 |
FWI-26 Aniquilação PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Valerias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coutinho comes to the cage accompanied by Brazil Samba. Valerias has chosen E=MC2 by Big Audio Dynamite as his entrance music. Rodrigo Coutinho has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
178 cm
22
221 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
|
| |
|
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, Rodrigo Coutinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Valerias!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valerias stuffs the takedown attempt from Coutinho. Coutinho gets slowly back to his feet.
Valerias tries to clinch but Coutinho moves out of range.
A jab from Valerias misses.
Coutinho closes the distance and clinches up with Valerias, looking for a takedown. Coutinho pushes Valerias against the cage but Valerias circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valerias throws a jab when Coutinho was well out of range.
Coutinho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Coutinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valerias moves into range and clinches up with Coutinho.
Valerias lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valerias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valerias lands an elbow just above Coutinho 's eye.
Coutinho tries to pull guard but Valerias holds him up against the cage and eventually Coutinho drops back down to his feet.
Valerias with a knee to the head.
Coutinho is working for takedown but Valerias is calmly controlling the position for now.
Valerias landing knees to the body.
Valerias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valerias landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coutinho is breathing heavily.
Coutinho avoiding damage as Valerias throws knees to the body.
Coutinho fails to pull guard.
Valerias lands an elbow just above Coutinho 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valerias crunches a lovely knee into Coutinho's ribcage.
Valerias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coutinho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valerias lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valerias connects with a knee to the head.
Coutinho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Valerias with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Valerias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valerias throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Coutinho has Valerias pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valerias manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valerias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coutinho blocks it with crossed arms.
Coutinho fails to pull guard.
Valerias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coutinho tries for a takedown but Valerias manages to get underhooks.
Valerias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coutinho.
Coutinho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valerias lands an elbow inside that Coutinho shrugs off.
Coutinho avoiding damage as Valerias throws knees to the body.
Coutinho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valerias fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Valerias instigates a clinch.
Coutinho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho managing to block the knees to the body from Valerias.
Coutinho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valerias just stands there and leans against the cage.
Valerias prevents a takedown attempt there.
Valerias lands a nice elbow.
Coutinho can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Valerias.
Knees in the clinch landing for Valerias.
Coutinho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valerias avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Valerias lands a knee to the body.
Valerias tries to land knees in the clinch but Coutinho avoids the damage to the body.
Valerias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coutinho takes an elbow to the temple.
Valerias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coutinho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coutinho fails to pull guard.
Valerias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coutinho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valerias lands an elbow that stopped Coutinho in his tracks for a moment.
Valerias crunches a lovely knee into Coutinho's ribcage.
Valerias lands a knee to the body.
Coutinho fails to pull guard.
Coutinho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Valerias prevents it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valerias just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coutinho's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valerias smiles and moves away.
Coutinho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coutinho misses with a right hand
and Valerias counters by moving into the clinch.
Coutinho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valerias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coutinho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coutinho fails to pull guard.
Coutinho lands a nice knee to the body.
Valerias prevents a takedown attempt there.
Valerias prevents the takedown attempt.
Valerias landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coutinho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valerias throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coutinho fails to pull guard.
Coutinho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valerias avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Valerias unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coutinho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valerias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valerias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valerias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valerias is pressed up against the cage. Coutinho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Valerias down to the mat. Valerias avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho misses with a takedown
and Valerias counters by moving into the clinch.
Valerias missing with knees to the body.
Coutinho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valerias lands an elbow inside that Coutinho shrugs off.
Coutinho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valerias landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valerias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coutinho.
Coutinho drops down looking for an ankle pick but Valerias pulls his leg out and moves away.
Valerias lands a nice looking kick to the body. Coutinho takes a step back to recover.
Valerias throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Coutinho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valerias holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valerias scores a nice knee to the body.
Valerias scores a nice knee to the body.
Valerias trying to land knees to the body.
Coutinho tightens his grip and picks Valerias up, before dumping him to the ground. Valerias manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coutinho trying to control but Valerias is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Valerias dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Valerias throws a head kick that misses.
