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GFL 4: Bloodbath PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adriano De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramos Muchado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramos Muchado!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muchado misses with a wild combination.
Muchado walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Souza.
De Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
De Souza shoots in and bounces Muchado off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Souza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza wanted to stand there but Muchado had control of the position.
Muchado has his foot on De Souza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Souza works his way back into a safe position though.
De Souza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Muchado is trying to buck De Souza off.
Muchado looks gassed!
You can see the frustration on Muchado's face as De Souza controls the position.
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.
Muchado on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Muchado avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De Souza.
De Souza stands up and we're back to a striking position.
De Souza gets the takedown into side control.
Muchado tries to bench press De Souza off him but De Souza keeps the position.
De Souza tries to advance to mount but Muchado denies him.
De Souza controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Muchado shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Souza gets full guard.
De Souza controlling the position.
Muchado landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muchado sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Souza's guard.
Muchado is trying to work for a kimura but De Souza is defending well.
Muchado is working for a submission of some sort.
De Souza is defending against the submission attempts here by Muchado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano De Souza dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muchado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Souza is pressing down on Muchado's thigh, looking to free his foot. Muchado is holding on for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muchado is staying active underneath De Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchado trying to hold on to De Souza's head to control him but De Souza postures up.
De Souza trying to control from half guard but Muchado is working away.
De Souza trying to mount his opponent but Muchado defends it.
Muchado looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Souza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muchado on the ground.
De Souza trying to control the action but Muchado is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muchado looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Muchado tries to sprawl out of it but De Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muchado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muchado.
De Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza swinging wilding here.
De Souza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Souza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
De Souza is nestled in close to Muchado, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
De Souza wants to take a breather but Muchado is having none of it.
De Souza not doing much here.
De Souza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Muchado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muchado is staying active underneath De Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Souza stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Muchado to get to his feet.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses.
De Souza fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriano De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muchado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Souza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano De Souza dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
De Souza shoots for a double leg takedown but Muchado sprawls well. He's pushed De Souza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Muchado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muchado doesn't manage to clinch there - De Souza circles away.
De Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Muchado tries to sprawl out of it but De Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muchado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramos Muchado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Muchado is looking to clinch but De Souza is avoiding it.
De Souza throws a right and a left that Muchado avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and Muchado moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriano De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Souza gets underhooks to prevent Muchado's takedown attempt.
Muchado has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics De Souza uses from the top position.
De Souza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchado looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Souza is one step ahead there.
Muchado bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Souza's guard.
Muchado wants to stand but De Souza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Muchado sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Souza's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Muchado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Souza is looking to escape.
De Souza is looking for a sweep. Muchado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Souza is positioning himself well to prevent Muchado advancing to mount.
Muchado trying to mount his opponent but De Souza defends it.
De Souza wants to control but Muchado is keeping busy.
Muchado seems to be working for a kimura but De Souza defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Souza.
De Souza had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Muchado is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. De Souza Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Muchado's back instead.
De Souza is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Muchado has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Souza keeps control of the position as Muchado tries to break free.
Muchado prevents De Souza from getting a body triangle.
Muchado trying to control the position but De Souza manages to sink in the hooks.
Ramos Muchado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Souza is persistently looking for the submission but Muchado is defending it well.
De Souza is throwing strikes by Muchado counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Muchado regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramos Muchado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Souza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano De Souza!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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130 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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, John Popper!
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, Paulo rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rodrigo has a takedown stuffed.
Popper stuffs the takedown attempt from rodrigo. rodrigo gets slowly back to his feet.
rodrigo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
John Popper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo rodrigo.
Popper scores a takedown into full mount!
Popper content just to control the position here.
Popper prevents rodrigo from getting the reversal.
Popper pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Popper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
rodrigo tries to reverse the position but Popper maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rodrigo has given up his back here.
rodrigo turns into Popper and is now in his guard.
Popper has his hands on rodrigo's head, controlling the position.
rodrigo looking to sit in guard and control but Popper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Popper slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Popper advances position into side control!
rodrigo is looking for a sweep.
Popper taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rodrigo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Popper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Popper just content to control the position.
Popper seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down rodrigo for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popper is breathing heavily.
