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Sunday Night Fights 8/23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Justice tries to bum rush Andrews with a series of wild strikes but Andrews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice lands a nice shot to the body.
Justice takes a kick to the side of the head.
Justice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrews feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down.
Andrews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.
Andrews is pressed up against the cage. Justice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Andrews down to the mat. Andrews avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andrews connects with a solid leg kick.
Andrews misses with a hook to the body
and Justice counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Andrews!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice avoids the attempt from Andrews to control.
Justice misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Justice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Andrews is looking to escape.
Andrews tries to lock up and control but Justice gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Andrews tries to hold on but Justice postures up.
Justice fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Justice unloading with bombs!
Justice looking to finish Andrews with some ground and pound. This is bad for Andrews!
Andrews throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Andrews tries to hold on but Justice postures up.
Justice scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Justice landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Justice connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Andrews wants to control but Justice is having none of it.
Andrews is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Justice lands a big elbow.
Justice unloads with some shots from mount but Andrews bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Justice trying to control but Andrews is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Justice scoring with strikes but Andrews is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Justice wants to finish this one by submission but Andrews is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Justice.
Justice is breathing heavily.
Andrews gets back to half guard.
Justice thows a huge punch but Andrews dodges it nicely.
Andrews trying to control from the bottom.
Justice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Andrews is trying is best to control the position here.
Justice working the head and body with strikes.
That's four 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.
Justice wants to pass the guard but Andrews is defending well.
Justice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Andrews is refusing to be controlled, as Justice sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Andrews throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Andrews clinches but Justice breaks the clinch
and Justice counters with a three punch combo that has Andrews backing up. Andrews nods at Justice to acknowledge the strikes.
Andrews instigates a clinch.
Justice wants to get back to striking at distance but Andrews won't allow it.
Justice managing to block the knees to the body from Andrews.
Andrews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrews needs to keep his hands up - Justice had a free shot at his head there.
Andrews is rocked!
Justice walks forward, straight into a front kick from Andrews.
Andrews is still on wobbly legs! Can Justice finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice tries a head kick but it misses.
Justice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Andrews's head.
Andrews throws a body kick the misses
and Justice counters with a big right hand! Oh Andrews is in trouble here! Justice follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Justice!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Ante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Sarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ante kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Da Mystery of Chessboxin'. Dirk Ante has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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176 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dirk Ante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Sarat!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sarat.
Nice combo by Ante! Oh, that's hurt him - Sarat falls to the canvas and Ante follows him into side control.
Sarat is rocked!
It looks like George Sarat has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarat trying to remain calm as Ante controls from the top position.
Sarat is still in real trouble! Can Ante finish him?
Ante decides to stand back up.
Sarat shoots in looking for a takedown. Ante tries to sprawl out of it but Sarat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ante manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sarat shoots in but no luck this time.
Sarat seems to have recovered his senses.
Dirk Ante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Sarat.
Nice takedown defense from Ante. No joy for Sarat on that attempt.
Sarat shoots in looking for a takedown. Ante tries to sprawl out of it but Sarat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ante manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ante pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ante throws a right and a left that Sarat avoids nicely.
Sarat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ante.
Sarat misses with a head kick.
Sarat blocks a jab.
Sarat shoots in and drives through. Ante sprawls well.
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.
Ante digs a good body shot into Sarat's ribs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sarat looks gassed!
Ante connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sarat momentarily.
Ante lands with a right and another and another! Sarat is in big trouble! Ante lands again and this time it's lights out for Sarat! A quality knockout there for Ante.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dirk Ante!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Paka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Supko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supko has chosen Sup Gonna Give it To Ya' as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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, Lucas Paka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Supko!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good exchange - Supko coming out on top.
Paka blocks a head kick by Supko.
A head kick misses from Supko.
Supko scores with a jab. Paka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Supko moves in close and cracks Paka with a massive right hand! Paka, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the cavas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Supko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Supko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valderen Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valderen Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sub Zero's chin.
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valderen Silva!
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, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zero is keeping the position for now.
Zero had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zero Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silva's back instead.
Silva rolls, trying to escape but Zero keeps control of the position.
Good control from Zero.
Zero punches the canvas rather than the man.
Zero controlling well, preventing Silva from escaping the position.
Zero cracks Silva with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Silva from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Silva is trapped and Zero is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Zero trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Silva doesn't escape.
Zero scores with punches from the back.
Zero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zero punishes Silva with strikes from the back mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero is hanging on to Silva's back as he tries to escape.
Silva is keeping busy.
Zero looks gassed!
Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero has his opponent's back but Silva is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Zero.
Zero bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva regains half guard.
Zero is tying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zero throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Zero is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zero controlling his opponent.
Zero loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Silva scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Zero land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Zero stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sub Zero!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramzi Mahjoub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahjoub's entrance music is Show me your genitals. A fine choice. Alex Taylor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramzi Mahjoub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahjoub drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mahjoub is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Taylor throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Taylor 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.