Valerias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coutinho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodrigo Coutinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coutinho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coutinho misses with a takedown
and Valerias makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Coutinho really felt that one!
Valerias misses with a head kick.
Valerias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coutinho with a poor takedown
and Valerias moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Coutinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valerias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valerias misses with an elbow over the top.
Valerias tries to land knees in the clinch but Coutinho avoids the damage to the body.
Coutinho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Valerias lands a nice elbow.
Valerias crunches a lovely knee into Coutinho's ribcage.
Valerias prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valerias with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Valerias gets underhooks to prevent Coutinho's takedown attempt.
Coutinho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Coutinho tries to pull guard but Valerias won't allow it.
Coutinho pulls Valerias into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coutinho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coutinho being controlled here, momentarily.
Coutinho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valerias can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Valerias must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Coutinho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Valerias controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Valerias passes into side control.
Valerias taking a breather here.
Valerias working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valerias decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Thiago Valerias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valerias has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coutinho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Valerias looking to throw knees to the head but Coutinho is blocking nicely.
Valerias looking to throw knees to the head but Coutinho is blocking nicely.
Valerias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coutinho blocks it with crossed arms.
Valerias misses with a knee strike.
Coutinho managing to block the knees to the body from Valerias.
Nice elbow from Valerias.
Valerias lands a damaging elbow.
Valerias throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coutinho blocks it with crossed arms.
Coutinho avoiding damage as Valerias throws knees to the body.
Coutinho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valerias lands a nice elbow.
Coutinho takes an elbow to the temple.
Valerias lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Valerias prevents it.
Valerias tries to land a knee to the head but Coutinho blocks with his arms.
Coutinho manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Coutinho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valerias is one step ahead there.
Valerias has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Coutinho is proving hard to escape from.
Valerias is sitting in close to Coutinho's body. Coutinho has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Valerias is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Valerias is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Coutinho.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rodrigo Coutinho!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Massa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Lattavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
19
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
175 cm
18
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Massa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Lattavo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massa connects with a high kick.
Lattavo connects with a single shot there.
Massa is rocked!
Massa bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Lattavo comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Massa falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Massa was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Lattavo!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reno Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Rodriguez de Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
165 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reno Delgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Rodriguez de Lima!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez de Lima moves into range and clinches up with Delgado.
Delgado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodriguez de Lima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez de Lima has managed to clinch.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodriguez de Lima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Delgado lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Delgado manages to break the clinch.
Delgado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delgado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Delgado throws a right hand that Rodriguez de Lima ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez de Lima also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez de Lima forces Delgado back against the cage and clinches.
Delgado wants to break free but Rodriguez de Lima has control.
Rodriguez de Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodriguez de Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delgado blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodriguez de Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez de Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Delgado is blocking nicely.
Delgado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodriguez de Lima drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Delgado gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rodriguez de Lima wants a takedown.
Delgado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delgado is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez de Lima has him pressed against the cage.
Delgado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodriguez de Lima is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Delgado pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Reno Delgado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Rodriguez de Lima.
Rodriguez de Lima connects with a nasty looking knee right to Delgado's face.
Delgado has had enough of the clinch but Rodriguez de Lima keeps him there for the moment.
Delgado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodriguez de Lima has him pressed against the cage.
Delgado tries to break the clinch but Rodriguez de Lima is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado stops a takedown attempt from Rodriguez de Lima.
Rodriguez de Lima looks gassed!
Delgado jumps guard and drags Rodriguez de Lima to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriguez de Lima trying to move into half guard but instead Delgado has managed to sweep!
Delgado preventing the sweep.
Delgado sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rodriguez de Lima's guard.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to get to full guard but Delgado has control of the leg.
Delgado is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rodriguez de Lima is trying to escape the mount.
Delgado controlling from the full mount.
Delgado jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rodriguez de Lima manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rodriguez de Lima is trying to control Delgado's posture but Delgado avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima is looking for a sweep.
Rodriguez de Lima struggling a bit here.
