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SA Fight 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Nowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowka has chosen Dance, Magic Dance as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Man!
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, Matt Nowka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowka stuffs the takedown.
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nowka but Nowka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nowka as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man looks for a takedown but Nowka sprawls well.
Matt Nowka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man shoots for a takedown but Nowka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nowka throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Nowka shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Man takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Nowka sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Man bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Nowka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lind's entrance music is DJ Quicksilver - Ameno. A fine choice. Steele is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Terminator Theme. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Lind!
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, Jason Steele!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lind tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele tries to clinch but Lind moves away
and Lind counters with a takedown into side control.
Steele gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Steele is looking for a sweep. Lind is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steele is pressing down on Lind's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Steele has his feet on Lind's thighs here. He's pushed Lind off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Lind screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Steele!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jari Lehtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raynold Ramones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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187 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jari Lehtonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raynold Ramones!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehtonen tries to clinch but Ramones is having none of it.
Ramones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramones moves in looking to clinch but Lehtonen pushes him off.
Ramones keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramones looks to land a right hand but Lehtonen moved out of range.
Ramones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ramones is rocked!
It looks like Raynold Ramones has been cut.
Lehtonen gets a clinch.
Ramones is still on wobbly legs! Can Lehtonen finish him?
Ramones is pressed against the cage. Lehtonen pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Ramones! Two more big strikes from Lehtonen and Ramones crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jari Lehtonen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pantro Aguiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Frankelstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pantro Aguiar had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.6lbs, 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. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pantro Aguiar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Frankelstein!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguiar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frankelstein is working for takedown but Aguiar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aguiar drags the fight down to the ground.
Frankelstein wants to stand but Aguiar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Frankelstein stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Aguiar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frankelstein throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aguiar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frankelstein's waist but Frankelstein gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aguiar off to one side.
Francisco Frankelstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Frankelstein. No joy for Aguiar on that attempt.
Aguiar is breathing heavily.
Aguiar shoots in for a double leg but Frankelstein sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pantro Aguiar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frankelstein throws a head kick that misses.
Frankelstein connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Frankelstein and Aguiar goes tumbling to the canvas! Frankelstein follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Aguiar is rocked!
Frankelstein postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Aguiar to stand up.
Oh Aguiar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankelstein throws an overhand right that has Aguiar reeling! Frankelstein follows up with a more punches and Aguiar is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Francisco Frankelstein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Anderssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Ballad of Jesse James. Karl Anderssen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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, Jesse James!
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, Karl Anderssen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karl Anderssen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Anderssen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderssen is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderssen as he jumps to the side.
James wants to clinch but Anderssen slips to the side
and Anderssen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderssen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anderssen darts in trying to clinch
and James counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderssen keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderssen is retaining full guard.
Anderssen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderssen has his hands on James's head, controlling the position.
James sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderssen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderssen wants to stand up but James is controlling him.
James sitting in guard here, content to control.
Anderssen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throwing strikes but missing.
James stays in close to Anderssen's body and controls the position.
Anderssen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Anderssen darts in trying to clinch
and James decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderssen's guard.
Anderssen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James controlling from the top position.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderssen is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderssen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderssen looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse James dominated that 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.
James shoots and misses
so Anderssen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
James seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is working hard here to advance position.
James trying to keep a closed guard but Anderssen is proving a slippery customer.
James is controlling Anderssen's posture.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jesse James just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
James tries to clinch but Anderssen moves away
so Anderssen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anderssen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderssen being controlled here momentarily.
James throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
James is looking to sweep but instead, Anderssen has passed into half guard.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
James is looking to control Anderssen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
James manages to get to full guard.
Anderssen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderssen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James pulls Anderssen in to control the position.
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.
James lands a decent shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
James passes easily into side control. Nice work.
James stands up and beckons Anderssen to his feet.
James wants to clinch but Anderssen slips to the side
and Anderssen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderssen smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl Anderssen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderssen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
James wants to clinch.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderssen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James has managed to clinch.
James avoiding damage as Anderssen throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anderssen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Anderssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderssen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderssen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderssen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to control but Anderssen is keeping him busy.
James looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
James trying to control from half guard but Anderssen is working away.
James is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with James in particular looking to stall.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderssen keeps the fight on the outside.
James tries for a takedown but Anderssen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderssen's guard.
James wants to pass the guard but Anderssen is keeping the position.
James is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderssen is retaining full guard.
James pushing down on Anderssen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
James throwing shots but Anderssen is blocking nicely.
James throwing shots but Anderssen is blocking nicely.
