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AFC 38 Part II - Private Show PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Cong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jibbs - King Kong. Fertit has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christian Cong!
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, Mike Fertit!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cong lands in his opponent's guard.
Cong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fertit keeping moving, preventing Cong from controlling successfully.
Cong thows a big elbow that misses.
Cong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fertit trying to strike off his back.
Cong working some strikes from top position.
Fertit throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cong looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fertit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fertit throws a leg kick but Cong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fertit lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Cong can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Fertit and Cong drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Fertit.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Fertit!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Mirchoffski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chubbs Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chubbs Peterson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oleg Mirchoffski!
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, Chubbs Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mirchoffski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mirchoffski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peterson as he avoids it easily.
Peterson connects with a jab.
It looks like Oleg Mirchoffski has been cut.
Peterson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Mirchoffski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson misses with a two punch combination.
Mirchoffski shoots in but no luck this time.
Mirchoffski is breathing heavily.
Mirchoffski fails with a takedown attempt.
Peterson lands the left hand.
Mirchoffski slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson swinging wilding here.
Peterson digs a good hook to Mirchoffski's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Mirchoffski avoids nicely.
A jab-cross combination lands for Peterson and sends Mirchoffski crashing to the mat! Peterson follows him down to the mat - Mirchoffski regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Mirchoffski is rocked!
Mirchoffski missing with punches from the bottom.
Oh Mirchoffski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mirchoffski won't allow Peterson to pass to mount.
Mirchoffski seems to have got his legs back now.
Mirchoffski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirchoffski wants to get back to full guard.
Peterson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peterson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peterson is looking to advance position but Mirchoffski won't allow it.
Mirchoffski punching from the bottom.
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peterson stuffs the takedown.
A nice combination there by Peterson.
Oleg Mirchoffski's cut is getting worse.
Peterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mirchoffski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Mirchoffski colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Peterson as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Mirchoffski is left battered and dazed whilst Peterson and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chubbs Peterson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Araya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reeses Pieces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Araya!
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, Reeses Pieces!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araya tries a head kick but it misses.
Araya lands with a cross.
Araya throws a nice looking combination but Pieces bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Araya cracks Pieces with an open hand slap.
Pieces is rocked!
Araya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pieces is still on wobbly legs! Can Araya finish him?
Araya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pieces seems to have recovered his senses.
Pieces avoids the head kick by Araya.
Whack! Araya lands a heavy head kick that drops Pieces. The ref tackles Araya to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Pieces was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tom Araya!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ty Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and carlos boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webb comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Alright. Ty Webb had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ty Webb!
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, carlos boom!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Webb blocks the leg kick.
Webb rushes boom and presses him up against the cage.
boom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from boom.
boom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Webb's waist but Webb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing boom off to one side.
Webb looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? boom is fending him off so far but Webb persists. Nope, boom circles away and we're back to standing.
boom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
boom misses with a kick to the body.
boom swinging wilding here.
Webb misses with a takedown
and boom counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Webb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Webb lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for boom!
Webb goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now boom is on top in guard.
boom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Webb's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
boom is trying to get back to full guard.
Webb working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
boom looking for submissions off his back.
boom wants to control but Webb is keeping busy.
boom looks gassed!
boom is looking for a sweep. Webb is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
boom is trying to stand back up but Webb is controlling him
boom trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
boom misses with the combination.
Webb scores a takedown into full mount!
Webb lands a nice shot to the head.
boom is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Webb controlling from mount.
Webb in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Webb has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Webb is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
boom is wriggling around trying to escape.
Webb with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Webb content just to control the position here.
boom is wriggling around trying to escape.
Webb trying to control but boom is having none of it.
boom is in all sorts of trouble 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.
Webb lands a big shot there that rocks boom but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Webb wants to finish this one by submission but boom is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Webb.
boom tries to lock up and control but Webb gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Webb lands a nice shot to the head.
boom regains half guard.
Webb is looking to take a break and control but boom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
boom wants to control but Webb is keeping busy and won't allow it.
boom trying to get back to full guard but Webb takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Webb dominated that round.
