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Kings of Rio 26 - Total Chaos PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashur Perun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jay myles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perun kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Judith. myles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. suk my dik kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! jay myles looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ashur Perun!
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, jay myles!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perun feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends myles sprawling to the canvas! myles rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Perun finish him?!
myles is rocked!
It looks like jay myles has been cut.
myles looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Perun gets the takedown into side control.
myles is still in real trouble! Can Perun finish him?
Perun content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Perun lands an elbow.
myles seems to have recovered his senses.
myles is looking for a sweep.
Perun stands up and beckons myles to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perun catches myles napping and connects with a big right hand that sends myles to the canvas!
Perun showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perun is looking to work some ground and pound but myles has wrist control.
Perun looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Perun passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Perun controls the position from side control.
Perun 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.
Perun seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down myles for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perun decides to stand back up. Perun steps back and let's myles get back to his feet.
myles walks into a stiff left hand from Perun.
Perun drops myles with a nice combination! Perun dives into myles's guard, looking to finish!
myles is working an open guard so Perun takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Perun motions for myles to come forward. Perun throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perun loads up on a big right hand but myles slips the punch.
Perun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
myles shoots in but no luck this time.
Perun swinging wilding here.
myles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perun's waist but Perun gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing myles off to one side.
Perun keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ashur Perun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jay myles.
myles ducks under a wild hook from Perun.
Perun gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
myles trying to control the position from guard on top but Perun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
myles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
myles won't allow Perun to sweep him here.
Perun wants to get back to his feet but myles is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
myles looking to pass the guard.
Perun pushes myles off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Perun throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
myles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Excellent takedown into side control there by myles.
Perun sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perun is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of myles's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take myles's back!
Perun biding his time, controlling myles.
Perun has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashur Perun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jay myles's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Perun's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Perun duly obliges.
Perun throws an overhand right that lands on myles's shoulder, as myles tries to avoid the shot.
myles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perun.
myles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perun.
Perun misses with a series of wild punches.
Ashur Perun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
myles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perun dances in with a quick combination. myles is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Perun snaps myles's head back. myles stumbles backwards against the ropes. Perun steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with myles's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. myles just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ashur Perun!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minowa Shittu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Paulson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Minowa Shittu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shittu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paulson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paulson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shittu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paulson but Paulson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shittu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paulson.
Shittu shoots in and drives through. Paulson sprawls well.
Shittu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paulson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minowa Shittu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shittu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paulson circles away.
Paulson darts in and clinches Shittu up against the ropes.
Paulson breaks from the clinch.
Paulson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Paulson as Shittu shoots in.
Shittu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Paulson there.
Paulson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paulson tries to clinch but Shittu is having none of it.
Shittu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shittu is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paulson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Paulson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paulson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paulson closes the distance and clinches.
Paulson manages to break the clinch.
Shittu fails with the takedown
and Paulson moves into the clinch.
Shittu wants a takedown.
Paulson breaks from the clinch.
Shittu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paulson.
A nice combination there by Paulson.
Paulson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shittu is rocked!
Shittu has his takedown stuffed
and Paulson counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shittu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shittu tries for a takedown but Paulson circles away easily
and Paulson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shittu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shittu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paulson wants to get up but he can't break Shittu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Paulson trying to control but Shittu is working from the bottom.
Shittu throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Paulson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shittu pulls Paulson in close to prevent any damage.
Paulson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paulson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shittu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shittu misses with a takedown attempt
and Paulson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shittu's guard.
Shittu striking off his back but it's not causing Paulson any problems.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson landing with the ground and pound.
Paulson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Paulson scoring with punches from side control.
Shittu wants to control but Paulson postures up.
Paulson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shittu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Paulson's best efforts.
Shittu taking some punishment here, with Paulson in his half guard.
Paulson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Paulson slips a nice elbow through Shittu's hands, connecting with Shittu's forehead.
Paulson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Shittu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paulson wants to control from the top but Shittu keeps moving.
Shittu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paulson manages to get himself to full guard.
