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Kings of Rio 12 - Punches in Bunches PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fa Yang Narong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 5 Minutes Alone. Fa Yang Narong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aaron Franklin's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aaron Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fa Yang Narong!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin stuffs the takedown.
Narong takes a kick to the side of the head.
Narong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Narong wants to clinch up but Franklin keeps it at a distance.
Narong is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Narong. No joy for Franklin on that attempt.
Narong shoots in for a takedown but Franklin shows good takedown defense.
Narong moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
Narong wants to clinch.
Narong moves in looking to clinch but Franklin pushes him off.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin tries to clinch up but Narong circles away and keeps his distance.
Franklin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Narong tries for a takedown but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aaron Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fa Yang Narong.
Franklin scores with the left hand. Narong knows he should have avoided that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Franklin!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narong wants to clinch
and Franklin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Franklin.
Narong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Franklin's face.
It looks like Aaron Franklin has been cut.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Franklin looking to throw knees to the head but Narong is blocking nicely.
Franklin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Narong blocks it with crossed arms.
Narong scores with a knee to the head.
Franklin is rocked!
Franklin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Franklin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Narong connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Franklin badly! Franklin tumbles to the floor and Narong stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fa Yang Narong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valente Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Get it Started. Rocha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Remember The Name" by Fort Minor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Greg Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Greg Johnson!
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, Valente Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson shoots in and bounces Rocha off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rocha is keeping the position for now.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Rocha throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rocha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rocha looks gassed!
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Rocha has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Johnson tries to hold on but Rocha pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rocha prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rocha has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johnson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Rocha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocha tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Rocha throws knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rocha is keeping busy.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Rocha, against the cage.
Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson clinches up with Rocha and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson stalls.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rocha looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson landing strikes.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Rocha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rocha down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rocha is looking for a sweep.
Johnson takes a little break here. Rocha wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rocha gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rocha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson trying to control but Rocha is working from the bottom.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rocha is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rocha is proving hard to escape from.
Rocha pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Rocha looking for a sweep. Not yet Rocha, not yet.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rocha is retaining full guard.
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.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Rocha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Johnson controls Rocha momentarily but Rocha frees himself.
Rocha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Rocha tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Rocha defends easily.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Rocha is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rocha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Rocha slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Rocha trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rocha is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson punching from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Rocha has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rocha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson works his way into side control.
Rocha manages to get back to half guard.
Greg Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocha is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rocha won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Rocha is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson 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.
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.
Johnson looks to land a strike but Rocha avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Rocha keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson passes Rocha's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Rocha's head.
Johnson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rocha to get to his feet.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Rocha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson avoiding damage as Rocha throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha lands a nice shot to the body.
Rocha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rocha.
Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson pulls Rocha into guard.
Johnson has control of Rocha's left arm, preventing Rocha from doing any damage.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rocha postures up.
Rocha stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson has his feet on Rocha's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rocha tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Suvave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rico Suvave!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suvave circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suvave swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Morgan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suvave, pushing him back against the cage.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Suvave drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morgan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Suvave breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suvave.
Suvave keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan fails to land the takedown.
Morgan tries to clinch
and Suvave counters with a shoot takedown. Morgan fights it but they end up in guard.
Suvave trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suvave stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan seems keen to control Suvave's posture.
Morgan has his feet on Suvave's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan throws a right hand that Suvave ducks under and follows up with a left that Suvave also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suvave.
Morgan wants to clinch
and Suvave counters with a thumping low kick.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Suvave circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Morgan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suvave counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing Suvave from standing up.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Suvave from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suvave tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
Suvave passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Suvave scores with punches from side control.
Morgan is trying to get back to half guard.
Suvave is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suvave is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Suvave are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvave stands up.
Morgan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suvave counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Suvave tries to pull guard but Morgan won't allow it.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suvave lands a nice elbow.
Suvave works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Morgan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Suvave is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking for a kimura but Suvave is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morgan to get the leverage.
Morgan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Morgan stands up from mount. Strange move.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suvave fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morgan checks it well.
Morgan throws a wild body kick that Suvave sees coming a mile off.
Morgan scores with a nice right hand.
Suvave is rocked!As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suvave tries to keep at a distance but Morgan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suvave wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Suvave escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harry Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Suvave is avoiding it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Suvave dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suvave fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morgan sprawls well initially but Suvave persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morgan moves into full guard.
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Suvave preventing the sweep.
Suvave wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing Suvave from standing up.
Morgan is looking for a triangle but Suvave pushes his legs off easily.