That's time! Webb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Webb shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has boom pinned against the cage. boom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
boom misses with a low kick.
boom wants to clinch but Webb slips to the side
and Webb counters with a nice double leg into side control. boom won't be happy with that.
boom takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
boom is looking to regain half guard here but Webb keeps moving and retains side control.
boom manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
boom is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Webb works his way to full guard. Good work.
boom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
boom passes easily into side control. Nice work.
boom tries to stand but Webb is controlling his head.
boom working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Webb can't do much from the bottom here.
boom tries to advance to mount but Webb denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
boom wants to stand but Webb has his arm trapped.
Webb sneaks back into half guard.
boom decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Webb scores with a jab. boom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Webb gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and boom counters with a one-two to the body.
Good leg kick by boom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
boom throws a right hand that Webb ducks under and follows up with a left that Webb also avoids with ease.
Webb feints and as boom raises his hands in defense, Webb changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Webb trying to control the position from guard on top but boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
boom trying to keep a closed guard but Webb is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed boom's guard.
Webb trying to control the action but boom is working from the bottom.
boom wants to get back to full guard.
boom wants to control but Webb is keeping busy.
boom gets full guard.
Webb stopping the sweep attempt from boom.
boom throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
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.
boom looking for a sweep. Not yet boom, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Webb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from boom.
Webb has boom up against the cage in a clinch.
boom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
boom circles away from the clinch attempt
and boom counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by boom.
Webb had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. boom is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Webb Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take boom's back instead.
boom is trying to get back to his feet but Webb has full control of the position and if anything, boom has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Webb is trying to stick to boom's back but boom is turning into Webb. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Webb's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by boom.
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 Ty Webb will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
boom throws a series of punches but Webb avoids them all with ease.
boom lands a nice looking body kick.
Webb looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? boom is fending him off so far but Webb persists. Nope, boom circles away and we're back to standing.
boom looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
boom is looking for a kimura here.
boom is pressing down on Webb's thigh, looking to free his foot. Webb is holding on for now.
boom looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
boom is looking to take a break and control but Webb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
boom wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Webb uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
boom looking to pass the guard.
boom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Webb's guard.
boom 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Webb tries to clinch but boom is having none of it.
Webb fails with a takedown attempt.
boom thuds his shin into the meat of Webb's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
boom has his takedown stuffed
and Webb counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Webb.
boom looking for a sweep. Not yet boom, not yet.
boom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Webb is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
boom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Webb is looking to escape.
boom looking to finish with strikes here!
boom stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
boom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Webb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Webb tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but boom swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
boom closes the distance and clinches up with Webb, looking for a takedown. boom pushes Webb against the cage but Webb circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
boom tries to bum rush Webb with a series of wild strikes but Webb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
boom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Webb's sensitive parts.
boom shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Webb counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Webb looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks boom with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
boom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
boom kicks off Webb and gets to his feet.
Webb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Webb tries to clinch
and boom counters with a left to the body.
boom misses with a takedown
and Webb counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
boom is defending against the submission attempts here by Webb.
boom kicks off Webb and gets to his feet.
boom fails with the takedown
and Webb counters with a nice double leg into side control. boom won't be happy with that.
boom is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Webb has just dragged him back down to the mat.
boom manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
boom manages to get to full guard.
boom is trying to control the position but Webb postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Webb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Webb, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Webb!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Cerqueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thalies Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerqueira comes to the cage accompanied by CPM 22 - Dias Atrás. Silva has chosen Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Cerqueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thalies Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Cerqueira.
Cerqueira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva tries to hold on but Cerqueira postures up.
Cerqueira goes for an armbar but Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silva.
Cerqueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Cerqueira, not yet.
Silva wants to stand but Cerqueira is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cerqueira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cerqueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cerqueira had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cerqueira Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silva's back instead.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cerqueira's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerqueira keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Cerqueira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cerqueira manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Cerqueira's guard.
Cerqueira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva is looking to stand up but Cerqueira won't let him.
Cerqueira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Cerqueira wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Cerqueira won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Cerqueira is proving a slippery customer.
Cerqueira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cerqueira is breathing heavily.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cerqueira is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva wants to control the pace but Cerqueira is squirming around nicely.
Cerqueira is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira blocking the ground and pound.
