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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cooter Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takefumi Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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153 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cooter Wall!
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, Takefumi Mori!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mori walks into a stiff left hand from Wall.
Mori takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mori is rocked!
It looks like Takefumi Mori has been cut.
Mori misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mori is still on wobbly legs! Can Wall finish him?
Nice takedown defense from Wall. No joy for Mori on that attempt.
No joy there for Wall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mori ducks straight into an uppercut from Wall and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Mori maanges to regain guard straight away.
Wall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mori looking for a guillotine here but Wall defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mori can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mori throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mori working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wall.
Mori seems to have recovered his senses.
Mori looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wall passes into half guard.
Mori looks gassed!
Mori is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall is tying to control. Mori wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mori gets full guard.
Wall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mori tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mori on the ground.
Mori throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wall wants to control from the top but Mori keeps moving.
Mori is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mori is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Wall rolls with it to try and escape but Mori cranks on the arm and Wall is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takefumi Mori!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Acton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aaron Acton!
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, Thiago Nunez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nunez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Acton lands with an uppercut that bounces Nunez off the cage and back into rage.
Acton tries to clinch there but Nunez circles away.
Nunez scores a takedown into full mount!
Nunez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Acton is squirming around, avoiding Nunez's attempts to control the action.
Nunez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nunez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Acton has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Acton!
Acton stopping the sweep attempt from Nunez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nunez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acton, pushing him back against the cage.
Nunez prevents Acton from breaking the clinch.
Acton looking for a takedown.
Acton breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nunez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nunez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Acton!
Acton is squirming around, avoiding Nunez's attempts to control the action.
Nunez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Acton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Acton is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunez landing strikes from the mount.
Nunez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nunez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Acton is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Acton is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nunez controlling from mount.
Nunez with shots to the head and body - Acton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nunez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nunez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Acton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nunez unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Acton?
Nunez trying to control but Acton is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acton trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nunez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nunez with shots to the head and body - Acton looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nunez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nunez won't let Acton get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nunez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Acton is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Acton looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Nunez 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.
Acton swinging wilding here.
Acton works Nunez's body with a nice hook.
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nunez misses with a double jab
and Acton counters by moving into the clinch.
Nunez wants to get back to striking at distance but Acton won't allow it.
Acton wants a takedown.
Acton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Acton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Acton swinging wilding here.
Acton throws a combination that misses
and Nunez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acton kicks off Nunez and gets to his feet.
Nunez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acton, pushing him back against the cage.
Nunez is trying to break the clinch but Acton has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Nunez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nunez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nunez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aaron Acton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Nunez misses.
Nice takedown defense from Acton. No joy for Nunez on that attempt.
A left and a right from Acton both land. Nice combination.
Nunez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nunez is still on wobbly legs! Can Acton finish him?
Aaron Acton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acton pushes Nunez up against the cage in a clinch.
Nunez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Acton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nunez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nunez seems to have recovered his senses.
Acton prevents Nunez from breaking the clinch.
Nunez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nunez.
Aaron Acton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Nunez.
Nunez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Acton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Acton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nunez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Acton clinches up with Nunez and pushes him back against the cage.
Nunez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nunez prevents the takedown attempt.
Nunez can't get the takedown.
Acton scores with a shoulder strike.
Acton letting Nunez take a breather here.
Nunez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nunez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nunez trying to pass the guard but Acton defending well.
Acton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nunez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunez slows the pace down in half guard.
Acton wants to get back to his feet.
Nunez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nunez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nunez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Acton.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nunez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nunez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Acton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Acton looking for a takedown.
Acton prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acton lands with a right to the head.
Acton can't break the clinch.
Acton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Acton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nunez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Acton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nunez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Acton breaks from the clinch.
Acton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Acton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nunez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Acton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nunez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nunez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Acton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nunez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Acton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nunez has Acton up against the cage in a clinch.
Nunez is looking to break free of the clinch but Acton has double underhooks.
Nunez has Acton pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nunez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Acton tumbling to the mat - Nunez dives into Acton's guard.