Paulson wants to control but Shittu passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson is looking to improve his position.
Shittu blocks the strikes from Paulson.
Paulson is looking for a sweep. Shittu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paulson is in trouble now - Shittu has advanced to mount!
Shittu tries to control but Paulson wriggling away.
Paulson is desperately trying to improve his position but Shittu has a good base and remains in mount.
Shittu looking to control but Paulson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paulson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paulson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulson wants to control but Shittu is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Paulson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paulson throws a head kick but Shittu moves out of range.
A jab from Paulson does it's job there.
Shittu fails with the takedown
and Paulson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shittu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paulson counters by clinching up.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Shittu is controlling the position.
Paulson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shittu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shittu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paulson.
Paulson is looking to clinch.
Paulson misses with a few strikes there.
Paulson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shittu doesn't seem bothered though.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Shittu. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Paulson scores with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paulson. That's going to slow Shittu down.
Shittu misses with a takedown attempt
and Paulson counters with a three punch combo that has Shittu backing up. Shittu nods at Paulson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minowa Shittu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shittu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robert Paulson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shittu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Paulson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Paulson preventing the sweep.
Paulson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shittu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paulson looking to pass the guard.
Shittu is trying to control the position but Paulson postures up.
Paulson pushing down on Shittu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Paulson is tying to control. Shittu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paulson prevents Shittu from improving his position.
Paulson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Shittu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Shittu with a poor takedown
and Paulson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shittu with a poor takedown
and Paulson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Paulson lands with a left to the head.
Paulson is leaning against Shittu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shittu stops a takedown attempt from Paulson.
Paulson has had enough of the clinch but Shittu keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson breaks from the clinch.
Paulson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paulson lunges at Shittu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shittu's hand.
Shittu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Paulson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paulson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shittu.
Paulson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paulson.
Paulson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Shittu tries for a takedown but Paulson circles away easily
and Paulson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Paulson.
Paulson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulson connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shittu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paulson tries to avoid it but Shittu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paulson to the ground. Paulson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Paulson. No joy for Shittu on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Paulson as Shittu shoots in.
Shittu with a poor takedown
and Shittu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shittu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paulson.
Oh Shittu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shittu with a poor takedown
and Paulson counters with a right hand to the body.
Shittu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shittu shoots and misses
and Paulson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shittu's knee momentarily.
Paulson misses with a head kick.
Shittu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shittu showed some decent athleticism there.
Shittu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shittu trying to control from half guard but Paulson is working away.
Shittu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shittu is thwarting Paulson's attempts to control the position.
Shittu seems to have got his legs back now.
Robert Paulson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shittu passes to side control.
Shittu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Paulson down.
Shittu 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.
Shittu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Paulson is looking for a sweep.
Shittu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Paulson is not content to let Shittu control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shittu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Paulson some visible discomfort.
Paulson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Paulson is desperately trying to improve his position but Shittu has a good base and remains in mount.
Shittu unloads with some shots from mount but Paulson bucks and avoids them well.
Paulson tries to buck Shittu off but he can't manage it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paulson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paulson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Shittu. What's that going to do exactly?
Paulson is desperately trying to improve his position but Shittu has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Paulson is trying desperately to improve position.
Paulson tries to hold on but Shittu pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Paulson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shittu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Paulson counters with a nice leg kick.
Paulson misses with a two punch combination.
Shittu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paulson misses with a series of wild punches.
Shittu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shittu with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Paulson counter with a right hand.
Shittu shoots for a takedown but Paulson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minowa Shittu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shittu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paulson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shittu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paulson is fending him off so far but Shittu persists. Nope, Paulson circles away and we're back to standing.
Paulson closes the distance and clinches.
Shittu pulls Paulson into guard.
Paulson trying to control but Shittu is working from the bottom.
Shittu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paulson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shittu is pulling down on Paulson's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paulson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paulson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paulson cracks Shittu with a solid left hand.
Shittu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paulson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Paulson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shittu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shittu throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Paulson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shittu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paulson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paulson stopping the sweep attempt from Shittu.