Suvave trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan is pulling down on Suvave's head to control his posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suvave is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan has Suvave pulled in close to control his posture.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Suvave postures up.
Suvave wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing Suvave from standing up.
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Suvave controlling from the top position.
Suvave postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
That's two 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.
Morgan trying to keep a closed guard but Suvave is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suvave shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suvave takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan tries to clinch but Suvave moves away
and Suvave counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suvave circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Suvave has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morgan decides to return to a standing position.
Suvave 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to clinch but Suvave slips to the side
and Suvave decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morgan's guard.
Suvave passes Morgan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Suvave wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Suvave has control of the leg.
Morgan is not content to let Suvave control the position.
Suvave tries to stand and escape but Morgan is controlling the position.
Suvave trying to mount his opponent but Morgan defends it.
Suvave wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Suvave. No joy for Morgan on that attempt.
Morgan forces Suvave back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suvave tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morgan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morgan is pressed up against the cage. Suvave has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morgan down to the mat. Morgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harry Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Suvave.
Suvave takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Suvave circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan tries to clinch there but Suvave circles away.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Suvave looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morgan!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan is looking to improve his position but Suvave isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suvave controlling the pace for now.
Suvave avoids the attempt from Morgan to control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rico Suvave will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Morgan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morgan showed some decent athleticism there.
Morgan is looking for a kimura here.
Morgan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Suvave is trying desperately to improve position.
Morgan controlling the pace for now.
Suvave takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvave has given up his back here.
Suvave looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Suvave is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Morgan gets his way!
Suvave breaks Morgan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Suvave postures up.
Morgan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Suvave is looking to stand up but Morgan won't let him.
Harry Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan managing to control the position.
Morgan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Suvave being controlled here momentarily.
Rico Suvave has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morgan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suvave can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Suvave trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Suvave controlling him for the moment.
Suvave trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Suvave doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Suvave manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morgan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Suvave must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Suvave sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suvave is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Morgan has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Suvave is looking to defend but Morgan has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Suvave! Morgan pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Suvave taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Harry Morgan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronn Blackwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackwater's entrance music is For Whom the Bell Tolls. A fine choice. Galvao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pregador Luo - Bate Pesad�o. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bronn Blackwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Galvao!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao fails to land the takedown.
Galvao slips a straight right by Blackwater.
Blackwater misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Galvao tries for a takedown but Blackwater sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blackwater drops Galvao with a beautiful combination! Galvao stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blackwater is looking for the KO!
Galvao is rocked!
It looks like Antonio Galvao has been cut.
Blackwater chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Galvao is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackwater finish him?
Galvao looks gassed!
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!
Crack! A monster head kick from Blackwater and Galvao falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Blackwater!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bronn Blackwater!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Padilha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Prairie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jorge Padilha has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jorge Padilha seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Padilha!
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, Jensen Prairie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prairie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Padilha as he avoids it easily.
Padilha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Prairie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Padilha's calf.
Padilha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Padilha is working for a submission of some sort.
Padilha is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Prairie is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jorge Padilha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Sabrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Pacquio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sabrol might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck. Aaron Pacquio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Sabrol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aaron Pacquio!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sabrol shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sabrol tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquio is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sabrol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sabrol wants to control from the top but Pacquio keeps moving.
Sabrol tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquio is retaining full guard.
Sabrol prevents Pacquio from getting back to his feet.
Sabrol is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacquio has wrist control.
Sabrol trying to control but Pacquio is working from the bottom.
Sabrol 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.
Sabrol wants to pass the guard but Pacquio is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pacquio throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aaron Pacquio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sabrol tries to clinch there but Pacquio circles away.
Sabrol tries for a takedown but Pacquio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sabrol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sabrol misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pacquio gets caught flat footed, as Sabrol shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sabrol thows a big elbow that misses.
Sabrol passes Pacquio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pacquio is not content to let Sabrol control the position.
Sabrol stops Pacquio from getting back to his feet.
Sabrol is pressing down on Pacquio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pacquio is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabrol trying to control the action but Pacquio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabrol looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sabrol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sabrol not doing much here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sabrol scores a takedown into full mount!
Pacquio is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Sabrol lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabrol controlling from the full mount.
Pacquio is trying to stand.
Pacquio looks gassed!
Sabrol misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sabrol controlling the position easily from mount.
Sabrol is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pacquio is surviving well by controlling Sabrol's body position as best he can.
Sabrol looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquio is trying to stand but he's just given Sabrol his back.
Pacquio is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sabrol misses with a punch to the head.