Acton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Acton is keeping the position for now.
Thiago Nunez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nunez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nunez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nunez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nunez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Acton wants to get back to his feet but Nunez passes into half guard.
Nunez decides to stand and escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nunez misses with a few strikes there.
Acton tries to close the distance and clinch but Nunez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Nunez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Acton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Acton throws a right and a left that Nunez avoids nicely.
Nunez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Acton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Acton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunez counters by moving into the clinch.
Acton breaks from the clinch.
Nunez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Acton counters with a crisp right that sends Nunez to the canvas! Acton follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Acton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deniz Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morishima Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: N.E.R.D. -- Spaz. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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184 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deniz Koc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morishima Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koc is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Koc on that attempt.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koc has a takedown stuffed.
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.
Koc wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Koc has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Koc's thigh, looking to free his foot. Koc is holding on for now.
Koc wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Koc tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Morishima Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inda Pitts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Scott Hode has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Scott Hode seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Scott Hode!
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, Inda Pitts!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hode shoots in and bounces Pitts off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pitts trying to control the position.
Hode advances position into side control!
Hode is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pitts has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hode has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pitts wants to hold on but Hode pushes him away.
Hode fails to advance to Pitts's back.
Hode trying to control but Pitts is having none of it.
Pitts tries to lock up and control but Hode gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hode looking to control but Pitts is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hode takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hode fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pitts wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pitts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hode can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pitts is looking to escape.
Pitts is working to get back to half guard.
Hode has hold of Pitts's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pitts manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hode takes Pitts's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Pitts is in trouble.
Hode looking to break Pitts's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pitts remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hode will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Hode is breathing heavily.
Pitts is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hode is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pitts defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pitts tries to escape but Hode has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pitts manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hode's guard. Nice work there by Pitts.
Pitts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pitts is looking to stand up but Hode won't let him.
Hode working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pitts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pitts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hode looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pitts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pitts trying to control the position from guard on top but Hode is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pitts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pitts won't allow Hode to sweep him here.
Hode is working hard here to advance position.
Hode has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pitts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hode keeping moving, preventing Pitts from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hode has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pitts doesn't defend quickly enough and Hode has managed to lock this one up! Can Pitts escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hode on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Scott Hode!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Torrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gracie barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torrence's entrance music is I Remember You. A fine choice. barra has chosen rock with you as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that gracie barra was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Torrence!
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, gracie barra!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Torrence!
Torrence shoots in and bounces barra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
barra is rocked!
Torrence trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torrence wants to stand but barra is controlling his posture from full guard.
barra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Torrence doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Torrence manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
barra is trying to keep Torrence in close.
barra keeping full guard, as Torrence tries to pass.
Torrence is looking to work some ground and pound but barra has wrist control.
Torrence advances to half guard.
Torrence perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Torrence tries to stand but can't do so whilst barra controls his leg.
Torrence prevents barra from improving his position.
barra gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrence trying to control but barra is working from the bottom.
barra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torrence is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
barra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torrence is controlling him.
barra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
barra is working an open guard so Torrence takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - barra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
barra closes the distance and clinches up with Torrence, looking for a takedown. barra pushes Torrence against the cage but Torrence circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
barra looks gassed!
Torrence throws a series of punches but barra moves out of range.
barra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Torrence clinches but barra breaks the clinch
and barra counters with a single leg into guard. Torrence didn't expect that.
Torrence wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
barra drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and barra jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
barra tries to free his leg and advance position but Torrence is retaining full guard.
Torrence thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Torrence is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst barra is controlling him.
barra trying to control the position from guard on top but Torrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torrence has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but barra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
barra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torrence changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. barra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
barra sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Torrence knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for barra on the ground.
barra works his way to full guard. Good work.
Torrence pushes down on barra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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!
barra wants to get back to full guard.
barra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Torrence content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
barra has a closed guard, preventing Torrence from standing up.
Torrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
barra controls Torrence momentarily but Torrence frees himself.
Torrence cracks barra with a solid left hand.