Paulson chips away with some ground and pound.
Shittu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shittu prevents Paulson from getting the reversal.
Paulson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Paulson is working to get back to half guard.
Shittu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shittu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shittu prevents Paulson from getting the reversal.
Shittu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paulson is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Paulson wants to control but Shittu is keeping busy.
Paulson landing rabbit punches to the side of Shittu's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Paulson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paulson is on top in guard.
Paulson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shittu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shittu looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shittu is on top in guard.
Shittu stops Paulson from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Shittu slips nicely into half guard.
Paulson is trying to stand up here but Shittu is controlling him well.
Paulson is staying active underneath Shittu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Paulson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Paulson controls Shittu momentarily but Shittu frees himself.
Paulson wants to improve his position but instead Shittu has moved into half guard.
Paulson is looking to escape.
Shittu winds up and cracks Paulson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shittu is tying to control. Paulson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paulson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shittu is trying to control the action in half guard but Paulson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Minowa Shittu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulson is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Paulson.
Well Paulson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Paulson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Matters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesh Masilungan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matters comes to the ring accompanied by Lose Yourself - Eminem. 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marshall Matters!
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, Jesh Masilungan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matters closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Masilungan to the mat! Masilungan manages to get full guard.
Matters postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Masilungan is wriggling around but Matters manages to pass to half guard.
Masilungan is looking for a sweep. Matters is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matters thows a huge punch but Masilungan dodges it nicely.
Matters looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Masilungan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Masilungan is trying to stand up here but Matters is controlling him well.
Masilungan gets back to full guard.
Matters prevents Masilungan from getting back to his feet.
Masilungan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Matters's guard.
Masilungan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Matters manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Masilungan wants to improve his position but instead Matters has moved into half guard.
Masilungan wants to get back to his feet.
Matters seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matters lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masilungan manages to get to full guard.
Masilungan has his foot on Matters's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matters works his way back into a safe position though.
Masilungan looks gassed!
Matters advances to half guard.
Masilungan won't allow Matters to pass to mount.
Masilungan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Matters is keen to just control but Masilungan is a slippery customer.
Matters lands strikes from half guard.
Matters wants to control but Masilungan is keeping him busy.
Masilungan wants to get back to full guard.
Masilungan is trying to escape back to his feet but Matters uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Masilungan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Matters fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Masilungan tries to avoid it but Matters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Masilungan to the ground. Masilungan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Matters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matters will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matters.
Matters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matters will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Masilungan. No joy for Matters on that attempt.
Matters shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masilungan pinned against the cage. Masilungan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Masilungan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matters will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Masilungan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A swing and a miss from Masilungan.
Masilungan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matters manages to avoid it.
Matters has a takedown stuffed.
Matters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masilungan swivels and escapes.
Masilungan misses with a hook.
Masilungan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masilungan is fending him off so far but Matters persists. Nope, Masilungan circles away and we're back to standing.
Masilungan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masilungan is fending him off so far but Matters persists. Nope, Masilungan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Masilungan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matters shoots for a double leg takedown but Masilungan sprawls well. He's pushed Matters's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Matters with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Matters with that takedown attempt.
Matters shoots in for a double leg but Masilungan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matters fails with the takedown.
Matters has a takedown stuffed.
Marshall Matters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matters shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Masilungan but Masilungan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesh Masilungan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Masilungan's corner calls for a 1-2. Masilungan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matters drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Masilungan is looking to reverse the position.
Masilungan wants to get back to his feet but Matters drags him back down.
Masilungan is looking to reverse the position.
Masilungan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Matters wants to control but Masilungan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Matters works his way to full guard. Good work.
Matters has his foot on Masilungan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Masilungan works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Masilungan landing with the ground and pound.
Matters can't keep his opponent in guard - Masilungan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Masilungan wants to get back to his feet.
Masilungan is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matters is looking for a sweep. Masilungan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Masilungan tries to stand and escape but Matters is controlling the position.
Matters moves into full guard.
Matters working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Masilungan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Masilungan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Matters 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.
