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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zach Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Keynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zach Acton!
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, John Keynes!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keynes cracks Acton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Acton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Keynes sprawls well initially but Acton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acton moves into full mount! Keynes won't be happy about that!
Keynes can't escape the position.
Acton lands a big elbow.
Acton controlling his opponent.
Acton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Acton landing strikes from the mount and Keynes is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keynes is trying desperately to improve position.
Acton wants to control the pace but Keynes is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keynes tries to lock up and control but Acton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Acton looking to control but Keynes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Keynes tries to reverse the position but Acton maintains control.
Acton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Acton dominating with strikes here.
Keynes is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Keynes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Keynes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Acton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Acton tries to control but Keynes wriggling away.
Keynes tries to hold on but Acton pushes him away.
Acton prevents Keynes from getting the reversal.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Acton trying to control but Keynes is having none of it.
Keynes is trying to escape the mount.
Acton dominating with strikes here.
Acton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keynes is looking to escape.
Acton prevents Keynes from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keynes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Acton wants to control the pace but Keynes is squirming around nicely.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Keynes throwing hammer fists to the chest of Acton. What's that going to do exactly?
Keynes wants to control but Acton is having none of it.
Keynes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Keynes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Keynes taking shots to the head.
Keynes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Keynes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Keynes wants to control but Acton is having none of it.
Keynes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Acton kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Keynes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Keynes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Acton is trying to control here but Keynes has managed to regain half guard.
Acton prevents Keynes from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Keynes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Acton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Keynes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Keynes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Acton 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.
Keynes shoots and misses
and Acton counters with a shoot takedown. Keynes fights it but they end up in guard.
Keynes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Keynes is striking but Acton is not phased and passes to half guard.
Keynes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Keynes.
Acton trying to control the position from guard on top but Keynes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keynes being controlled here, momentarily.
Keynes trying to control the position.
Acton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keynes looking for a sweep. Not yet Keynes, not yet.
Keynes striking off his back but it's not causing Acton any problems.
Acton preventing the sweep.
Keynes looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Acton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Keynes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Keynes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Keynes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Acton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Acton winds up and cracks Keynes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Acton stalling.
Keynes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Acton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Keynes is refusing to be controlled, as Acton sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Keynes actively working from the bottom here.
Acton not doing much here.
Acton uses his free foot to push down on Keynes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Keynes.
Acton working the ground and pound effectively.
Acton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Acton looking to control but Keynes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Keynes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Acton prevents Keynes from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton is looking for submissions but instead, Keynes has regained full guard.
Keynes controls Acton momentarily but Acton frees himself.
Acton looking to pass the guard.
Acton trying to control but Keynes is working from the bottom.
Keynes doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Acton has his takedown stuffed
and Keynes counters with a shoot takedown. Acton fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Keynes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Acton wants to sweep here but Keynes controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Keynes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Acton controls Keynes momentarily but Keynes frees himself.
Keynes is looking to work some ground and pound but Acton has wrist control.
Acton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Acton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keynes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Acton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Keynes's guard now.
Keynes trying to keep a closed guard but Acton is proving a slippery customer.
Acton wants to control from the top but Keynes keeps moving.
Keynes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Acton controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Acton dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Acton has his takedown stuffed
and Keynes counters with a one-two to the body.
Acton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Keynes counters with a shoot takedown. Acton fights it but they end up in guard.
Keynes controlling from the top position.
Keynes pushing down on Acton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Acton is not content to let Keynes control the position.
Keynes works his way into full mount!
Acton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Keynes goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Acton is on top in guard.
Acton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Acton won't allow Keynes to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keynes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zach Acton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Acton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Keynes wants to control the position but Acton says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Keynes tries to roll over but Acton keeps him under control.
Keynes keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Keynes trying to control but Acton postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Acton tries to pass to full mount but Keynes defends it.
Acton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keynes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Keynes is looking for a sweep. Acton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keynes throws a right hand that Acton ducks under and follows up with a left that Acton also avoids with ease.
Acton misses with a takedown attempt
and Keynes counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keynes is looking to take a break and control but Acton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keynes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Keynes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Keynes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Acton can't do much from the bottom here.
