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TPG 17 Halloween Havoc PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter John Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonnis Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter John Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonnis Koc!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Koc avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy swinging wilding here.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peter John Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koc avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
Koc dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Koc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Koc avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peter John Murphy 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.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murphy!
Koc avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Koc avoids nicely.
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.
Murphy throws a right hand that Koc ducks under and follows up with a left that Koc also avoids with ease.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Koc dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Koc avoids them all with ease.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peter John Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
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.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Koc moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
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 Peter John Murphy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Koc moves out of range.
That's two 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.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Koc avoids it well.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy swinging wilding here.
Koc dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Koc avoids them all with ease.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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.
Koc takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Koc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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 Peter John Murphy.
Well Murphy 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 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Peter John Murphy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tj Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tj Thai has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tj Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson blocks a head kick by Thai.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Thai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up with Thai, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes Thai against the cage but Thai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thai tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thai but Thai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tj Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thai tries to avoid it but Nelson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thai to the ground. Thai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tj Thai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Nelson.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Nelson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thai swivels and escapes.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Thai.
Nelson has a takedown stuffed.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Thai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Thai breaks from the clinch.
Nelson seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Thai shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Nelson is backing up but Thai catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Nelson covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Thai Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tj Thai!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro de Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack clap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Ferro comes to the cage accompanied by CMX - Ruoste. Jack clap has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alessandro de Ferro'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
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessandro de Ferro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack clap!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by clap.
clap throws a right and a left that de Ferro avoids nicely.
de Ferro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
de Ferro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
de Ferro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
de Ferro wants to control but clap is keeping him busy.
de Ferro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
clap won't allow de Ferro to pass to mount.
clap is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
de Ferro wants to pass the guard but clap is defending well.
clap is looking for a sweep. de Ferro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
de Ferro throwing shots but clap is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de Ferro misses with a two punch combination.
de Ferro lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends clap sprawling to the canvas. de Ferro follows him down, looking for the kill. Can clap hang on?
clap is rocked!
It looks like Jack clap has been cut.
de Ferro is looking to take a break and control but clap is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
clap taking some punishment here, with de Ferro in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
clap is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but de Ferro pulls his head out easily.
de Ferro thows a huge punch but clap dodges it nicely.
de Ferro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
de Ferro tries to stand but his hand is stuck under clap.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Ferro throwing shots but clap is blocking nicely.
de Ferro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
de Ferro stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Ferro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck clap on the side of the head.
de Ferro instigates a clinch.
clap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
de Ferro works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
de Ferro controls from within his opponent's guard.
clap looking to control.
de Ferro sitting in guard here, content to control.
clap not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
clap wants to sweep here but de Ferro controlling him for the moment.
clap looks gassed!
de Ferro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
clap keeping full guard, as de Ferro tries to pass.
de Ferro is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
clap working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from de Ferro.
de Ferro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
de Ferro content to stall in guard here.
clap throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
de Ferro wants to control from the top but clap keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
de Ferro lands the left hand.
de Ferro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
de Ferro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming clap to the mat! clap manages to get full guard.
de Ferro looking to pass the guard.
de Ferro trying to control but clap is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Ferro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
de Ferro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with de Ferro in particular looking to stall.
de Ferro is keen to just control but clap is a slippery customer.
de Ferro controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Ferro trying to control the action but clap is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, de Ferro seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessandro de Ferro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack clap's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
clap tries a head kick but it misses.
de Ferro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by de Ferro.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
clap with a lazy takedown attempt
and de Ferro counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on clap's face as de Ferro controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alessandro de Ferro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
clap blocks a head kick by de Ferro.
de Ferro wants to land a leg kick but clap is out of range.
de Ferro scores with a punch to the head.
clap takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
clap looks up at the clock. Bad move! de Ferro lands a right hand from hell, dropping clap. de Ferro pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessandro de Ferro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro LaCosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Haskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro LaCosta had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro LaCosta!
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, Kevin Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins shoots in for a double leg but LaCosta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haskins shoots in and bounces LaCosta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Haskins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
LaCosta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haskins stands and throws LaCosta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haskins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but LaCosta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
LaCosta is looking for a sweep.