Delgado decides to stand back up. Delgado steps back and let's Rodriguez de Lima get back to his feet.
Delgado takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Delgado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez de Lima.
Rodriguez de Lima has managed to clinch.
Delgado wants to break free but Rodriguez de Lima has control.
Delgado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez de Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez de Lima fails to pull guard.
Delgado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delgado pulls guard.
Rodriguez de Lima sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Delgado doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Rodriguez de Lima paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Delgado - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Reno Delgado!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
55% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rip James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
22
273 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
195 cm
21
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rip James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Grabowski.
James gets the takedown into side control.
James is looking to take a break and control but Grabowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grabowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
James trying to control the position but Grabowski is working away.
James tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no James has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
James remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Grabowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grabowski is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throwing shots but missing, from side control.
James postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
James tries to score with some ground and pound. Grabowski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Grabowski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
James fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grabowski throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grabowski gets caught flat footed, as James shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grabowski looking to control.
James is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grabowski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grabowski has escaped and now he's on top!
James wants to sweep but no luck.
Grabowski controlling from the top position.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
James is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grabowski tries to kick James off but James keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to pass to mount but Grabowski is defending the position.
James sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grabowski defending well though.
Still in half guard, James seems content to control.
James wants to take a breather but Grabowski is having none of it.
James 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.
Grabowski preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Grabowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
James tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
James fails with the takedown.
James's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and James duly obliges.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grabowski swivels and escapes.
Grabowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grabowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grabowski tries a head kick but it misses.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grabowski's waist but Grabowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
James is breathing heavily.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Grabowski sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Samson Grabowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James misses with a two punch combination.
James shoots in for a takedown but Grabowski shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A shot to de liver by Grabowski. Beautiful body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grabowski.
Grabowski lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grabowski looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
James scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
James slows the pace down.
James laying and praying for a moment but Grabowski takes advantage and regains half guard.
Grabowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Grabowski can't keep his opponent in guard - James advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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!
James passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Grabowski!
That's one minute gone in the round.
James postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grabowski looks a forlorn figure.
James tries to control but Grabowski wriggling away.
James avoids the attempt from Grabowski to control.
James landing strikes, looking to finish!
James lands a nice shot to the head.
James 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.
James has hold of Grabowski's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Grabowski manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
James looking to control but Grabowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grabowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
James tries to control but Grabowski wriggling away.
James punishing his opponent with strikes.
James cracks Grabowski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
James controlling his opponent.
Grabowski is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James controlling from the full mount.
James lands a big elbow.
James wants to control the pace but Grabowski is squirming around nicely.
Grabowski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
James looking to control but Grabowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
James tries to take Grabowski's back but instead Grabowski uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
James tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grabowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four 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.
Grabowski has hold of James's hands but James slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grabowski trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
James takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
James is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grabowski is trying to control but can't.
Grabowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James not doing much here.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grabowski keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip James dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James tries to bum rush Grabowski with a series of wild strikes but Grabowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James misses with a takedown attempt - Grabowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grabowski misses with a double jab
and James counters with a single leg into guard. Grabowski didn't expect that.
Grabowski has his feet on James's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Grabowski lands a body shot.
Grabowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grabowski lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
James throws a right hand that misses
letting Grabowski counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grabowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grabowski staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Grabowski throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James misses with a shot to the body
and Grabowski counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
James has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Grabowski tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grabowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grabowski throws a head kick that James semi-blocks.
Grabowski stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
James scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
James moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
James in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
James is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Grabowski looks calm but he's in trouble here. James gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Grabowski is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! James lets go of the hold and Grabowski can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rip James!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
83% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Smeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Barkley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Smeer's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
22
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
190 cm
22
263 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Smeer!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smeer tries to improve position but can't.
Barkley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smeer, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barkley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smeer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smeer is looking to reverse the position.
Smeer manages to get back to half guard.
Smeer is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Barkley pulls his head out easily.
Smeer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barkley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smeer!
Smeer has left one of his arms exposed and Barkley doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Smeer screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Barkley!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
72% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