Keynes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Acton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Acton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keynes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Acton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Keynes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Acton controlling the position easily from mount.
Keynes swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Keynes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Keynes gets full guard.
Acton postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keynes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Acton manages to get himself to full guard.
Acton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keynes is one step ahead there.
Keynes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Keynes working the head and body with strikes.
Keynes prevents Acton from improving his position.
Acton manages to get to full guard.
Acton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
John Keynes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keynes postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keynes lands a couple of digs.
Keynes cracks Acton with a solid left hand.
Keynes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Keynes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keynes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Keynes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Acton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Acton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorje Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slayer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Otep - Battle Ready kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Terry Acton!
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, Jorje Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slayer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Acton.
Acton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slayer struggling a bit here.
Slayer is trying to get back to half guard.
Acton decides to stand up, so the ref orders Slayer to his feet.
Acton takes the fight into the clinch.
Acton cracks Slayer with a nice body shot.
Slayer jumps guard but Acton stands there with Slayer around his waist. Slayer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Acton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer tries to break the clinch but Acton is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Acton.
Slayer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Acton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Acton won't allow Slayer to sweep him here.
Slayer looking to control.
Acton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Acton wants to get up but he can't break Slayer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Acton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Slayer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Slayer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Acton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Acton is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slayer landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slayer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Acton is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Slayer landing strikes from the mount.
Slayer landing strikes from the mount and Acton is in trouble!
Slayer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Acton is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Acton is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slayer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Slayer controlling from mount.
Acton really wants to buck Slayer off and get back to his feet.
Slayer has control of Acton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Acton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Slayer lands a big shot there that rocks Acton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jorje Slayer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slayer is looking to clinch.
Acton feints and as Slayer raises his hands in defense, Acton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slayer looking to control.
Acton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slayer on the ground.
Slayer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Acton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Slayer's guard.
Slayer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Acton wants to stand and escape but instead Slayer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer wants to control from the top but Acton keeps moving.
Slayer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Acton wants to stand up but Slayer is controlling him.
Slayer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Slayer stops Acton from standing up.
Slayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Acton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slayer with a nice head shot there.
Slayer wants to pass the guard but Acton is keeping the position.
Acton wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Slayer manages to pass to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Acton keeps working.
Slayer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Acton tries to buck Slayer off but Slayer takes his back!
Slayer scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Acton is looking for a way out.
Acton 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 Slayer gets his way!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayer trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Slayer looking for the choke from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slayer scores with punches from the back.
Slayer punishes Acton with strikes from the back mount.
Acton wants to get back to his feet.
Slayer looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorje Slayer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Slayer as Acton shoots in.
Acton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Acton throws a sloppy head kick and Slayer moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Acton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Acton.
Slayer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Acton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Acton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Slayer is controlling him well.
Slayer taking a breather here.
Slayer cracks Acton with a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slayer has hold of Acton's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Acton seems comfortable defending it but Slayer has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Acton is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Acton is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Slayer couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jorje Slayer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masters Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane. 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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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, Masters Max!
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, Rio Dio !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Max lands in his opponent's guard.
Max in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Max stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Max pushes Dio off and gets back to his feet.
Dio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Max swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dio drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dio looks gassed!
Dio wants to stand but Max has his arm trapped.
Dio prevents Max from escaping the position.
Dio working away.
Max is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Max 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.
Dio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dio 's best efforts.
Max is trying to stand.
Max tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dio drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dio pushes down on Max's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dio keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Max is trying to stand back up but Dio is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dio decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dio shoots in and bounces Max off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dio slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Max.
Max looking for a sweep. Not yet Max, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Max is on top in guard.
Max is looking to work some ground and pound but Dio has wrist control.
Max stands and steps away. Dio gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Max shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Max was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Max stands up from mount. Strange move.
Max throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Max throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Dio stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Max follows into mount!
Dio is rocked!
Max stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Dio is still on wobbly legs! Can Max finish him?
Max lands a big head kick that sends Dio to the canvas! Max follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masters Max!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helge Purustaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Bags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bags has chosen Rob Zombie - SuperBeast as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helge Purustaja!