LaCosta pushes Haskins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Haskins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Haskins tries to advance to mount but LaCosta denies him.
Haskins passes to full mount! That's big trouble for LaCosta!
Haskins is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but LaCosta is surviving well by controlling Haskins's body position as best he can.
Haskins moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, LaCosta has worked his arm free - good work by LaCosta!
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.
Haskins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Haskins looks gassed!
LaCosta explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
LaCosta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haskins misses with a takedown attempt
and LaCosta counters with a three punch combo that has Haskins backing up. Haskins nods at LaCosta to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
LaCosta breaks from the clinch.
Haskins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for LaCosta!
Haskins has hold of LaCosta's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and LaCosta manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins takes LaCosta's back.
LaCosta trying to control the hands but Haskins breaks the grip.
LaCosta defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Haskins's arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaCosta is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
LaCosta manages to reverse the position and now he's in Haskins's guard. Nice work there by LaCosta.
Haskins looking for a sweep. Not yet Haskins, not yet.
Haskins looking for a triangle here. LaCosta is fighting it but it looks tight! Haskins pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, LaCosta is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kevin Haskins!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Woonsocket Cavaricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Snider (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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Woonsocket Cavaricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Snider!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavaricci scores with a takedown into Snider's guard.
Cavaricci missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cavaricci pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snider is keeping the position for now.
Cavaricci working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cavaricci with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snider is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cavaricci throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snider works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cavaricci is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Snider is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Snider has escaped and now he's on top!
Cavaricci is trying to control the position but Snider postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavaricci looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snider is one step ahead there.
Cavaricci working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snider doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snider manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cavaricci escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Snider gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cavaricci looking for a sweep. Not yet Cavaricci, not yet.
That's two 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.
Cavaricci is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cavaricci 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.
Cavaricci isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Snider stacks Cavaricci on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Snider!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavaricci tries to improve position but can't.
Snider stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cavaricci shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Snider pinned against the cage. Snider gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cavaricci fails with the takedown.
Cavaricci will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woonsocket Cavaricci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cavaricci with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Snider to score with a decent uppercut.
Snider throws out a loose jab but Cavaricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cavaricci shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavaricci unloads with some shots from mount but Snider bucks and avoids them well.
Cavaricci jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Snider is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Snider and Cavaricci has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Snider really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cavaricci. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cavaricci is breathing heavily.
Snider wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cavaricci swings around for an armbar but Snider sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cavaricci's guard.
Snider stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cavaricci lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Cavaricci or perhaps it was just good defense by Snider which made him look bad.
Snider swats away the attempt to clinch by Cavaricci.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Snider 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.
Cavaricci shoots in for a double leg but Snider sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Snider throws a jab when Cavaricci was well out of range.
Snider avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cavaricci has a takedown stuffed.
Snider tries to bum rush Cavaricci with a series of wild strikes but Cavaricci uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cavaricci fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woonsocket Cavaricci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cavaricci shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snider but Snider pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cavaricci shoots in and drives through. Snider sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Cavaricci or perhaps it was just good defense by Snider which made him look bad.
Snider lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cavaricci closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavaricci goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Snider has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cavaricci but great work by Snider.
Cavaricci is looking for a sweep.
Snider stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cavaricci shoots for a double leg takedown but Snider sprawls well. He's pushed Cavaricci's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cavaricci shoots in for a takedown but Snider shows good takedown defense.
Steve Snider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cavaricci fails with a takedown attempt.
Cavaricci fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Snider. No joy for Cavaricci on that attempt.
Snider throws a jab when Cavaricci was well out of range.
Cavaricci looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snider throws a hook to the side of Cavaricci's head but Cavaricci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Snider misses.
Cavaricci looks for a takedown but Snider sprawls well.
Snider misses with a straight right.
Cavaricci checks a leg kick nicely.
Cavaricci tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snider swivels and escapes.
Snider throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snider keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cavaricci fails to land the takedown.
Cavaricci shoots in for a double leg but Snider sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavaricci shoots for a double leg takedown but Snider sprawls well. He's pushed Cavaricci's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cavaricci will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snider misses with an uppercut. Cavaricci saw that one coming.