Cerqueira manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cerqueira is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cerqueira moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cerqueira looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Cerqueira is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Cerqueira keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Cerqueira is working hard here to advance position.
Cerqueira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Cerqueira decides to return to a standing position.
Cerqueira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Cerqueira, against the cage.
Cerqueira has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Cerqueira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cerqueira tries to clinch up.
Cerqueira rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cerqueira looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Cerqueira misses with an elbow strike.
Cerqueira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Cerqueira.
Cerqueira tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Cerqueira, against the cage.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Cerqueira's ribcage.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Cerqueira prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Cerqueira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Cerqueira keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looking to stall.
Cerqueira tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Cerqueira, against the cage.
Cerqueira breaks from the clinch.
Cerqueira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cerqueira lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cerqueira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Cerqueira to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to control from the top but Cerqueira keeps moving.
Cerqueira working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Cerqueira is retaining full guard.
Cerqueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cerqueira has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva wants to control from the top but Cerqueira keeps moving.
Cerqueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cerqueira wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Cerqueira throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Cerqueira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cerqueira pulls his head out easily.
Cerqueira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva 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.
Cerqueira pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cerqueira is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cerqueira is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Cerqueira has control of the leg.
Cerqueira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Cerqueira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cerqueira.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Cerqueira is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Cerqueira dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cerqueira drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
Silva controls the position.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cerqueira is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cerqueira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Cerqueira is working away.
Cerqueira is looking to improve his position.
Silva working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cerqueira's thigh. Cerqueira counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cerqueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cerqueira's guard.
Carlos Cerqueira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cerqueira wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva throws a strike but Cerqueira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cerqueira gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cerqueira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cerqueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Cerqueira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cerqueira.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Cerqueira is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Cerqueira works his way to his opponent's back.
Cerqueira looking for the RNC.
Silva fending off the submission attempt from Cerqueira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cerqueira's arms.
Silva breaks Cerqueira's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cerqueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cerqueira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cerqueira keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerqueira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Cerqueira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Thalies Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cerqueira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cerqueira stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Cerqueira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cerqueira 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Cerqueira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen Pitbull as his entrance music. Mauricio Rua will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Maximus!
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, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua clinches with his opponent.
Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maximus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maximus showed some decent athleticism there.
Rua tries to roll over but Maximus keeps him under control.
Maximus passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rua can't escape the position.
Rua is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rua tries to improve his position but instead Maximus has taken his back!
Maximus trying to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rua knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rua for a finish.
Rua can't escape the position.
Rua is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Rua breaks Maximus's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rua avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt
and Maximus counters with a shoot takedown. Rua fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rua's guard.
Maximus is breathing heavily.
Rua is refusing to be controlled, as Maximus sits in half guard.
Rua tries to get to full guard but Maximus has control of the leg.
Rua trying to control from the bottom.
Maximus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rua connecting with a few gentle strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking for submissions off his back.
Rua is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Maximus pulls his head out easily.
Maximus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rua!
Maximus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rua has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rua really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maximus has control of Rua's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rua regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rua keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Maximus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rua tries for a takedown but Maximus circles away easily
and Maximus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rua's guard.
Rua is working an open guard so Maximus takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Marcus Maximus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua throws a right hand that Maximus ducks under and follows up with a left that Maximus also avoids with ease.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maximus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rua prevents it.
Maximus is looking to control Rua's arms but Rua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maximus has his back to the cage.
Rua tightens his grip and picks Maximus up, before dumping him to the ground. Maximus manages to land in guard.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Maximus is keeping the position.
Rua avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maximus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rua escapes and throws Maximus's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maximus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rua wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rua creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Maximus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Maximus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maximus tries to get out of the position.
Rua decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Maximus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rua tries to buck Maximus off but Maximus is having none of it.
Maximus landing a few strikes.
Rua is trying to improve his position.
Rua prevents Maximus from moving into mount.
Rua is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rua is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rua tries to bench press Maximus off him but Maximus keeps the position.
Rua gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rua tries to get to full guard but Maximus has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maximus shoots in and bounces Rua off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rua looking for a sweep. Not yet Rua, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Maximus has picked Rua up and slammed him! Rua can't keep hold of the triangle and Maximus manages to pass to side control!