Taylor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Mahjoub.
Mahjoub clinches up against the cage.
Mahjoub has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taylor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Taylor stalling.
Mahjoub with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor tries to clinch up
and Mahjoub holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mahjoub tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taylor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mahjoub on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahjoub tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Mahjoub pulls guard.
Mahjoub is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
Taylor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mahjoub is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Taylor, into his guard.
Mahjoub wants to get up but he can't break Taylor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mahjoub 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.
Mahjoub might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mahjoub postures up.
Mahjoub stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mahjoub is breathing heavily.
Taylor throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mahjoub trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mahjoub shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramzi Mahjoub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahjoub doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor clinches up against the cage.
Mahjoub looking for a takedown.
Taylor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mahjoub tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
Mahjoub has Taylor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taylor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Mahjoub avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahjoub circles away.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Mahjoub pushes him off.
Taylor throws a leg kick which misses Mahjoub's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahjoub tries to avoid it.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahjoub.
Taylor slips under a jab from Mahjoub.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahjoub circles away.
Mahjoub misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahjoub goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mahjoub pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahjoub fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Taylor sprawls well initially but Mahjoub persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mahjoub stands up and beckons Taylor to join him on the feet.
Mahjoub closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taylor to the mat! Taylor manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahjoub trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahjoub lands a couple of elbows.
Mahjoub passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Taylor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor sneaks back into half guard.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Mahjoub is very close to passing his half guard.
Taylor gets full guard.
Mahjoub preventing the sweep.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Taylor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Mahjoub wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahjoub being controlled here, momentarily.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mahjoub works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramzi Mahjoub dominated that 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.
Mahjoub throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahjoub misses with a head kick.
Mahjoub throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Mahjoub circles away.
Mahjoub misses with a head kick.
Mahjoub has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahjoub has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Taylor uses from the top position.
Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Taylor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Taylor passes into half guard.
Taylor is taking a breather. Mahjoub says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahjoub tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Taylor is keen to just control but Mahjoub is a slippery customer.
Taylor wants to work for an arm triangle but Mahjoub is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Taylor prevents Mahjoub from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mahjoub will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Mahjoub pushes him off.
Ramzi Mahjoub is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Mahjoub tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Alex Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahjoub pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Mahjoub.
Mahjoub is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Mahjoub tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahjoub looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Taylor is bucking up trying to escape but Mahjoub cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor taking shots to the head.
Taylor tries to hold on but Mahjoub postures up.
Taylor is looking to get to half guard.
Mahjoub controlling from the full mount.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Mahjoub has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor regains half guard.
Mahjoub is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Taylor pushes Mahjoub off and gets back to his feet.
Mahjoub shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramzi Mahjoub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahjoub manages to avoid it.
Mahjoub feints and as Taylor raises his hands in defense, Mahjoub changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mahjoub passes into half guard.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Ramzi Mahjoub overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mahjoub is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mahjoub's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mahjoub's back!
Mahjoub trying to control the position but Taylor manages to sink in the hooks.
Mahjoub manages to reverse the position and now he's in Taylor's guard. Nice work there by Mahjoub.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Mahjoub throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mahjoub loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mahjoub is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mahjoub would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mahjoub passes into half guard.
Mahjoub takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramzi Mahjoub dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Mahjoub.
Mahjoub misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Mahjoub does no damage.
Mahjoub misses with a combination
and Taylor counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mahjoub with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mahjoub tries to pull guard but Taylor holds him up against the cage and eventually Mahjoub drops back down to his feet.
Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mahjoub has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Mahjoub keeps him there for the moment.
Mahjoub unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mahjoub taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Taylor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Taylor.
Mahjoub is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor landing knees to the head.
Oh Mahjoub is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Mahjoub.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahjoub stalling in the clinch but Taylor improves position.
Mahjoub tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mahjoub tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mahjoub throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mahjoub's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Mahjoub blocks with his arms.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Mahjoub.
Mahjoub trying to stall but Taylor improves his position.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
Mahjoub goes for a takedown attempt but Taylor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramzi Mahjoub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mahjoub counters with a head kick. That will keep Taylor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mahjoub tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
Taylor tries to clinch but Mahjoub is having none of it.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Taylor misses with a knee strike.
Mahjoub is working for takedown but Taylor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mahjoub dodges an elbow strike from Taylor.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahjoub seems to have got his legs back now.
Mahjoub throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mahjoub blocks a jab.
Mahjoub swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Mahjoub has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahjoub manages to pull guard.
Mahjoub bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.
Mahjoub trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mahjoub stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mahjoub makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mahjoub postures up.
Mahjoub tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Taylor throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mahjoub decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mahjoub moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Taylor.
Mahjoub has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Taylor regains guard immediately.
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!
Taylor has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mahjoub should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Taylor has tightened it up now! Mahjoub should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alex Taylor!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Taivas lyä tulta. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Ferro!