The referee stands the fighters back up. John Popper just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
rodrigo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Popper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in rodrigo's guard.
rodrigo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
rodrigo being controlled here, momentarily.
Popper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Popper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. rodrigo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
rodrigo controls Popper momentarily but Popper frees himself.
rodrigo keeping moving, preventing Popper from controlling successfully.
Popper is posturing up here but rodrigo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Popper tries to roll out but it's too tight and Popper has to tap! Slick submission there by rodrigo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo rodrigo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean McMorrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo de Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo de Lima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean McMorrow!
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, Ronaldo de Lima!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMorrow throws out a loose jab but de Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMorrow shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in de Lima's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Lima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
de Lima striking off his back but it's not causing McMorrow any problems.
McMorrow wants to pass the guard but de Lima is keeping the position.
McMorrow is working hard here to advance position.
de Lima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
de Lima working a defensive guard here.
McMorrow trying to control but de Lima is working from the bottom.
de Lima controls McMorrow momentarily but McMorrow frees himself.
McMorrow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McMorrow digs a good body shot into de Lima's ribs.
de Lima is looking to clinch but McMorrow is avoiding it.
McMorrow thows a body shot but no joy.
McMorrow on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McMorrow throws a shot from downtown. de Lima moves away and avoids it.
McMorrow throws a series of punches but de Lima avoids them all with ease.
A big left from McMorrow misses.
de Lima tries to clinch but McMorrow moves out of range.
McMorrow wants to clinch.
McMorrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
de Lima shoots in for a double leg but McMorrow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - McMorrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McMorrow looks to land a left hand but de Lima moved out of range nicely.
McMorrow tries to land a body kick
and de Lima counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by de Lima.
McMorrow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Lima is bucking up trying to escape but McMorrow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McMorrow controlling the pace for now.
de Lima really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Lima trying desperately to get to his feet.
McMorrow has hold of de Lima's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and de Lima manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
de Lima is desperately trying to improve his position but McMorrow has a good base and remains in mount.
de Lima looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McMorrow controlling the pace for now.
McMorrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
de Lima working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! McMorrow connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean McMorrow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McMorrow misses with an uppercut. de Lima saw that one coming.
de Lima moves in looking to clinch but McMorrow pushes him off.
McMorrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but de Lima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick from de Lima.
A combination from McMorrow does no damage.
McMorrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
McMorrow misses with a looping right.
McMorrow tries to clinch there but de Lima circles away.
McMorrow lands a really nice looking cross but de Lima seems unphased.
McMorrow misses with a straight right.
McMorrow tries to clinch up but de Lima circles away and keeps his distance.
de Lima lands with a shot to the body.
Sean McMorrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Lima avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Lima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McMorrow throws out the jab.
de Lima lands a head kick. McMorrow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Sean McMorrow has been cut.
McMorrow could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMorrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Lima tries for a takedown but McMorrow circles away easily
and McMorrow counters with a two punch combo.
de Lima shoots in and drives through. McMorrow sprawls well.
de Lima is breathing heavily.
McMorrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McMorrow tries to land a body kick
and de Lima counters with a good low kick that McMorrow was not able to check.
McMorrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McMorrow gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
de Lima postures up in McMorrow's guard and throws a big left but McMorrow blocks it.
McMorrow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in de Lima's guard.
McMorrow forces his way into half guard.
McMorrow content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Lima is pressing down on McMorrow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow trying to control but de Lima is working from the bottom.
McMorrow tries to free his leg and advance position but de Lima is retaining full guard.
McMorrow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
de Lima manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McMorrow trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
McMorrow wants to hold on but de Lima pushes him away.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sean McMorrow just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
McMorrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but de Lima moves away.
McMorrow misses with a two punch combination.
de Lima staying out of range there.
McMorrow jabs at de Lima's body.
de Lima changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McMorrow tries to avoid it but de Lima manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McMorrow to the ground. McMorrow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sean McMorrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo de Lima.
The fighters circling - McMorrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McMorrow lands with a hook. de Lima tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McMorrow misses the jab.
McMorrow tries to close the distance and clinch but de Lima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de Lima misses with a wild body shot.
de Lima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McMorrow looks for the body kick but de Lima saw that one coming.