Torrence trying to control the position from guard on top but barra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torrence drops back looking for a leg! barra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and barra manages to kick Torrence off! Torrence jumps back into barra's guard.
barra can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Torrence controls the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torrence tries to clinch but barra is having none of it.
barra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torrence is looking to clinch.
barra wants to clinch up but Torrence keeps it at a distance.
barra shoots in for a double leg but Torrence sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
barra shoots for a double leg takedown but Torrence sprawls well. He's pushed barra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joseph Torrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gracie barra.
Torrence swats away the attempt to clinch by barra.
barra circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
barra doesn't manage to clinch there - Torrence circles away.
Torrence wants to clinch up but barra keeps it at a distance.
barra closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Torrence is looking to improve his position.
Torrence trying to control here.
Torrence is trying to stand up here but barra is controlling him well.
Torrence gets full guard.
Torrence pushes barra off and gets back to his feet.
barra circles away from the clinch attempt.
barra tries to clinch but Torrence moves out of range.
barra moves in looking to clinch but Torrence pushes him off.
barra has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
barra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Torrence misses with a knee strike.
barra breaks from the clinch.
barra throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
barra closes the distance and clinches.
barra successfully pulls guard.
Torrence throwing strikes from guard but barra blocks nicely.
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 Joseph Torrence will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Torrence swinging wilding here.
barra looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Torrence is looking to improve his position.
Torrence on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Torrence tries to get out of the position.
Torrence gets full guard.
Torrence had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. barra is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Torrence Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take barra's back instead.
Torrence has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, barra has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Torrence is trying to stick to barra's back but barra is turning into Torrence. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Torrence's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by barra.
Torrence is looking for a triangle here but barra uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Torrence gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Torrence trying to control but barra postures up.
barra is breathing heavily.
Torrence is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrence wants to get back to full guard.
barra trying to pass the guard but Torrence defending well.
Torrence makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Torrence.
Torrence manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torrence looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Torrence unloading with bombs!
barra is looking to improve his position but Torrence isn't that keen on the idea.
barra regains half guard.
Torrence wants to stand up but barra is controlling the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Torrence lands a nice short elbow.
Torrence thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
barra manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
barra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Torrence gets to his feet. barra looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
barra tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Torrence decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in barra's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
barra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torrence manages to get himself to full guard.
Torrence seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
barra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Torrence's guard.
Torrence is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute barra jumps into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
barra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torrence, who protects the arm well.
barra wants to stand but Torrence is controlling his arm.
barra working the ground and pound but Torrence is defending the strikes.
Torrence is throwing a few token shots, despite barra being in side control.
Torrence is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrence is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Torrence manages to get back to half guard.
Torrence is trying to control but can't.
Joseph Torrence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torrence manages to get to full guard.
Torrence looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
barra wants to pass the guard but Torrence is keeping the position.
Torrence 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.
Torrence trying to control the position here.
Torrence controls barra momentarily but barra frees himself.
barra slips nicely into half guard.
Torrence is looking to control barra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torrence avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
barra trying to pass the guard but Torrence defending well.
barra seems to be looking for submissions.
Torrence trying to control from the bottom.
barra is looking for a kimura but Torrence is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for barra to get the leverage.
barra uses his free foot to push down on Torrence's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Torrence.
barra looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Torrence keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Torrence is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
barra with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Torrence tries to hold on but barra postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but gracie barra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Torrence connects with a body shot.
Joseph Torrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
barra shoots in and drives through. Torrence sprawls well.
Torrence scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Torrence performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Torrence is looking to take a break and control but barra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
barra wants to control but Torrence is keeping busy.
Torrence looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Torrence postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for barra to stand up.
Torrence throws a head kick but barra moves out of range.
barra fails with the takedown
and Torrence counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torrence.
Come on Torrence - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Torrence breaks from the clinch.
barra blocks a head kick by Torrence.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
barra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
barra tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Torrence counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in barra's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
barra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torrence missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torrence lands a couple of digs.