James is looking to take a break and control but Anderssen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse James showed his dominance in that final round.
I think James 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse James!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Dos Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Sergio Dos Anjos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Hall's chin.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
Powerful |
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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, Sergio Dos Anjos!
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, Sam Hall!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall has managed to clinch.
Hall prevents Dos Anjos from breaking the clinch.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dos Anjos backwards.
Hall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hall lands an elbow inside.
Hall stalling in the clinch.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Dos Anjos.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
A left hand lands to the body for Hall.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Dos Anjos backwards.
Dos Anjos is rocked!
Hall misses with some punches.
Dos Anjos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Hall.
Dos Anjos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Dos Anjos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Anjos could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Dos Anjos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dos Anjos backwards.
Hall connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Dos Anjos goes down! Hall jumps into full mount looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dos Anjos seems to have got his legs back now.
Poor strikes thrown by Hall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hall looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hall unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hall content just to control the position here.
Dos Anjos is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sam Hall just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Anjos manages to avoid it.
Hall looks to land a combination but Dos Anjos avoids it well.
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
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.
A short right from Hall.
Hall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Hall on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Hall.
Nice body punch from Hall - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Hall creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dos Anjos's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dos Anjos drops to his knees and Hall pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Hall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Imai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Chavez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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211 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Katsu Imai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez keeps the fight on the outside.
Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chavez checks a low kick from Imai.
Imai wants to clinch up but Chavez keeps it at a distance.
Chavez lands with a right hand.
Chavez misses with a low kick as Imai jumps back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chavez.
Imai trying to land knees to the body.
Chavez prevents a body shot from Imai.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Imai tries to land a knee to the head but Chavez blocks with his arms.
Imai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez avoiding damage as Imai throws knees to the body.
Imai throws an elbow but it misses.
Chavez slows down the pace here.
Chavez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Chavez tries for a kimura but Imai is defending well.
Imai gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez wants to pass to mount but Imai is defending the position.
Chavez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Imai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chavez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chavez is trying to control the action in half guard but Imai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chavez wants to free his trapped foot but Imai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chavez winds up and cracks Imai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Imai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chavez.
Chavez seems to be working for a kimura but Imai defends the submission attempt.
Imai is staying active underneath Chavez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chavez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Imai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chavez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imai is looking to control Chavez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Imai avoid being mounted?
Imai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chavez.
Chavez thows a huge punch but Imai dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Imai doesn't manage to clinch there - Chavez circles away.
Chavez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Imai clinches up with Chavez and pushes him back against the cage.
Chavez tries to land knees in the clinch but Imai avoids the damage to the body.
Chavez avoiding damage as Imai throws knees to the body.
Chavez is looking to control Imai's arms but Imai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chavez has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imai lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Imai.
Imai dodges an elbow strike from Chavez.
Chavez takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Chavez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Imai is keeping busy.
Imai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez blocks a body shot from Imai.
Chavez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Imai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Imai tries to land a knee to the head but Chavez blocks with his arms.
Imai tries to work over Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Imai fails to land.
Chavez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Imai as the two fighters clinch.
Imai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Imai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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.
Imai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Imai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chavez leaning against his opponent.
Imai tries a body shot but Chavez blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Imai.
Imai misses with some punches.
Chavez trying to land knees to the body.
Chavez manages to break the clinch.
Imai tries to clinch but Chavez moves out of range.
Imai throws a head kick that misses.
Imai doesn't manage to clinch there - Chavez circles away.
Chavez swats away the attempt to clinch by Imai.
Chavez misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Imai.
Imai stalks Chavez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chavez's face. Chavez staggers backwards, shaken.
Imai looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
Imai wants to clinch up but Chavez keeps it at a distance.
Chavez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Imai!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Chavez 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.
Imai lands a head kick!
Imai throws out a leg kick but Chavez moves out of range and Imai only half commits.
Imai takes one to the chin there.
Imai tries to clinch but Chavez moves out of range.
Imai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Chavez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Imai.
Imai dodges the punch combination from Chavez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Imai.
Chavez swings for the body but Imai moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Imai cracks Chavez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chavez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chavez.
Imai throws a leg kick but Chavez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Imai tries to clinch but Chavez is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Imai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chavez scores with a takedown into Imai's guard.
Chavez working some strikes from top position.
Chavez passes Imai's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Imai wants to improve his position but Chavez is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chavez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chavez connects with a nice short shot to Imai's temple.
Chavez is looking to advance position but Imai won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Imai kicks Chavez off and gets back to his feet.