Masilungan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Matters's guard.
Masilungan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Masilungan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Masilungan wants to pass the guard but Matters is keeping the position.
Matters has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Masilungan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masilungan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Matters's guard.
Matters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Masilungan is one step ahead there.
Masilungan wants to get up but he can't break Matters's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Masilungan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matters is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Masilungan rolls with it to try and escape but Matters cranks on the arm and Masilungan is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marshall Matters!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriana Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriana Lima!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima misses with a straight right.
Martin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Lima lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Martin!
Lima prevents Martin from getting the reversal.
Lima looking to control but Martin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lima fails to advance to Martin's back.
Lima trying to control but Martin is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima is working for a guillotine from mount but Martin frees his head quite easily.
Lima can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martin is looking to escape.
Martin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lima.
Lima looks gassed!
Lima wants to finish this one by submission but Martin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lima.
Martin is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lima can't control as he wanted to and Martin manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martin looking for submissions off his back.
Martin is trying to stand.
Lima is tying to control. Martin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martin tries to kick Lima off but Lima keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lima on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Lima misses.
Lima scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to control but Martin wriggling away.
Lima wants to finish this one by submission but Martin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lima.
Lima trying to control but Martin is having none of it.
Lima has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Martin is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adriana Lima!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Arealius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Rigs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arealius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ministry Rock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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195 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Arealius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spencer Rigs!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rigs shoots in and drives through. Arealius sprawls well.
Rigs shoots for a takedown but Arealius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rigs shoots in for a takedown but Arealius shows good takedown defense.
Anthony Arealius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Rigs.
Arealius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Arealius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arealius throws a head kick but Rigs moves out of range.
Rigs checks a low kick from Arealius.
Rigs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arealius's waist but Arealius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rigs off to one side.
Arealius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arealius closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rigs! Arealius dives in looking to finish! Rigs is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Arealius!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palowakski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Burning Down the House. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Palowakski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flavio Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palowakski throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Palowakski moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Diaz goes down! Can Palowakski finish him!?
Diaz is rocked!
It looks like Flavio Diaz has been cut.
Palowakski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palowakski controls the pace.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Palowakski finish him?
Palowakski trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palowakski stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Palowakski wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Palowakski tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Palowakski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palowakski postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palowakski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz tries to clinch but Palowakski is having none of it.
Fred Palowakski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a hook. Palowakski ducked under it nicely.
Palowakski misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Palowakski was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Palowakski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Palowakski scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Palowakski misses with a straight left.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Palowakski tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
A left lands for Palowakski.
Palowakski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palowakski.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Palowakski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palowakski tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Palowakski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz slips a jab from Palowakski.
Palowakski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up Flavio Diaz's cut even more.
Palowakski just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz looks gassed!
Palowakski drives through and clinches with Diaz against the ropes.
Palowakski can't break the clinch.
Palowakski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Palowakski lands with a left to the head.
Palowakski breaks from the clinch.
Palowakski clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Palowakski breaks from the clinch.
Palowakski misses with a double jab.
Palowakski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Palowakski's front leg but catches the back leg as Palowakski tries to avoid it.
Palowakski scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Palowakski finds it's target.
Fred Palowakski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palowakski walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Diaz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Palowakski swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Diaz's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Palowakski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Doze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Doze might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Don't Trust Me" by 3Oh!3. Jackson has chosen wolf pack as his entrance music. Denton Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Doze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Doze on that attempt.
Doze shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Doze showed some decent athleticism there.
Doze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson striking from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Doze prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Doze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Doze is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Doze has control of the leg.
Doze seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Doze moved out of range nicely.
Doze tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Denton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doze misses with the combination.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Doze sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Doze is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Doze tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Doze won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson is tying to control. Doze wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Doze tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Doze has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jackson looks gassed!
Doze desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doze is trying to stand.
Jackson moves nicely into side control.
Jackson moves into full mount!
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Doze looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Doze is now in Jackson's guard. A big mistake from Jackson there, giving up the dominant position!
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doze is one step ahead there.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doze trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doze looking to pass the guard.
