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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Loyoto Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonnis Koc (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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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loyoto Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonnis Koc!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koc drives through and clinches with Rua against the cage.
Rua looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Rua.
It looks like Jonnis Koc has been cut.
Koc is trying to trip Rua. He has hold of a leg but Rua is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Koc persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koc controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koc gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koc scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koc controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Koc has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Koc makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koc 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.
Koc is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua looking for a sweep. Not yet Rua, not yet.
Koc wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Koc content to stall in guard here.
Koc lands a couple of digs.
Koc distracts Rua with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koc passes Rua's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Koc passes to side control.
Koc works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Koc working the ground and pound from side control.
Koc happy to just control the position for now.
Koc connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rua some visible discomfort.
Rua is not content to let Koc control the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jonnis Koc just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rua really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Koc changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rua looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Koc is putting a hurting on Rua here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to get back to half guard.
Koc has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Koc gets the takedown into side control.
Rua prevents Koc from improving position.
Koc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rua knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Koc tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rua's legs.
Koc is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rua's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rua is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koc scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rua to see if he's OK.
Rua regains half guard.
Koc works his way into side control.
Rua gets back to half guard.
Rua wants to get back to full guard.
Koc wants to pass to mount but Rua is defending the position.
Rua is looking to improve his position.
Rua is refusing to be controlled, as Koc sits in half guard.
Koc has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rua wants to improve his position but Koc is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonnis Koc dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonnis Koc's cut.
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.
Koc tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koc is looking to clinch.
Koc drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Koc looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Koc sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rua's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koc 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.
Rua wants to get back to full guard.
Koc has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is desperately trying to improve his position but Koc has a good base and remains in mount.
Koc lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Koc controlling the pace for now.
Koc with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rua regains half guard.
Rua wants to get back to full guard but Koc has mounted him!
Rua is squirming around, avoiding Koc's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koc is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rua has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rua tries to improve his position but instead Koc has taken his back!
Koc is trying to stick to Rua's back but Rua is turning into Koc. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Koc's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rua.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rua drops back looking for a leg! Koc is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koc manages to kick Rua off! Rua jumps back into Koc's guard.
Koc is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koc has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rua can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koc can't keep his opponent in guard - Rua advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rua seems to be working for a kimura but Koc defends the submission attempt.
Koc is controlling Rua's trapped leg to prevent Rua from advancing to side control.
Koc trying to control but Rua postures up.
Koc preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua is trying to work for a kimura but Koc is defending well.
Koc misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rua seems to be looking for submissions.
Rua wants to work for an arm triangle but Koc is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koc moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Koc moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonnis Koc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonnis Koc's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Koc shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Koc was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Koc looking to finish Rua with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rua!
Koc with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Koc takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rua working to try and regain half guard.
Koc lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koc punishing his opponent with strikes.
Koc looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rua is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Koc has taken his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Rua breaks Koc's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rua stands and throws Koc's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Koc stops Rua from passing to mount.
Koc can't do much from the bottom here.
Koc tries to improve position but can't.
Koc regains half guard.
Rua seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Rua is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Koc defends it well.
Koc moves into full guard.
Rua 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.
Rua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koc scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Koc escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rua gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koc has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rua can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua passes into half guard.
Rua is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Koc defends it well.
Koc slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rua drops back looking for a leg! Koc is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koc manages to kick Rua off! Rua jumps back into Koc's guard.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koc is keeping the position for now.
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.
Jonnis Koc has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koc is controlling Rua's posture.
Koc is looking for a triangle but Rua pushes his legs off easily.
Rua thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Koc working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rua manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koc pulls Rua in close to his closed guard and prevents Rua from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonnis Koc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koc has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonnis Koc!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Macedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RIZZLA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Macedo!
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, RIZZLA !
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to de liver by . Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Macedo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but swivels and escapes.
Macedo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Macedo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from .
Macedo is looking to clinch.
scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Macedo prevents from improving position.
has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Macedo swats away the attempt to clinch by .
Macedo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? is fending him off so far but Macedo persists. Nope, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Macedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macedo tries to clinch but is having none of it.
fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Macedo sprawls well initially but persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
escapes and gets back to his feet.
Macedo shoots in looking for a takedown. tries to sprawl out of it but Macedo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Macedo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macedo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Macedo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
working the ground and pound.
stands up and beckons Macedo to his feet.
closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Macedo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Macedo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Macedo is pushing 's head away, looking to escape. manages to hold on to the position though.
has hold of Macedo's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Macedo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - cranks the arm and Macedo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Macedo, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). RIZZLA !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Hitana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Thiago Silva!
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, Zack Hitana!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitana lands a nice looking body shot.
Hitana thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hitana as he jumps to the side.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Hitana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitana thows a body shot but no joy.
Zack Hitana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Hitana lands with a nice body punch.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hitana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Hitana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from Hitana.