Torrence gets to his feet - barra follows without any prompting.
Horrible takedown by barra or perhaps it was just good defense by Torrence which made him look bad.
Joseph Torrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gracie barra.
Torrence gets the takedown into side control.
barra is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Torrence off and has taken his back!
Torrence trying to get back to his feet but barra is in full control for now.
Torrence tries to escape the position.
barra has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Torrence has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Torrence trying to get back to his feet but barra is in full control for now.
barra is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Torrence knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Torrence for a finish.
Torrence wants to get back to his feet.
Torrence is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - barra's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Torrence is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - barra's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
barra doesn't have the hooks in and Torrence manages to turn into his guard.
barra working for a triangle but Torrence defends it easily.
barra had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Torrence is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. barra Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Torrence's back instead.
barra is trying to stick to Torrence's back but Torrence is turning into barra. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in barra's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Torrence.
Torrence seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Torrence stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torrence has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torrence lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrence looking to throw knees to the head but barra is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Torrence as the two fighters clinch.
Torrence is looking to control barra's arms but barra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torrence has his back to the cage.
barra tries to pull guard but Torrence won't allow it.
Torrence ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Torrence no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Torrence looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
barra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
barra would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Torrence wants to stand up but barra is controlling him.
Torrence keeping moving, preventing barra from controlling successfully.
Torrence has a closed guard, preventing barra from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
barra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torrence shoots in for a double leg but barra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
barra 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.
barra advances to half guard.
Torrence is trying to maintain the position but barra is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrence wants to get back to his feet.
barra is pressing down on Torrence's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torrence is holding on for now.
barra is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Torrence manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Torrence looking to hit a scissor sweep but barra is one step ahead there.
Torrence keeping moving, preventing barra from controlling successfully.
barra drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and barra jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torrence tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
barra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torrence counters with a takedown into side control.
barra manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torrence is looking to escape.
barra is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Torrence!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Torrence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torrence has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joseph Torrence!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyborg Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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, Cyborg Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch but Cyborg Silva moves out of range.
A combination from Cyborg Silva does no damage.
Wanderlei Silva looks for a takedown but Cyborg Silva sprawls well.
Wanderlei Silva gets a clinch.
Cyborg Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wanderlei Silva up against the cage.
Cyborg Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cyborg Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wanderlei Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyborg Silva misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva tries to bum rush Wanderlei Silva with a series of wild strikes but Wanderlei Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cyborg Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva throws a lazy right hand but Wanderlei Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wanderlei Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wanderlei Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch but Cyborg Silva is having none of it.
Cyborg Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cyborg Silva throws a body punch but Wanderlei Silva moves out of range.
Cyborg Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cyborg Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Cyborg Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wanderlei Silva.
A swing and a miss from Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cyborg Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wanderlei Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wanderlei Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wanderlei Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wanderlei Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cyborg Silva throws out the jab.
Wanderlei Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cyborg Silva.
A big left from Cyborg Silva misses.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch there but Cyborg Silva circles away.
Wanderlei Silva shoots for a takedown but Cyborg Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cyborg Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Wanderlei Silva is just out of range.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cyborg Silva as he avoids it easily.
Wanderlei Silva fails to land the takedown.
Cyborg Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Cyborg Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Cyborg Silva misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Cyborg Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cyborg Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cyborg Silva looks to land a combination but Wanderlei Silva avoids it well.
Cyborg Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Cyborg Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cyborg Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cyborg Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cyborg Silva throws a series of punches but Wanderlei Silva avoids them all with ease.
Cyborg Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wanderlei Silva's head backwards.
Cyborg Silva stuffs the takedown.
Cyborg Silva throws a right and a left that Wanderlei Silva avoids nicely.
Cyborg Silva is breathing heavily.
Wanderlei Silva ducks under a wild hook from Cyborg Silva.
Wanderlei Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyborg Silva circles away.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cyborg Silva pinned against the cage. Cyborg Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wanderlei Silva dodges the punch combination from Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cyborg Silva slow jab from Wanderlei Silva misses its intended target.
Cyborg Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wanderlei Silva.