Doze throws a big right hand that misses.
Doze trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doze is one step ahead there.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Doze from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson throws the left hand but Doze avoids the punch easily.
Doze looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Doze shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Doze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Doze counters with a two punch combo.
A good leg kick by Doze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Doze.
Doze bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Doze tries to move to mount but Jackson blocks the move with his legs.
Doze tries to stand but Jackson is controlling his head.
Doze has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Doze ducks down to avoid it.
Doze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Doze counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Doze's shoulder, as Doze tries to avoid the shot.
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 Mark Doze will probably get the nod.
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.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Doze makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson shoots in but Doze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doze tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson throws a hook but Doze blocks it.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doze counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doze.
Doze manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a hook but Doze avoids it easily.
Doze tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Doze counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
Doze wants to stand but Jackson has his arm trapped.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Doze from controlling successfully.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doze gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Jackson fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Doze out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Denton Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Gorevictius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox has chosen Cant Be Touched by Roy Jones Jr. as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demetrius Gorevictius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Fox!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorevictius is looking to clinch but Fox is avoiding it.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorevictius moves away.
Gorevictius fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fox sprawls well initially but Gorevictius persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fox wants to get back to his feet.
Gorevictius has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gorevictius is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fox has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fox!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gorevictius has a closed guard, preventing Fox from standing up.
Gorevictius has his foot on Fox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fox works his way back into a safe position though.
Gorevictius isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fox stacks Gorevictius on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fox!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fox is looking to take a break and control but Gorevictius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorevictius is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Fox is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gorevictius manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gorevictius trying to control from the bottom.
Fox is tying to control. Gorevictius wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fox prevents Gorevictius from standing back up.
Fox prevents Gorevictius from improving his position.
Fox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gorevictius looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gorevictius is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fox stands up from half guard.
Demetrius Gorevictius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorevictius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorevictius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fox is fending him off so far but Gorevictius persists. Nope, Fox circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorevictius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fox but Fox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fox.
Fox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Brian Fox has been cut.
Fox blocks a head kick by Gorevictius.
Gorevictius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
Gorevictius swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorevictius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fox counters with a three punch combo that has Gorevictius backing up. Gorevictius nods at Fox to acknowledge the strikes.
Gorevictius throws a head kick that misses
and Fox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gorevictius throws a head kick that misses
and Fox counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gorevictius!
Fox controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fox can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gorevictius is looking to escape.
Gorevictius tries to hold on but Fox postures up.
Fox prevents Gorevictius from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to control but Gorevictius wriggling away.
Gorevictius wants to hold on but Fox pushes him away.
Gorevictius is trying to escape the mount.
Gorevictius slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gorevictius is trying to maintain the position but Fox is very close to passing his half guard.
Gorevictius is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fox is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gorevictius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gorevictius wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorevictius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fox manages to get himself to full guard.
Gorevictius stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Fox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Fox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gorevictius throws an off balance right hand
and Fox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gorevictius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorevictius tries for a takedown but Fox circles away easily
and Fox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gorevictius thinking.
Fox shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gorevictius manages to get to full guard.
Fox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gorevictius working for submissions but it's allowed Fox to get to half guard.
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!
Gorevictius wants to get back to his feet.
Fox is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorevictius tries to get to full guard but Fox has control of the leg.
Fox wants to take a breather but Gorevictius is having none of it.
Brian Fox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gorevictius is looking for a sweep. Fox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gorevictius is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fox pulls his head out easily.
Fox is looking to take a break and control but Gorevictius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gorevictius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gorevictius throws a lazy head kick
and Fox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gorevictius doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fox avoids the head kick by Gorevictius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorevictius tries a head kick but it misses.
Fox lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fox.
Gorevictius is rocked!
Fox misses with a body kick.
Gorevictius tries to clinch but Fox moves away
and Fox counters with a head kick that drops Gorevictius - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Oh Gorevictius is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fox stands up out of the half guard.
Gorevictius steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fox. That one must have hurt.