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, Larry Bags!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Purustaja swats away the attempt to clinch by Bags.
Bags throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Purustaja darts in and clinches Bags up against the cage.
Bags has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Purustaja avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Purustaja tries to pull guard but Bags won't allow it.
Purustaja decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Purustaja throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bags pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Purustaja is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bags works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bags is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bags tries to pass the half guard into mount. Purustaja knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bags is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bags trying to mount his opponent but Purustaja defends it.
Bags wants to work for an arm triangle but Purustaja is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bags looks gassed!
Purustaja makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Purustaja.
Purustaja manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bags manages to get himself to full guard.
Purustaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Bags is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bags is looking for a triangle but Purustaja pushes his legs off easily.
Purustaja working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bags's head.
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.
Purustaja is stalling in the full guard.
Purustaja avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bags keeping moving, preventing Purustaja from controlling successfully.
Bags looking for a guillotine here but Purustaja defends easily.
Purustaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Bags is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bags working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Purustaja doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Purustaja manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bags looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bags looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bags escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Purustaja gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Purustaja knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bags on the ground.
Purustaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Bags is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bags is looking for a triangle here but Purustaja uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Purustaja decides to stand back up.
Bags shoots in for a takedown but Purustaja shows good takedown defense.
Bags gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Purustaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Bags is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purustaja won't allow Bags to sweep him here.
Bags has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Purustaja can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Purustaja stays in close to Bags's body and controls the position.
Bags wants to sweep but no luck.
Bags preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bags looking for a sweep. Not yet Bags, not yet.
Bags is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Purustaja closes the distance and clinches.
Purustaja tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bags looking for a takedown.
Helge Purustaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Bags.
Bags is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
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 Helge Purustaja will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bags has his takedown stuffed
and Purustaja counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bags moves into full guard.
Bags looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bags looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bags can't keep his opponent in guard - Purustaja advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Purustaja wants to pass the guard but Bags is defending well.
Bags works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bags looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Purustaja gets to his feet. Bags looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bags darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bags trying to pass the guard but Purustaja defending well.
Bags moves nicely into side control.
Purustaja gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Purustaja defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bags.
Bags looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bags working for a submission but Purustaja is keeping him at bay.
Bags wants to finish this one by submission but Purustaja is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bags.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bags goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Purustaja turns into him and now he's in Bags's guard.
Bags has an active guard here but Purustaja has managed to pass into half guard.
Bags is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Purustaja's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Purustaja's back!
Bags has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Purustaja 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 Bags gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bags working for the choke.
Bags looking for the choke from the back.
Bags has his arm under Purustaja's chin here. Game over son! Bags squeezes tightly and Purustaja is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Larry Bags!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Filippo Frullani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Zhirkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Frullani might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Elvis Presley - It's Now or Never. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Filippo Frullani!
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, Robert Zhirkov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhirkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zhirkov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zhirkov shoots for a double leg takedown but Frullani sprawls well. He's pushed Zhirkov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zhirkov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zhirkov swinging wilding here.
Frullani throws a head kick that half lands.
Frullani shoots in and drives through. Zhirkov sprawls well.
Zhirkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Frullani misses with a two punch combination.
Zhirkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Frullani lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zhirkov will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frullani thuds his shin into the meat of Zhirkov's side.
Frullani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frullani plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zhirkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zhirkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frullani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zhirkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frullani takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zhirkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhirkov throws a combination that misses
and Frullani decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zhirkov's guard.
Zhirkov looks gassed!
Zhirkov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frullani wants to stand but Zhirkov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Zhirkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zhirkov keeping full guard, as Frullani tries to pass.
Frullani has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zhirkov is proving hard to escape from.
Zhirkov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Frullani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Frullani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zhirkov is looking for a triangle here but Frullani uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Zhirkov is trying to work for a sweep but Frullani has mounted him!
Zhirkov regains half guard.
Frullani is looking to take a break and control but Zhirkov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zhirkov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zhirkov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Frullani preventing the sweep.
Zhirkov pushes a forearm under Frullani's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Frullani is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Zhirkov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleo Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Drowning Pool - Step Up. Vasquel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by N-17-Skate the City. Cleo Vasquel has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Miller!