A jab from McMorrow does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean McMorrow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean McMorrow's cut.
That's time! McMorrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
McMorrow misses with an uppercut.
de Lima throws a front kick that sends McMorrow stumbling back into the cage.
McMorrow throws an overhand right that lands on de Lima's shoulder, as de Lima tries to avoid the shot.
de Lima takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McMorrow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McMorrow moves into the clinch successfully.
de Lima is stalling here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McMorrow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McMorrow is looking to break free of the clinch but de Lima has double underhooks.
McMorrow keeps control of de Lima as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McMorrow wants to break free but de Lima has control.
de Lima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McMorrow can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Lima is looking to control McMorrow's arms but McMorrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now de Lima has his back to the cage.
McMorrow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but de Lima has him pressed against the cage.
McMorrow tries to pull guard but de Lima holds him up against the cage and eventually McMorrow drops back down to his feet.
de Lima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from de Lima.
McMorrow is trying to break free.
McMorrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McMorrow manages to break the clinch.
A choreographed right hand from McMorrow misses the target.
de Lima decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
de Lima is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, McMorrow has managed to free his arm - good work.
McMorrow is looking for a sweep. de Lima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMorrow is pressing down on de Lima's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McMorrow wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McMorrow looking to control.
McMorrow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McMorrow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Lima is in a horrible position here. McMorrow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McMorrow controlling the pace for now.
de Lima tries to hold on but McMorrow postures up.
de Lima is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but McMorrow is staying active.
McMorrow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as de Lima is looking to escape.
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.
McMorrow controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sean McMorrow just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
McMorrow misses with a hook. de Lima ducked under it nicely.
Ronaldo de Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Lima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McMorrow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean McMorrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McMorrow 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean McMorrow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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, Frank Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chong Li!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li wants to clinch.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Li tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Silva is working for a kimura but Li is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva tries to push Li's head away but Li is holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Li really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Li wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Li is in real trouble.
Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Li has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Silva looking for the RNC.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Li darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li lands a nice elbow.
Li gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Li landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Li pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Li to the mat! Li manages to get full guard.
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 stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva stands and throws Li's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Li!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva mounts Li! Really nice guard pass there!
Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Li defends it well.
Silva takes Li's back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li trying to control the position but Silva manages to sink in the hooks.
Silva 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.
Frank Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Li wants to clinch.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Li tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Li tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Li. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch up.
Li shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Li's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Li.
Li is trying to escape the mount but Silva keeps good control and instead manages to take Li's back.
Silva is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Li taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: Young Buck, Ludacris, TI, & The Game - Stomp. Mark Evans had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Evans!
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, Ryan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Evans managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Evans knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Williams scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Evans to see if he's OK.
Williams wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
Evans is pushing Williams's head away, looking to escape. Williams manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Evans defending against the ground and pound.
Williams trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
Williams working the ground and pound from side control.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Evans, who protects the arm well.
Williams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams grinds an elbow into Evans's temple.
Evans wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Evans, who protects the arm well.
Williams trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
Williams tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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.
Williams tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Williams wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evans throws a head kick that half lands.
Mark Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mark Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a low kick as Evans jumps back.
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evans throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evans.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Evans is controlling the position.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Evans gets an underhook and turns Williams into the cage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Evans keeps him there for the moment.
Evans keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Evans prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Evans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Evans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Evans misses with a knee strike.
Evans misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Evans throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Mark Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams avoids the head kick by Evans.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a thumping low kick.
Evans fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans drops Williams with a beautiful combination! Williams stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Evans is looking for the KO!
Williams is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Williams has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Williams crumples to the floor! Evans milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mark Evans!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zippy Ziggy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Munez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zippy Ziggy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santiago Munez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziggy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ziggy lands a couple of elbows.
Ziggy wants to control from the top but Munez keeps moving.
Ziggy looking to pass the guard.
Ziggy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munez is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Ziggy frees his head nicely. Oh but Munez has switched to an armbar! Ziggy is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Santiago Munez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Braganca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Hymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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, Gabriel Braganca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buster Hymen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hymen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Braganca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Braganca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Braganca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Braganca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braganca throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hymen's waist but Hymen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Braganca off to one side.
Hymen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Braganca is rocked!