Fox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gorevictius seems to have got his legs back now.
Gorevictius throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fox counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gorevictius!
Gorevictius is trying to stand.
Gorevictius wants to hold on but Fox pushes him away.
Gorevictius is trying to escape the mount.
Gorevictius is squirming around, avoiding Fox's attempts to control the action.
Gorevictius regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorevictius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gorevictius is staying active underneath Fox, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gorevictius manages to get to full guard.
Fox has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gorevictius is proving hard to escape from.
Gorevictius is looking for a triangle but Fox pushes his legs off easily.
Gorevictius has a closed guard, preventing Fox from standing up.
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.
Fox stands up from Gorevictius's guard - Fox perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gorevictius.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrius Gorevictius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorevictius looks for the body kick but Fox saw that one coming.
Gorevictius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gorevictius tries to clinch
and Fox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Gorevictius misses
and Fox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Gorevictius.
Gorevictius changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fox looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Fox's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gorevictius shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fox moves into the clinch.
Fox manages to break the clinch.
Gorevictius throws a head kick that misses.
Fox cracks a nice hook into Gorevictius's ribs.
Fox shoots in looking for a takedown. Gorevictius tries to sprawl out of it but Fox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gorevictius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorevictius fails with the takedown
and Fox counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gorevictius wants to get back to his feet.
Gorevictius gets back to full guard.
Fox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gorevictius wants to sweep here but Fox controlling him for the moment.
Gorevictius is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox wants to get up but he can't break Gorevictius's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gorevictius keeping moving, preventing Fox from controlling successfully.
Fox wants to stand but Gorevictius has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fox decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fox keeps the fight on the outside.
Gorevictius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fox throws a combination. Gorevictius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
No luck for Gorevictius with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrius Gorevictius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox throws a nice looking combination but Gorevictius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorevictius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fox is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gorevictius rather than just go for the knockout.
Gorevictius misses with a head kick.
Gorevictius shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Gorevictius or perhaps it was just good defense by Fox which made him look bad.
Gorevictius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gorevictius gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fox counters with a low kick, right behind Gorevictius 's knee.
Demetrius Gorevictius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fox forces Gorevictius back against the ropes and clinches.
Gorevictius landing knees to the head.
Gorevictius tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Gorevictius tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Gorevictius misses with a knee to the head.
Fox is looking to break free of the clinch but Gorevictius has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gorevictius tries a knee to the head but Fox blocks it.
Gorevictius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gorevictius breaks the clinch.
Gorevictius fails with the takedown
and Fox counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gorevictius won't be happy with that.
Gorevictius sneaks out the side door and pushes Fox away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gorevictius dodges the punch combination from Fox.
A head kick lands from Gorevictius that sends Fox to the canvas. Fox tries to scramble back to his feet but Gorevictius brings him back down into side control.
Fox is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorevictius decides to stand back up. Gorevictius steps back and let's Fox get back to his feet.
Fox is still on wobbly legs! Can Gorevictius finish him?
Gorevictius fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Gorevictius with that takedown attempt.
Fox seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Gorevictius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a lovely combination from Fox sends Gorevictius down but not out. Fox dives into side control looking to finish.
Fox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gorevictius keeps working.
Gorevictius manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gorevictius is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gorevictius wants to pass the guard but Fox is defending well.
Gorevictius looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fox manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Fox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fox has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Fox!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavilan Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's entrance music is When Will They Shoot. A fine choice. Barrera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ileso. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gavilan Barrera!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch up but Barrera circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrera swinging wilding here.
Barrera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barrera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Gavilan Barrera has been cut.
Barrera wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barrera won't be happy with that.
Barrera is rocked!
Smith moves into full mount!
Barrera is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish 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!
Barrera has left one of his arms exposed and Smith doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Barrera screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barry Smith!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pasha Dasari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Jaxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dasari comes into the arena with Stinkfist blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasha Dasari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrone Jaxon!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dasari looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dasari in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jaxon tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dasari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pasha Dasari!
Pasha Dasari retains his featherweight title!
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