Wanderlei Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cyborg Silva.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch there but Cyborg Silva circles away.
Wanderlei Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cyborg Silva pushes him off.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in and drives through. Cyborg Silva sprawls well.
Wanderlei Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyborg Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyborg Silva 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.
Cyborg Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cyborg Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cyborg Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Wanderlei Silva is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cyborg Silva.
Wanderlei Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cyborg Silva tries to avoid it but Wanderlei Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cyborg Silva to the ground. Cyborg Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva looks to land a combination but Wanderlei Silva avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyborg Silva misses with a looping left.
Cyborg Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Wanderlei Silva.
Cyborg Silva misses with an uppercut. Wanderlei Silva saw that one coming.
A cross from Cyborg Silva lands.
Cyborg Silva looks to land a combination but Wanderlei Silva avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Cyborg Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wanderlei Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva throws a right and a left that Wanderlei Silva avoids nicely.
Cyborg Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cyborg Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice cross by Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cyborg Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Wanderlei Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cyborg Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Cyborg Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cyborg Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Wanderlei Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cyborg Silva throws out the jab.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cyborg Silva but Cyborg Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two 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.
Wanderlei Silva wants to clinch up but Cyborg Silva keeps it at a distance.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cyborg Silva pinned against the cage. Cyborg Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wanderlei Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cyborg Silva.
Wanderlei Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cyborg Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cyborg Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cyborg Silva looks to land a combination but Wanderlei Silva avoids it well.
Cyborg Silva scores with a body shot.
Wanderlei Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wanderlei Silva in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cyborg Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wanderlei Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buffalo Bill!
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, Walter Hannedy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill misses with a straight right.
Bill looks to land a combination. Hannedy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bill throws out a powerful jab.
Bill misses with an uppercut.
Bill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bill misses with a wild combination.
Bill scores with a push kick.
Hannedy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hannedy misses with a combination
and Bill counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hannedy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bill's waist but Bill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hannedy off to one side.
Hannedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hannedy lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Bill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hannedy counters with a three punch combo that has Bill backing up. Bill nods at Hannedy to acknowledge the strikes.
Bill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hannedy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bill tries to bum rush Hannedy with a series of wild strikes but Hannedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bill is breathing heavily.
Bill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hannedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hannedy drops Bill with a left right combo! Hannedy follows him down to the ground into side control.
Bill is rocked!
Hannedy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bill to his feet.
Oh Bill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hannedy.
Bill seems to have got his legs back now.
Hannedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bill displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bill is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Hannedy hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Buffalo Bill!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Basso Toscano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bro Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Basso Toscano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bro Ham!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toscano lands with a nice combination. Ham backs away looking to recover.
Ham wants to clinch up but Toscano keeps it at a distance.
Toscano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ham 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.
Toscano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ham darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Toscano is breathing heavily.
Ham is pressing down on Toscano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Toscano is holding on for now.
Ham looking for a submission but Toscano manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Ham throws a big right hand that misses.
Ham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham gets to his feet - Toscano follows without any prompting.
Ham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Toscano keeping full guard, as Ham tries to pass.
Toscano can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ham controls the pace.
Ham tries to free his leg and advance position but Toscano is retaining full guard.
Ham is looking to stand up but Toscano won't let him.
Ham trying to control the position from guard on top but Toscano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Toscano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham wants to control from the top but Toscano keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut there from Ham.
Toscano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ham moves into the clinch.
Ham has picked Toscano up - he's going for a ride! Ham dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ham wants to stand up but Toscano is controlling the position.
Ham is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ham wants to take a breather but Toscano is having none of it.
Ham trying to control from Toscano's half guard. Toscano has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toscano trying to control the position.
Ham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ham trying to control the position from guard on top but Toscano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toscano looking to control.
Ham looking to sit in guard and control but Toscano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Toscano looking to sit in guard and control but Ham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ham controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Toscano throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ham pushing down on Toscano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Toscano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ham scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ham tries to pass the half guard into mount. Toscano knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Toscano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ham wants to free his trapped foot but Toscano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ham wants to take a breather but Toscano is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Ham dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toscano shoots in for a takedown but Ham shows good takedown defense.
