O Dragao de Santos is rocked!
Stoney throws an uppercut from hell that sends O Dragao de Santos clean off his feet! He's out cold! Stoney stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jammy Stoney!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Kolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel has chosen BOOM as his entrance music. 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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219 lbs
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217 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Kolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel throws a right hand that misses
and Liddel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kolo wants to land a leg kick but Liddel is out of range.
Liddel misses with a leg kick
and Kolo counters with an outside leg kick.
Liddel lands with a shot to the body.
Liddel checks a low kick from Kolo.
Nice body punch from Liddel.
Kolo avoids the body shot from Liddel.
Kolo throws a lazy uppercut
and Liddel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kolo avoids the body shot from Liddel.
Liddel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolo tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddel throws a front kick aimed at Kolo's knee but Kolo avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddel can pounce on him.
Kolo lands with a nice body kick.
Kolo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liddel misses the shot to the body.
Liddel moves out of range of the body kick from Kolo.
Both fighters circling a little - Liddel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kolo is breathing heavily.
Liddel lands a leg kick that knocks Kolo off balance momentarily.
Kolo misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the liver by Liddel. Beautiful body shot.
Liddel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Liddel misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolo throws a sloppy head kick
and Liddel counters with a good low kick that Kolo was not able to check.
Liddel misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Liddel. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Liddel. Those never looked like landing.
Liddel feints and then cracks Kolo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kolo down.
Kolo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Liddel counters with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liddel.
Liddel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liddel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liddel lands with a hook. Kolo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Marco Kolo has been cut.
Kolo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good leg kick by Liddel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liddel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kolo under the eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddel.
Liddel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kolo doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Liddel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Liddel lands with a good body shot.
Liddel thuds his right hand into Kolo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liddel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kolo.
Kolo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddel.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddel.
Liddel lands a left and a right that send Kolo crashing to the mat, dazed. Liddel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Liddel pushes Kolo up against the cage in a clinch.
Liddel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Liddel stalling the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Liddel.
Liddel tries to land knees in the clinch but Kolo avoids the damage to the body.
Liddel lands with a left to the head.
Come on Liddel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolo is looking to control Liddel's arms but Liddel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kolo has his back to the cage.
Liddel is leaning against Kolo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Liddel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kolo's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Kolo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Liddel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kolo throws a lazy head kick
and Liddel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liddel swings for the body but Kolo moves out of range.
Kolo looks to throw a body kick
and Liddel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liddel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddel lands with a hook. Kolo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marco Kolo's cut is getting worse.
Nice uppercut lands for Liddel. That snapped Kolo's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liddel.
Kolo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liddel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kolo manages to avoid it.
Kolo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddel throws a hook but Kolo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Liddel misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Liddel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kolo doesn't seem phased though.
Liddel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liddel misses with a body kick.
Kolo throws a leg kick
and Liddel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Liddel cracks Kolo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marco Kolo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kolo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liddel throws a leg kick but Kolo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Kolo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liddel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Kolo misses
and Liddel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddel misses with a looping right.
Liddel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Liddel throws a series of punches but Kolo moves out of range.
Liddel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Liddel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liddel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddel connects with a body shot.
Liddel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddel is looking to slow Kolo down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liddel throws a leg kick but Kolo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liddel scores with a push kick.
Liddel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kolo.
Liddel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Liddel is looking to slow Kolo down with leg kicks.
Liddel lands a body shot.
Liddel throws a head kick that Kolo semi-blocks.
Jeez, Marco Kolo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marco Kolo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chuck Liddel!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cris Dorh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorh comes to the cage accompanied by Heaven & Hell. Moreira has chosen Samba de janeiro - bellini as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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24
193 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cris Dorh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorh misses with a combination
and Moreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Moreira tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dorh presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moreira gets back to half guard.
Moreira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dorh is looking for a kimura here.
Moreira trying to control but Dorh postures up.
Dorh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Moreira wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moreira misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Moreira is trying to control but can't.
Dorh wants to take a breather but Moreira is having none of it.
Dorh prevents Moreira from improving his position.
Dorh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moreira keeps working.
Moreira is looking to improve his position.
Dorh is looking for a kimura here.
Dorh passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moreira is looking to improve his position but Dorh isn't that keen on the idea.
Dorh working for a guillotine from mount but Moreira is in no mood to give up.
Moreira tries to hold on but Dorh postures up.
Dorh manages to capitalize on a mistake by Moreira to take his back!
Moreira is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Dorh off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Moreira trying to control the position but Dorh manages to sink in the hooks.
Moreira is trying to break free.
Dorh working for a choke but Moreira is defending well.
Moreira tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dorh is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Moreira is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cris Dorh!
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