Snider moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Woonsocket Cavaricci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snider misses with a hook.
Snider misses the shot to the body.
Cavaricci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snider.
Cavaricci fails to land the takedown.
Cavaricci on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cavaricci fails to land the takedown.
Cavaricci throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Snider's waist but Snider gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cavaricci off to one side.
Cavaricci looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cavaricci takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavaricci tries to clinch up but Snider circles away and keeps his distance.
Cavaricci shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cavaricci stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snider swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cavaricci drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Snider dives on top into guard.
Cavaricci wants to improve his position but instead Snider has moved into half guard.
Cavaricci has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Snider escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Snider!
Cavaricci is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Snider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Snider misses the target.
Cavaricci drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Woonsocket Cavaricci overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cavaricci tries for a kimura but Snider is defending well.
Snider is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cavaricci taking a breather here.
Cavaricci works to advance to full mount. Snider defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Snider takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snider is squirming around, avoiding Cavaricci's attempts to control the action.
Cavaricci swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Snider is now in Cavaricci's guard. A big mistake from Cavaricci there, giving up the dominant position!
Snider would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cavaricci looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavaricci is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Snider has his hands clasped together but Cavaricci extends an breaks Snider's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cavaricci.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Woonsocket Cavaricci!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salem Trials (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Brava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Damien Brava enters 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, Salem Trials!
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, Damien Brava!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Trials does no damage.
Trials throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brava tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trials fails to land the takedown.
Trials misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brava checks a leg kick.
Trials misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trials throws an overhand right that lands on Brava's shoulder, as Brava tries to avoid the shot.
Trials misses the jab.
Brava is looking to clinch but Trials is avoiding it.
Brava swings for the body but Trials moves out of range.
Trials connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brava momentarily.
Trials throws a sloppy body shot
and Brava counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Trials!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brava lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Trials hang on?
Trials swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Trials is trying desperately to improve position.
Brava throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brava controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trials squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Brava looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Brava seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Trials is holding on tight.
Brava is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Trials is in all sorts of trouble here.
Trials wants to hold on but Brava pushes him away.
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.
Brava controlling the pace for now.
Brava wants to finish this one by submission but Trials is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brava.
Trials tries to hold on but Brava postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brava gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Brava dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brava bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trials throws a shot from downtown. Brava moves away and avoids it.
Trials throws a leg kick
and Brava holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Brava as the two fighters clinch.
Brava just leaning against Trials, taking a breather.
Brava decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trials gets to his feet - Brava follows without any prompting.
Brava slips under a jab from Trials.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brava.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trials is looking to regain half guard here but Brava keeps moving and retains side control.
Brava controlling the position.
Trials is not content to let Brava control the position.
Brava taking a breather here.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trials tries to escape but Brava is in control.
Brava taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Trials's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Trials is letting Brava control him for a moment.
Brava postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brava in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Damien Brava just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brava tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trials paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trials throws a leg kick
so Brava counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Trials looking to control.
Brava stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trials swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trials keeping moving, preventing Brava from controlling successfully.
Brava pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trials is keeping the position for now.
Trials is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Brava showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Trials throws a hook to the side of Brava's head but Brava sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brava with a poor takedown
and Trials counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brava is trying to maintain the position but Trials is very close to passing his half guard.
Brava wants to improve his position but Trials is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brava can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brava is positioning himself well to prevent Trials advancing to mount.
Brava's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Brava is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Trials misses with a kick to the body
and Brava counters by moving into the clinch.
Brava pulls guard.
Brava looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Damien Brava has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brava 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.
Trials trying to control the position from guard on top but Brava is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trials would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brava is looking to stand up but Trials isn't so interested in that idea.
Brava has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Trials is looking to stand up but Brava won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brava looking for a sweep. Not yet Brava, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brava wants to clinch up but Trials keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trials keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trials throws out a loose jab but Brava uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brava tries to work over Trials's front leg with a kick but Trials checks it.
Brava moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trials tries to pull guard but Brava won't allow it.
Salem Trials has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brava landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brava lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damien Brava.
I've got Brava winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Brava!
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