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, Cleo Vasquel!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquel forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Vasquel successfully pulls guard.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Vasquel.
Miller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miller trying to control but Vasquel is working from the bottom.
Vasquel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasquel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vasquel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vasquel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miller looks for a takedown but Vasquel sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquel fails with the takedown
and Miller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vasquel's guard.
Miller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Vasquel striking off his back but it's not causing Miller any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller wants to control from the top but Vasquel keeps moving.
Miller is in close to Vasquel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miller trying to control but Vasquel is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vasquel has his takedown stuffed
and Miller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vasquel's guard now.
Vasquel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vasquel looks gassed!
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasquel doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vasquel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vasquel looking to control.
Miller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vasquel's head.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vasquel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vasquel 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.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Miller prevents Vasquel from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller landing strikes from the mount and Vasquel is in trouble!
Miller lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Miller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vasquel is trying desperately to improve position.
Vasquel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vasquel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vasquel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Miller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Miller's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquel somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Miller has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Vasquel.
Miller preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Vasquel.
Vasquel misses with punches from the back.
Vasquel is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Miller is defending well though. Vasquel let's go of the attempt for now.
Vasquel throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Miller manages to reverse the position and now he's in Vasquel's guard. Nice work there by Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasquel clinches with his opponent.
Vasquel has Miller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dave Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cleo Vasquel.
Vasquel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vasquel drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miller distracts Vasquel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vasquel is on top in guard.
Vasquel preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vasquel postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Vasquel looking to pass the guard.
Vasquel tries to stand but Miller is controlling from the bottom.
Miller scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Vasquel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vasquel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vasquel working the head and body with strikes.
Vasquel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vasquel seems to be working for a kimura but Miller defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to get back to full guard.
Vasquel passes to side control.
The ground and pound from Vasquel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vasquel stands up and beckons Miller to his feet.
Vasquel shoots and misses
and Miller counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasquel wants to get back to his feet.
Vasquel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vasquel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Miller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vasquel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miller lands with a punch from half guard.
Vasquel taking some punishment here, with Miller in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is pressing down on Vasquel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vasquel is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Miller there.
Miller working Vasquel over with strikes.
Miller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miller.
Miller grinds an elbow into Vasquel's temple.
Miller cracks Vasquel with a big elbow.
Miller in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vasquel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vasquel throws Miller to one side and escapes!
Vasquel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a takedown into side control.
Miller lands an elbow.
Vasquel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasquel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vasquel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Miller, into his guard.
Vasquel is pushing down on Miller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miller is fighting to maintain full guard but Vasquel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vasquel decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vasquel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miller counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vasquel sneaks back into half guard.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Vasquel is defending well.
Miller prevents Vasquel from standing back up.
Miller is nestled in close to Vasquel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Vasquel defends it.
Vasquel actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Miller there.
Miller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miller is keen to just control but Vasquel is a slippery customer.
Miller looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Miller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vasquel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Vasquel's head.
Ground and pound from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller slips a nice elbow through Vasquel's hands, connecting with Vasquel's forehead.
Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Miller there.
Vasquel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vasquel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Miller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Miller's back!
Vasquel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller manages to reverse the position and now he's in Vasquel's guard. Nice work there by Miller.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasquel has wrist control.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller stops Vasquel from standing up.
Vasquel wants to sweep but no luck.
Miller postures up.
Vasquel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Vasquel with that takedown attempt.
Dave Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cleo Vasquel.
Vasquel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miller tries to avoid it but Vasquel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miller to the ground. Miller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vasquel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miller tries for a takedown but Vasquel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miller gets the takedown into side control.
Miller working the body and head with strikes.
Miller cracks Vasquel with a big right hand but Vasquel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a couple of short elbows.
Miller lands a few punches from side control.
Miller is chipping away with strikes.
Miller works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vasquel is looking to regain half guard here but Miller keeps moving and retains side control.
Vasquel is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Miller throws a strike aimed at the side of Vasquel's head but Vasquel avoids it well.
Miller scoring with punches and elbows.
Vasquel is not content to let Miller control the position.