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, Marcus Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson needs to keep his hands up - Ferro had a free shot at his head there.
Karlsson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Karlsson tries to clinch there but Ferro circles away.
Ferro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karlsson's head.
It looks like Marcus Karlsson has been cut.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferro lands an overhand right.
Karlsson is rocked!
Karlsson fails to land the takedown.
Karlsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferro finish him?
Karlsson circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Ferro. Karlsson falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Ferro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerry Ferro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wellen Dowd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Gardens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Gardens acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wellen Dowd!
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, Marcus Gardens!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowd throws a push kick but Gardens slaps the foot to one side.
Gardens tries for a takedown but Dowd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dowd darts in and clinches Gardens up against the cage.
Dowd swings wildly with an uppercut but Gardens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dowd throws a punch but it's blocked by Gardens.
Dowd landing knees to the body.
Dowd struggles to land a body shot inside as Gardens controls his hands.
Dowd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gardens up against the cage.
Dowd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dowd stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Dowd.
Dowd swings wildly with an uppercut but Gardens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowd prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Dowd fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowd throws a head punch that misses.
Dowd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gardens's elbow.
Gardens 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.
Dowd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dowd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Dowd.
Dowd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gardens blocking some punches.
Dowd lands with a left to the head.
Dowd misses with a punch on the inside.
Dowd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gardens backwards.
Gardens wants a takedown but no success here.
Wellen Dowd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Gardens.
Dowd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Dowd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gardens moves away from the strike by Dowd.
Gardens fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A punch combination from Dowd misses.
Gardens shoots in for a takedown but Dowd shows good takedown defense.
Wellen Dowd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gardens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dowd throws a sloppy head kick and Gardens moves out of range easily.
Dowd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gardens closes the distance and clinches up with Dowd, looking for a takedown. Gardens pushes Dowd against the cage but Dowd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dowd fails to land with a series of punches.
Dowd rushes Gardens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gardens blocks an uppercut.
Dowd struggles to land a body shot inside as Gardens controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gardens.
Dowd throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dowd.
Gardens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dowd is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowd lands with a right to the head.
Gardens has Dowd pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dowd manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dowd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dowd gets underhooks to prevent Gardens's takedown attempt.
Gardens looks gassed!
Gardens managing to block the knees to the body from Dowd.
Gardens is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Dowd.
Dowd tries a body shot but Gardens blocks it.
Dowd lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dowd.
Dowd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gardens.
Dowd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gardens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dowd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dowd lands a nice elbow.
Dowd pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dowd working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gardens wants the takedown. Dowd is fighting it off but Gardens persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dowd's guard against the cage.
Dowd keeping full guard, as Gardens tries to pass.
Dowd pushes Gardens off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dowd has closed the distance and engaged Gardens in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dowd.
Dowd misses with a punch on the inside.
Dowd looking to throw knees to the head but Gardens is blocking nicely.
Dowd misses with a body punch.
Dowd misses with a punch on the inside.
Dowd avoiding damage.
Dowd misses with a punch on the inside.
Dowd misses with a knee strike.
Gardens drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dowd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gardens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wellen Dowd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gardens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gardens.
Dowd is looking to regain half guard here but Gardens keeps moving and retains side control.
Gardens is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dowd knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gardens goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dowd has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gardens but great work by Dowd.
Dowd tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dowd is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gardens will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dowd decides to stand back up. Dowd steps back and let's Gardens get back to his feet.
Gardens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dowd throws a jab but it's blocked by Gardens.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dowd moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardens blocks a body shot from Dowd.
Dowd missing with knees to the body.
Dowd misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Dowd to work.
Gardens can't get the takedown.
Gardens blocks an elbow strike.
Dowd stalling against the cage.
Dowd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dowd is working Gardens over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Dowd.
Gardens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gardens jumps guard.
Gardens keeping moving, preventing Dowd from controlling successfully.
Gardens looking for a guillotine here but Dowd defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowd passes Gardens's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gardens looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gardens tries to roll over but Dowd keeps him under control.
Dowd gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gardens slips a straight right by Dowd.
Dowd tries to clinch up.
Dowd clinches up with Gardens and pushes him back against the cage.
Dowd trying to land knees to the body.
Dowd missing with knees to the body.
Gardens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowd digs a right hand underneath Gardens's ribcage. Gardens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gardens blocks an elbow strike from Dowd.
Dowd leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardens drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dowd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wellen Dowd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Gardens.
Gardens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dowd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Dowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dowd.
Dowd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gardens backwards.
Dowd is pressed up against the cage. Gardens has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dowd down to the mat. Dowd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dowd is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Dowd.
Dowd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dowd rushes Gardens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dowd struggles to land a body shot inside as Gardens controls his hands.
Dowd throws an elbow that misses.
Dowd lands a body punch.
Gardens has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dowd clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowd tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dowd looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gardens looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Dowd taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcus Gardens!
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