It looks like Gabriel Braganca has been cut.
Braganca tries for a takedown but Hymen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oh Braganca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braganca tries for a takedown but Hymen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Braganca seems to have got his legs back now.
Braganca shoots in and bounces Hymen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hymen wants to sweep here but Braganca controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hymen looking for a guillotine here but Braganca defends easily.
Hymen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Braganca in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hymen scoring with strikes but Braganca is staying in there.
Braganca tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hymen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big strike lands for Hymen! That's really hurt Braganca and he's turned his back - Hymen keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hymen Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Hymen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LieHarder Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LieHarder Machete could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Smith's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, LieHarder Machete!
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, Bob Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Machete is looking to clinch.
LieHarder Machete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machete tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Machete wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machete fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machete.
Machete doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Machete is looking to clinch.
Machete tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Machete.
Machete is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Machete tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Machete closes the distance and clinches.
Machete tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Machete throws an elbow that misses.
Machete tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Machete stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Machete stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
LieHarder Machete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Smith.
Machete tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machete tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Machete throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Machete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Machete using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Machete throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Machete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith won't allow Machete to sweep him here.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith distracts Machete with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Machete is breathing heavily.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machete is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Machete looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Machete looking to control.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Machete.
Smith works over Machete with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Smith is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Machete Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Smith's back instead.
Machete is trying to stick to Smith's back but Smith is turning into Machete. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Machete's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Smith.
Machete trying to control the position.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Machete working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machete keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith is in close to Machete's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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 LieHarder Machete will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machete is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machete looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machete fails with a takedown attempt.
Machete tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from Machete lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Machete is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machete pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Machete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machete jumps into guard, dragging Smith to the mat.
Smith trying to control but Machete is working from the bottom.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Machete has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Machete looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Machete working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Machete really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith advances position into side control!
Machete sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Machete's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Machete moves into full guard.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
LieHarder Machete overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machete swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Machete has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Machete keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Machete working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Machete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Machete will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Machete is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Smith has his hands clasped together but Machete extends an breaks Smith's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Machete.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). LieHarder Machete!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dixon's choice of entrance music: It's A Fight by Three 6 Mafia. Jimmy Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Santos!
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, Mason Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
Dixon is rocked!
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dixon is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Dixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dixon seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos tries to bum rush Dixon with a series of wild strikes but Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santos, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Dixon moves out of range easily.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
Dixon avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Dixon moves out of range easily.
Dixon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santos throws a solid leg kick but Dixon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santos.
An inside leg kick from Santos misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A solid body kick from Santos.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Dixon moves out of range easily.
Jimmy Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Dixon.
Dixon checks a leg kick nicely.
Jimmy Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos throws the left hand but Dixon avoids the punch easily.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dixon counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Dixon throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dixon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dixon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dixon.
Dixon tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dixon is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Dixon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Dixon persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dixon.
A head kick from Santos lands but Dixon takes it in his stride.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Dixon fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dixon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dixon.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dixon moves away.
Santos cracks the inside of Dixon's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Santos 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.
Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick
and Dixon counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Dixon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santos. Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Santos misses with a combination
and Dixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Dixon avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon lands a nice looking body kick.
Dixon checks a low kick from Santos.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Dixon slips a jab from Santos.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Dixon.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Santos.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Santos.
Jimmy Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dixon works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dixon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Santos.
Dixon checks a leg kick.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Santos lands but Dixon takes it in his stride.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dixon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dixon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dixon's head.
Dixon throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Dixon misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Dixon's side.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Dixon.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Santos throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
Santos throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Dixon throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dixon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dixon counters with a nice uppercut.
A big head kick from Santos and Dixon is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Dixon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Dixon is keeping the position.
Dixon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dixon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dixon is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Santos wants to stand but Dixon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dixon, up you get!
Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jimmy Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dixon's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Dixon shoots in.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santos.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dixon.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
letting Dixon counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Santos misses
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon throws a one two combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dixon.
Dixon throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Santos moves out of range as Dixon throws a body kick.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Santos.
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.
Santos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dixon clinches.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Dixon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Dixon counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mason Dixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dixon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santos's hands.
Santos scores with a kick to the body.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Santos!
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energy
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hype
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