Vasquel sneaks back into half guard.
Vasquel wants to control but Miller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vasquel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vasquel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.
Vasquel passes Miller's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Miller misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Miller wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquel tries to stand and escape but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Vasquel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasquel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a single leg into guard. Vasquel didn't expect that.
Miller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vasquel can't keep his opponent in guard - Miller advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Vasquel's head.
Miller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miller trying to pass the guard but Vasquel defending well.
Vasquel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller winds up and cracks Vasquel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vasquel moves into full guard.
Vasquel uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Vasquel which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Miller dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasquel is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Vasquel circles away and we're back to standing.
Vasquel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miller's waist but Miller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vasquel off to one side.
Miller tries to clinch but Vasquel is having none of it.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasquel tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasquel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasquel is looking to land body kicks.
Vasquel stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasquel is looking to clinch.
Miller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vasquel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Miller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vasquel!
Miller looking to finish with strikes here!
Vasquel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller is landing with some decent strikes but Vasquel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vasquel is bucking up trying to escape but Miller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Miller is landing with some decent strikes but Vasquel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Miller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Vasquel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vasquel is rocked!
Vasquel is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Vasquel is still in real trouble! Can Miller finish him?
Vasquel taking shots to the head.
Miller landing strikes, looking to finish!
Miller with shots to the head and body - Vasquel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vasquel takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Miller's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Miller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Kawazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kawazaki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slayer- War Ensemble. Chavez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slipknot---Psychosocial. Emilo Chavez 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Kawazaki!
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, Emilo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez scores with a punch to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Chavez as Kawazaki shoots in.
Kawazaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawazaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez misses with the combination.
Kawazaki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chavez to the mat! Chavez manages to get full guard.
Chavez controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chavez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chavez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kawazaki's guard.
Chavez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chavez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Kawazaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawazaki is breathing heavily.
Kawazaki dodges the punch combination from Chavez.
Kawazaki slips a jab and a cross from Chavez.
Chavez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kawazaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Kawazaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kawazaki slips a jab and a cross from Chavez.
Kawazaki fails to land the takedown.
Chavez throws a right hand that Kawazaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kawazaki also avoids with ease.
Emilo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a wild combination.
Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawazaki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chavez's waist but Chavez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kawazaki off to one side.
Chavez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kawazaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kawazaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chavez lands a jab to Kawazaki's midsection.
Chavez lands with a straight right. Kawazaki didn't see that one coming.
Kawazaki is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Kawazaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chavez dances in with a quick combination. Kawazaki is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Chavez snaps Kawazaki's head back. Kawazaki stumbles backwards against the cage. Chavez steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Kawazaki'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. Kawazaki just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Emilo Chavez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ring Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agnem Klotzk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera-Walk. Klotzk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Weisse Wolfe- Ruhm und Ehre kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ring Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Agnem Klotzk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dong lands an elbow that stopped Klotzk in his tracks for a moment.
Klotzk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dong lands an elbow that stopped Klotzk in his tracks for a moment.
Dong connects with a knee to the head.
Dong misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Dong.
Dong lands a nice elbow.
Dong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Klotzk looks gassed!
Dong scores with a knee to the head.
Dong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klotzk.
A knee to the head by Dong.
Dong looking to throw knees to the head but Klotzk is blocking nicely.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Dong tries a knee to the head but Klotzk blocks it.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Klotzk tries to score a body lock takedown but Dong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klotzk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dong prevents it.
Klotzk goes for a takedown attempt but Dong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ring Dong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agnem Klotzk.
Klotzk tries to close the distance and clinch but Dong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klotzk scores with a takedown into Dong's guard.
Dong can't keep his opponent in guard - Klotzk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dong preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dong is trying to get back to full guard.
Klotzk wants to free his trapped foot but Dong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dong kicks Klotzk off and gets back to his feet.
Dong moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klotzk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dong lands an elbow just above Klotzk 's eye.
Dong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Dong.
Klotzk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dong crunches a lovely knee into Klotzk's ribcage.
Dong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dong lands an elbow that stopped Klotzk in his tracks for a moment.
Dong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dong landing knees to the head.