Ham gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ham throwing shots but Toscano is blocking nicely.
Ham is pressing down on Toscano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Toscano is holding on for now.
Toscano misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ham is tying to control. Toscano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toscano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ham.
Ham wants to pass the guard but Toscano is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Toscano fails to land the takedown.
Ham moves in looking to clinch but Toscano pushes him off.
Ham scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Ham there.
Toscano moves into full guard.
Ham pushing down on Toscano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Ham there.
Ham stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Ham keeps the fight on the outside.
Ham has managed to clinch.
Toscano blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham breaks from the clinch.
Ham throws a hook but Toscano blocks it.
Ham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ham showed some decent athleticism there.
Ham drops an elbow to the side of Toscano's head.
Ham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toscano's head.
Bro Ham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ham is looking to stall here but Toscano recovers full guard.
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!
Toscano keeping moving, preventing Ham from controlling successfully.
Ham pushes down on Toscano's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ham seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ham landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ham trying to pass the guard but Toscano defending well.
Toscano is looking for a sweep. Ham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ham wants to work for an arm triangle but Toscano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Toscano is not content to let Ham control the position.
Ham moves nicely into side control.
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.
Ham 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.
Toscano trying to control but Ham flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Ham is punishing Toscano with strikes - can he finish him?!
Ham throwing sloppy strikes.
Toscano is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ham.
Even with his hooks in, Ham manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Ham working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Ham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Toscano.
Toscano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Toscano moves into the clinch.
Toscano ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Toscano no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ham with a nice head shot there.
Toscano trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ham trying to control the position from guard on top but Toscano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toscano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ham slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ham is nestled in close to Toscano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toscano is trying to stand.
Ham slips a nice elbow through Toscano's hands, connecting with Toscano's forehead.
Ham throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ham working Toscano over with strikes.
Ham wants to take a breather but Toscano is having none of it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ham connects with a nice short shot to Toscano's temple.
Ham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ham tries to pass to full mount but Toscano defends it.
Toscano is not content to let Ham control the position.
Ham wants to free his trapped foot but Toscano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ham gets the takedown into side control.
Ham is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Toscano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Toscano struggling a bit here.
Ham tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ham decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toscano throws a leg kick which misses Ham's front leg but catches the back leg as Ham tries to avoid it.
Basso Toscano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ham misses with a combination
and Toscano counters with a good low kick that Ham was not able to check.
Ham clinches up with Toscano and pushes him back against the cage.
Toscano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ham.
Toscano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Toscano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ham.
Ham prevents the takedown attempt.
Ham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Toscano leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ham is pressed up against the cage. Toscano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ham down to the mat. Ham avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Basso Toscano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ham throws a body punch but Toscano moves out of range.
Toscano 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.
Ham is striking from the bottom but Toscano uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Toscano pulls his head out easily.
Ham is trying to maintain the position but Toscano is very close to passing his half guard.
Ham wants to sweep but Toscano has passed to side control!
Ham is looking for a sweep.
Toscano is putting a hurting on Ham here, landing some big shots from side control.
Basso Toscano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Ham's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Basso Toscano.
I think Ham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bro Ham!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vel Sirra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kjell Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirra comes into the arena with Omen by Prodigy blaring out of the sound system. Dillon has chosen Pipes & Drums 1st Battalion Scots Guards as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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250 lbs
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268 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vel Sirra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kjell Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sirra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dillon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dillon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dillon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dillon throwing strikes here but Sirra is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dillon working for a guillotine from mount but Sirra is in no mood to give up.
Dillon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dillon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sirra gets back to half guard.
Sirra is trying to stand.
Dillon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dillon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sirra looking for submissions off his back.
Sirra tries to roll over but Dillon keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirra tries to kick Dillon off but Dillon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dillon shoots in and bounces Sirra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dillon advances position into side control!
Sirra is breathing heavily.
Sirra is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dillon in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Sirra is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kjell Dillon!
Kjell Dillon is the new heavyweight champion!
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