Pacquio covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Sabrol working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Pacquio is doing well to defend. Sabrol seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Pacquio is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricardo Sabrol!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DeAndre Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Adeleye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Slam. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DeAndre Tyson!
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, Nelson Adeleye!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson clinches up against the cage.
Adeleye wants to stall.
Tyson lands a damaging elbow.
Adeleye is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Adeleye moves out of range easily.
Adeleye tries to clinch up
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Tyson misses.
Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adeleye throws a head punch that misses.
Adeleye misses with a punch to the body.
Adeleye managing to block the knees to the body from Tyson.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeleye tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adeleye tries for a takedown but Tyson circles away easily
and Tyson counters by moving into the clinch.
Adeleye is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adeleye misses with a body punch.
Adeleye has had enough of the clinch but Tyson keeps him there for the moment.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson tries to clinch but Adeleye is having none of it.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson tries to land a front kick but Adeleye steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyson has managed to clinch.
Tyson tries a knee to the head but Adeleye blocks it.
Adeleye tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyson misses with a knee to the head.
Tyson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Adeleye shows good takedown defense.
Tyson has Adeleye up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but Adeleye blocks with his arms.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Adeleye is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyson is keeping busy.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Adeleye or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad.
DeAndre Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Adeleye.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson has his takedown stuffed
and Adeleye counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Adeleye is keen to just control but Tyson is a slippery customer.
Adeleye content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adeleye uses his free foot to push down on Tyson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeleye is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Adeleye!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nelson Adeleye!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Estacio da Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianfranco Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think da Fonseca might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Chokechain" - 3oh!3. Zola has chosen Balls to the Wall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Estacio da Fonseca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Zola!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Zola. No joy for da Fonseca on that attempt.
Zola has closed the distance and engaged da Fonseca in a clinch.
Zola pulls guard successfully.
da Fonseca drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zola looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zola looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zola!
da Fonseca manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
da Fonseca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
da Fonseca wants to improve his position but Zola is controlling well.
Zola trying to control the pace.
da Fonseca is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Zola pulls his head out easily.
da Fonseca moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Fonseca has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zola has passed into side control.
da Fonseca is looking for a sweep.
Zola looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
da Fonseca is looking to reverse the position.
da Fonseca looks to move to half guard but instead Zola has passed into mount! Damn!
da Fonseca is looking to get to half guard.
da Fonseca is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zola trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zola working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zola is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but da Fonseca is surviving well by controlling Zola's body position as best he can.
da Fonseca is trying to reverse the position but instead Zola has taken his back - oops!
Zola missing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Fonseca is really stuck here.
Zola struggling to keep hold of the position.
Zola controls the action.
da Fonseca preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Zola.
da Fonseca tries to escape but Zola has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
da Fonseca is working hard here to advance position.
da Fonseca manages to reverse the position and now he's in Zola's guard. Nice work there by da Fonseca.
da Fonseca thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
da Fonseca postures up and lands a big shot to Zola's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
da Fonseca pushing down on Zola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
da Fonseca looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
da Fonseca wants to work for an arm triangle but Zola is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
da Fonseca wants to advance to full mount but Zola doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Zola lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for da Fonseca!
da Fonseca regains half guard.
da Fonseca wants to improve his position but Zola is controlling well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianfranco Zola dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zola checks a low kick from da Fonseca.
Horrible takedown by da Fonseca or perhaps it was just good defense by Zola which made him look bad.
Zola drives through and clinches with da Fonseca against the cage.
da Fonseca goes for a takedown attempt but Zola pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zola wants to clinch up but da Fonseca keeps it at a distance.
da Fonseca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Fonseca circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zola shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zola showed some decent athleticism there.
da Fonseca moves into full guard.
da Fonseca looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola pushes down on da Fonseca's leg and manages to get into half guard.
da Fonseca is pressing down on Zola's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
da Fonseca manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
da Fonseca lands with some strikes.
da Fonseca is working for a guillotine from mount but Zola frees his head quite easily.
da Fonseca postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zola looks a forlorn figure.
da Fonseca thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Fonseca looking to ground and pound but Zola is blocking nicely.
da Fonseca goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Zola is on top in guard.
Zola drops back looking for a leg! da Fonseca is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and da Fonseca manages to kick Zola off! Zola jumps back into da Fonseca's guard.
da Fonseca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
da Fonseca throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Zola preventing the sweep.
da Fonseca manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zola manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zola pushes a forearm under da Fonseca's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, da Fonseca is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gianfranco Zola!
Gianfranco Zola is the new bantamweight champion!
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