Dong lands an elbow inside that Klotzk shrugs off.
Klotzk blocks an elbow strike.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Dong trying to land knees to the body.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Klotzk blocks an elbow strike.
Klotzk looking for a takedown.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Dong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klotzk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong lands a nice knee to the body.
Klotzk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dong crunches a lovely knee into Klotzk's ribcage.
Dong lands a knee to the head.
Dong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dong.
Klotzk takes an elbow to the temple.
Dong lands an elbow that stopped Klotzk in his tracks for a moment.
Dong lands a nice elbow.
Klotzk takes an elbow to the temple.
Dong landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dong.
Dong lands a nice knee to the body.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Klotzk managing to block the knees to the body from Dong.
Klotzk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klotzk.
Dong tries to land a knee to the head but Klotzk blocks with his arms.
Klotzk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klotzk blocks the elbow strike.
Klotzk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klotzk wants a takedown but no success here.
Dong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klotzk blocks it with crossed arms.
Dong tries to land knees in the clinch but Klotzk avoids the damage to the body.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong lands a nice knee to the body.
Klotzk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dong lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Dong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong lands an elbow inside that Klotzk shrugs off.
Dong lands a knee to the body.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dong connects with a knee to the head.
Dong lands an elbow inside that Klotzk shrugs off.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dong lands a damaging elbow.
Dong lands a nice knee to the body.
Dong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klotzk's face.
Dong crunches a lovely knee into Klotzk's ribcage.
Klotzk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dong moves into range and clinches up with Klotzk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ring Dong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klotzk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dong closes the distance and clinches.
Dong landing knees to the body.
Dong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klotzk's face.
Knees to the body from Dong.
Knees to the body from Dong.
Klotzk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dong lands an elbow just above Klotzk 's eye.
Dong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ring Dong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Klotzk takes an elbow to the temple.
Dong lands a damaging elbow.
Dong landing knees to the head.
Dong lands a knee to the body.
Dong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klotzk.
Klotzk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Klotzk is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Dong.
Knees to the body from Dong.
Dong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klotzk is working for takedown but Dong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dong landing knees to the head.
Dong trying to land knees to the body.
Dong landing knees to the body.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Klotzk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dong tries to land knees in the clinch but Klotzk avoids the damage to the body.
Dong landing knees to the body.
Dong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Klotzk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klotzk's face.
Klotzk takes an elbow to the temple.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Dong tries a knee to the head but Klotzk blocks it.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dong.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Klotzk can't get the takedown.
Ring Dong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agnem Klotzk.
Nice elbow from Dong.
Dong with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klotzk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klotzk's face.
Dong lands a knee to the head.
Dong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dong throws an elbow but misses.
Klotzk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Klotzk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Klotzk looks for a takedown but Dong sprawls well.
Dong has Klotzk up against the cage in a clinch.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong lands an elbow inside that Klotzk shrugs off.
Dong trying to land knees to the body.
Dong throws an elbow but it misses.
Dong trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klotzk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Klotzk avoiding damage as Dong throws knees to the body.
Klotzk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Klotzk jumps guard but Dong stands there with Klotzk around his waist. Klotzk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dong scores with a knee to the head.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong lands an elbow inside that Klotzk shrugs off.
Klotzk takes an elbow to the temple.
Dong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klotzk can do to turn this around?
Dong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dong lands an elbow inside.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong lands an elbow inside that Klotzk shrugs off.
Dong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dong connects with a knee to the head.
Dong trying to land knees to the body.
Dong prevents the takedown attempt.
Dong lands an elbow inside.
Dong lands an elbow inside that Klotzk shrugs off.
Dong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klotzk can't get the takedown.
Dong connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dong.
Dong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dong lands an elbow inside that Klotzk shrugs off.
Dong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dong scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dong.
Klotzk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dong.
Dong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Klotzk takes an elbow to the temple.
Dong scores a nice knee to the body.
Dong crunches a lovely knee into Klotzk's ribcage.
Dong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Klotzk blocks an elbow strike.
Dong scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dong scores with a knee to the head.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klotzk's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ring Dong dominated that second round.
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.
Dong has closed the distance and engaged Klotzk in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Dong.