Chavez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chavez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Imai moves in looking to clinch but Chavez pushes him off.
Imai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsu Imai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Imai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chavez checks it well.
Imai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Imai trying to land knees to the body.
Imai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chavez blocks it with crossed arms.
Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chavez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Imai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Imai keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully.
Imai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Imai prevents Chavez from improving his position.
Imai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Chavez manages to get to full guard.
Chavez keeping moving, preventing Imai from controlling successfully.
Chavez wants to sweep but no luck.
Chavez is trying to keep Imai in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Imai misses the jab.
No joy there for Chavez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Imai gets a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chavez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Imai's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.
Imai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chavez.
Chavez defending well as Imai loads up on a big left hand.
Katsu Imai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Imai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chavez.
Chavez checks a leg kick nicely.
Katsu Imai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Imai circles away.
Imai avoids the head kick by Chavez.
A jab from Imai misses.
Chavez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Imai throws a big shot that misses.
Imai scores with a nice body kick.
Imai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Imai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Imai clinches up against the cage.
Imai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Imai tries to work over Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Imai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Imai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imai missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chavez throws an elbow but misses.
Chavez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Imai misses with a punch to the body.
Imai misses with some punches.
Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Imai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Imai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chavez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez manages to break the clinch.
Chavez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Imai. Imai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chavez keeps the fight on the outside.
Chavez throws a right hand that Imai ducks under and follows up with a left that Imai also avoids with ease.
Chavez throws and low kick but Imai moves out of range easily.
Chavez feints and then cracks Imai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Imai down.
Imai throws a nice looking combination but Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez shoots in but Imai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Katsu Imai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Chavez.
Imai tries to clinch up.
Imai throws a big shot that misses.
Imai wants to clinch up but Chavez keeps it at a distance.
Imai is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chavez.
Chavez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Imai misses with a straight left.
Chavez throws a good cross that connects.
Imai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chavez tries to bum rush Imai with a series of wild strikes but Imai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Imai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Imai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chavez, pushing him back against the cage.
Chavez tries to stall but Imai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Imai takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imai scores with a shoulder strike.
Chavez stalling the fight.
A short body shot lands from Imai as the two fighters clinch.
Imai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Imai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
Imai throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Imai dodges an elbow strike from Chavez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chavez.
Imai tries to throw a body punch but Chavez avoids it by throwing Imai back against the cage.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Imai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chavez's elbow.
Chavez avoiding damage.
Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Chavez.
Chavez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chavez prevents a body shot from Imai.
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.
Imai missing with knees to the body.
Imai throws an elbow but it misses.
Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Imai cracks Chavez with a nice body shot.
Imai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chavez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chavez misses with the head strike.
Chavez blocks a body shot from Imai.
Chavez lands a nice elbow.
Imai blocks an elbow strike.
Chavez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chavez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Katsu Imai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez is pushing down on Imai's leg trying to pass to half guard. Imai is fighting to maintain full guard but Chavez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Imai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chavez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chavez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Imai defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chavez 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Chavez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Veechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Benatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benatar has chosen Hit Me With Your Best Shot as his entrance music. Pat Benatar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinny Veechi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pat Benatar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benatar throws a right and a left that Veechi avoids nicely.
Benatar throws a head kick but Veechi moves out of range.
Benatar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Benatar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Veechi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Veechi.
Benatar being controlled here, momentarily.
Veechi drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Veechi as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Benatar screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Veechi! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Vinny Veechi!
Vinny Veechi retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Orbach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and iLike Turtles (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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Orbach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, iLike Turtles!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turtles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orbach moves away.
Turtles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orbach.
Turtles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orbach moves away.
iLike Turtles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turtles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Orbach counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Orbach wants to pass the guard but Turtles is defending well.
Turtles is defending against the submission attempts here by Orbach.
Orbach blocks the strikes from Turtles.
Orbach looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Orbach seems to be working for a kimura but Turtles defends the submission attempt.
Turtles slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orbach stopping the sweep attempt from Turtles.
Orbach 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.
Turtles lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Orbach!
Turtles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Turtles with shots to the head and body - Orbach looks very uncomfortable down there.
Turtles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Orbach tries to reverse the position but Turtles maintains control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Turtles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orbach is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turtles content just to control the position here.
Turtles can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Orbach is looking to escape.
Orbach is trying desperately to improve position.
Turtles lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Orbach can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Turtles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Turtles scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Orbach is rocked!
Turtles drops a big elbow. That's hurt Orbach! More shots from Turtles and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). iLike Turtles!
iLike Turtles is the new welterweight champion!
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