Maximus decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rua to his feet.
Maximus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rua sprawls well initially but Maximus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rua has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maximus is working away from the top position though.
Maximus wants to pass the guard but Rua is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Maximus dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Maximus doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Rua doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maximus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maximus seems to be looking for submissions.
Rua is trying to stand up here but Maximus is controlling him well.
Rua trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Maximus manages to pass to mount!
Rua is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcus Maximus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rua is looking to escape.
Maximus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maximus'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.
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.
Rua wants to control but Maximus is having none of it.
Maximus working Rua over with strikes here.
Rua is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus stands up from mount. Strange move.
Maximus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maximus is looking to take a break and control but Rua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rua with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maximus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rua does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rua missing with punches from the bottom.
Rua looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maximus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Maximus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maximus, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Maximus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayson comes to the cage accompanied by To the Batmobile. Dick Grayson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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158 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Grayson!
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, Rob Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson fails with a takedown attempt.
Stewart throws a head kick that misses.
Grayson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stewart as he avoids it easily.
Stewart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grayson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stewart as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Grayson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grayson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stewart but Stewart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grayson slips a jab and a cross from Stewart.
Stewart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grayson shoots in for a double leg but Stewart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stewart swinging wilding here.
Grayson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stewart's waist but Stewart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grayson off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart connects with a high kick.
Stewart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stewart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Grayson with that takedown attempt.
Stewart lunges at Grayson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grayson's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart missing with a left hand there. Grayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dick Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart looks gassed!
Grayson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grayson lands in his opponent's guard.
Grayson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stewart manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Grayson has Stewart in his guard.
Grayson is looking for a triangle here but Stewart uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stewart trying to control the position but Grayson is working away.
Grayson tries to buck Stewart off but Stewart is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson wants to control but Stewart postures up.
Grayson looking for a sweep but Stewart has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Grayson is working to get back to half guard.
Grayson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grayson is working hard here to advance position.
Stewart is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Grayson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grayson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Grayson actively working from the bottom here.
Grayson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grayson wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rob Stewart 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.
Grayson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stewart as he jumps to the side.
Grayson fails to land the takedown.
Grayson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Grayson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dick Grayson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grayson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stewart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stewart throws a head kick but Grayson moves out of range.
Stewart tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson fails to land the takedown.
Grayson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stewart swivels and escapes.
Stewart misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Stewart as Grayson shoots in.
Grayson takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart cracks Grayson with an open hand slap.
Grayson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stewart sprawls well initially but Grayson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stewart is in trouble now - Grayson has advanced to mount!
You get the feeling that Stewart really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Grayson looking to control but Stewart is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grayson working for a guillotine from mount but Stewart is in no mood to give up.
Stewart is squirming around, avoiding Grayson's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stewart is now in Grayson's guard. A big mistake from Grayson there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayson has an active guard here but Stewart has managed to pass into half guard.
Grayson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Stewart pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson wants to sweep but Stewart has passed to side control!
Stewart is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grayson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Grayson is looking to regain half guard here but Stewart keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Grayson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Grayson is working for a submission of some sort.
Grayson seems to be looking for submissions.
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 Dick Grayson will probably get the nod.
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!
Grayson shoots in for a takedown but Stewart shows good takedown defense.
Grayson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stewart looking to control.
Grayson tries to free his leg and advance position but Stewart is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grayson trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart working a defensive guard here.
Grayson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stewart manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Grayson has Stewart in his guard.
Grayson keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grayson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stewart escapes and throws Grayson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Grayson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stewart off and has taken his back!
Grayson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Stewart knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Stewart for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Grayson gets his way!
Grayson 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, Stewart has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Stewart turns into Grayson and is now in his guard.
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.
Grayson wants to hit a switch here but Stewart passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Grayson there!
Grayson tries to improve his position but instead Stewart has taken his back!
Grayson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stewart is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Grayson is defending well though. Stewart let's go of the attempt for now.
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 Dick Grayson.
I think Grayson 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dick Grayson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thabiso Rowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Symbol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince Symbol is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thabiso Rowan!
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, Prince Symbol!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Symbol stuffs the takedown.