Dong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klotzk's face.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong connects with a knee to the head.
Dong prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dong lands an elbow inside.
Dong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Klotzk is working for takedown but Dong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dong landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dong.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong lands an elbow just above Klotzk 's eye.
Dong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dong.
Dong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dong landing knees to the head.
Dong lands a knee to the body.
Dong landing knees to the body.
Klotzk goes for a takedown attempt but Dong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ring Dong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agnem Klotzk.
Dong has Klotzk up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong lands a knee to the head.
Dong lands a knee to the head.
Dong scores a nice knee to the body.
Dong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Klotzk tries for a takedown but Dong manages to get underhooks.
Dong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Klotzk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dong crunches a lovely knee into Klotzk's ribcage.
Dong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dong.
Klotzk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dong lands a nice elbow.
Dong landing knees to the body.
Klotzk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Dong lands a knee to the body.
Klotzk tries to pull guard but Dong won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dong.
Dong crunches a lovely knee into Klotzk's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong connects with a knee to the head.
Klotzk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dong crunches a lovely knee into Klotzk's ribcage.
Dong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klotzk.
Dong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Klotzk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Klotzk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dong scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dong.
Dong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Klotzk.
Dong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Klotzk tries for a takedown but Dong manages to get underhooks.
Dong scores a nice knee to the body.
Dong lands a knee to the head.
Klotzk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klotzk tries for a takedown but Dong manages to get underhooks.
Dong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klotzk blocks it with crossed arms.
Klotzk avoiding damage as Dong throws knees to the body.
Dong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dong lands an elbow inside that Klotzk shrugs off.
Dong landing knees to the head.
Dong lands an elbow just above Klotzk 's eye.
Dong lands an elbow inside.
Dong scores with a knee to the head.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Dong.
Nice elbow from Dong.
Dong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klotzk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dong landing knees to the head.
Klotzk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dong gets underhooks to prevent Klotzk's takedown attempt.
Dong misses with an elbow strike.
Dong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klotzk.
Klotzk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong scores with a knee to the head.
Dong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dong.
Dong lands an elbow just above Klotzk 's eye.
Dong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klotzk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong crunches a lovely knee into Klotzk's ribcage.
Dong lands a nice elbow.
Agnem Klotzk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dong tries a knee to the head but Klotzk blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dong.
Dong tries to land knees in the clinch but Klotzk avoids the damage to the body.
Klotzk has Dong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Klotzk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dong lands a damaging elbow.
Dong missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dong.
Klotzk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klotzk wants a takedown.
Dong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klotzk.
Klotzk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dong gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ring Dong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ring Dong!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Radamen Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Kotoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slipknot-Wait and Bleed. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Radamen Sanchez!
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, Nikita Kotoski!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Kotoski pushes him off.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Kotoski keeps it at a distance.
Kotoski blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Kotoski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kotoski showed some decent athleticism there.
Kotoski prevents Sanchez from standing back up.
Kotoski is looking for a kimura here.
Kotoski is working for a kimura but Sanchez is defending it quite comfortably.
Kotoski trying to pass the guard but Sanchez defending well.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Kotoski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Sanchez punching from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kotoski gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez crunches a lovely knee into Kotoski's ribcage.
Kotoski manages to pull guard.
Sanchez tries to stand but Kotoski is controlling from the bottom.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kotoski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kotoski, not yet.
Kotoski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kotoski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kotoski working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Kotoski looks gassed!
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Kotoski is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Kotoski is keeping the position.
Kotoski had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sanchez is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kotoski Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sanchez's back instead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez breaks Kotoski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez passes into half guard.
Kotoski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kotoski wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Kotoski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kotoski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kotoski is on top in guard.
Kotoski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kotoski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kotoski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kotoski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kotoski prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kotoski forces his way into half guard.
Kotoski wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is defending well.
Kotoski is looking for a kimura but Sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kotoski to get the leverage.
Sanchez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Kotoski is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanchez is pressing down on Kotoski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kotoski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanchez is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Kotoski frees his head nicely. Oh but Sanchez has switched to an armbar! Kotoski is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Radamen Sanchez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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