Rowan is looking to clinch.
Rowan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rowan lands in his opponent's guard.
Symbol throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rowan tries to free his leg and advance position but Symbol is retaining full guard.
Rowan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rowan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Symbol looking to control but Rowan passes into half guard.
Symbol wants to get back to full guard.
Symbol keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Symbol tries to get to full guard but Rowan has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rowan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rowan lands in his opponent's guard.
Symbol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symbol controls Rowan momentarily but Rowan frees himself.
Rowan won't allow Symbol to sweep him here.
Rowan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rowan throws a big right hand that misses.
Symbol trying to keep a closed guard but Rowan is proving a slippery customer.
Symbol wants to sweep here but Rowan controlling him for the moment.
Rowan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Symbol will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rowan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rowan preventing the sweep.
Rowan passes Symbol's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rowan is looking to take a break and control but Symbol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rowan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Symbol doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rowan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowan throwing shots but Symbol is blocking nicely.
Symbol tries to roll over but Rowan keeps him under control.
Rowan working over Symbol with some ground and pound. Symbol looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Symbol is trying to maintain the position but Rowan is very close to passing his half guard.
Rowan throwing shots but Symbol is blocking nicely.
Rowan throwing shots but Symbol is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Rowan or perhaps it was just good defense by Symbol which made him look bad.
Rowan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rowan tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowan lands a nice forearm strike.
Symbol tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rowan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Symbol keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rowan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Symbol?
Symbol wants to hold on but Rowan pushes him away.
Symbol is in all sorts of trouble here.
Symbol tries to hold on but Rowan postures up.
A nice elbow there by Rowan.
Rowan scoring with strikes but Symbol is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rowan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowan working Symbol over with strikes here.
Symbol is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rowan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Symbol is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Symbol is in all sorts of trouble here.
Symbol is still in real trouble! Can Rowan finish him?
Rowan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Symbol can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rowan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Symbol's face.
Rowan postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Symbol badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Rowan around the waist but Rowan pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Rowan is the winner by TKO! Rowan jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thabiso Rowan!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fin Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shark's entrance music is Dan Sebenarnya. A fine choice. Paiva has chosen 2001 : Oddysey as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fin Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Paiva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiva shoots in for a takedown but Shark shows good takedown defense.
Shark tries for a takedown but Paiva circles away easily
and Paiva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paiva.
Paiva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paiva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paiva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paiva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shark looking for a guillotine here but Paiva defends easily.
Paiva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shark is trying to keep Paiva in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva throws a strike but Shark rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shark wants to pass the guard but Paiva is keeping the position.
Paiva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paiva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shark stopping the sweep attempt from Paiva.
Paiva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shark is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Shark is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paiva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shark is surviving well by controlling Paiva's body position as best he can.
Paiva looking to secure an arm triangle but Shark defends it well.
Shark is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva with shots to the head and body - Shark looks very uncomfortable down there.
Paiva landing shots from mount.
Paiva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shark defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Paiva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shark is working to get back to half guard.
Shark holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Paiva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva lands a big elbow.
Paiva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Paiva has hold of Shark's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shark manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Paiva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shark has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Paiva looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Paiva 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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shark - that will leave a mark!
Paiva has his takedown stuffed
and Shark counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paiva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paiva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shark drops back looking for a leg! Paiva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paiva manages to kick Shark off! Shark jumps back into Paiva's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva pushes a forearm under Shark's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Shark is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Paiva!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ignatious Hashisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinten Vambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignatious Hashisha has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ignatious Hashisha!
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, Quinten Vambrose!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashisha cracks a nice hook into Vambrose's ribs.
Hashisha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hashisha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hashisha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hashisha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vambrose looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vambrose doesn't manage to clinch there - Hashisha circles away.
Vambrose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hashisha.
Nice jab there from Hashisha.
It looks like Quinten Vambrose has been cut.
Hashisha lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Vambrose sprawling to the canvas. Hashisha follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Vambrose hang on?
Vambrose is rocked!
Hashisha lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Vambrose quite badly. Vambrose pulls Hashisha in close trying to recover. Hashisha postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Vambrose on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Vambrose doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ignatious Hashisha!
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