Silva is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitana landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hitana.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitana lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Hitana lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Hitana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Hitana lands a damaging elbow.
Hitana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Hitana.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hitana scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Hitana.
Nice elbow from Hitana.
Hitana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Hitana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitana digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Hitana as the two fighters clinch.
Hitana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hitana.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hitana landing knees to the body.
Hitana lands a shot to the body.
Hitana crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Hitana presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hitana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitana lands a nice elbow.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana landing knees to the body.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitana keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hitana lands a right hand.
Hitana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hitana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Hitana scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is trying to break free.
Hitana lands a body shot.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hitana.
Hitana crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Hitana just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Hitana cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Hitana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hitana crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hitana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hitana scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Hitana.
Hitana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitana lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Hitana lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Hitana scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitana landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hitana as Silva tries to tie him up.
Hitana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Nice elbow from Hitana.
Hitana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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.
A knee to the head by Hitana.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hitana is controlling the position.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hitana is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Hitana.
Hitana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Hitana has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Hitana.
Hitana lands a nice shot to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Hitana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitana has him pressed against the cage.
Hitana scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitana lands an uppercut.
Silva is trying to break free.
Hitana landing knees to the body.
Hitana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Hitana lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitana crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana lands with a left to the head.
Hitana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Hitana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hitana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Hitana. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hitana.
Hitana uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thiago Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitana lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Hitana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hitana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitana forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Hitana lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Hitana.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitana scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitana lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Hitana - that landed with a thud.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice left hand lands by Hitana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hitana lands a shot to the body.
Hitana lands a body shot.
Hitana scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hitana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hitana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Hitana.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Hitana.
Hitana lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Hitana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hitana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hitana.
Hitana is working Silva over against the cage.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitana lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hitana has him pressed against the cage.
Hitana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hitana.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hitana digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Hitana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hitana.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hitana.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitana lands with a short shot to the head.
Hitana scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hitana is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hitana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitana has him pressed against the cage.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hitana scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hitana scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitana looking to slow down the pace here.
Hitana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hitana lands a knee to the body.
Hitana trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hitana is controlling the position.
Hitana lands a knee to the head.
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.
Hitana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zack Hitana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva looking to stall.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana lands a knee to the head.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hitana won't allow it.
Hitana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Hitana improves position.
A knee to the head by Hitana.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hitana.
Hitana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Hitana has double underhooks.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitana is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitana has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hitana.
Hitana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Hitana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hitana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hitana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Hitana wants to clinch.
Hitana connects with a body shot.
Hitana lands with a shot to the body.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A left lands for Hitana.
Hitana doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Hitana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hitana scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab by Hitana.
Hitana swinging wilding here.
Silva misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitana lands a body shot.
Hitana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hitana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Hitana counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hitana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hitana as the two fighters clinch.
Hitana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Hitana scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitana's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hitana.
Silva wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Hitana.
Hitana connects with a knee to the head.
Hitana lands a knee to the body.
Hitana lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitana lands a knee to the body.
Hitana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitana keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hitana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hitana prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Hitana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitana lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Hitana lands a knee to the head.
Hitana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hitana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hitana keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Hitana.
Hitana lands a knee to the body.
Silva is trying to break free.
Hitana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hitana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Knees to the body from Hitana.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hitana won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Hitana.
Silva can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitana scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana lands a knee to the head.
Hitana lands a knee to the head.
Hitana lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hitana.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitana lands a shoulder strike.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hitana won't allow it.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hitana won't allow it.
Hitana is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Hitana.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Hitana improves position.
Hitana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hitana keeps him there for the moment.
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.
Hitana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hitana cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Hitana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thiago Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hitana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hitana crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Hitana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitana has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hitana - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Hitana.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitana landing knees to the body.
Hitana prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Hitana lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hitana missing with knees to the body.
Hitana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zack Hitana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Hitana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hitana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Hitana!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Telleo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack clap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack clap has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Eduardo Telleo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack clap!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
clap scores with a nice body kick.
Telleo misses with a wild combination.
clap feints and as Telleo raises his hands in defense, clap changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
clap is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Telleo keeping moving, preventing clap from controlling successfully.
clap 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.
clap is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
clap is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
clap stops Telleo from standing up.
clap 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.
clap slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
clap prevents Telleo from getting back to his feet.
Telleo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for clap on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Telleo lands with a hook. clap tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
clap shoots in looking for a takedown. Telleo tries to sprawl out of it but clap keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Telleo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Telleo misses with a few strikes there.
clap throws a push kick but Telleo slaps the foot to one side.
clap looks gassed!
Telleo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Telleo does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Telleo as clap shoots in.
Telleo lands with a straight right. clap didn't see that one coming.
Eduardo Telleo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
clap changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Telleo tries to avoid it but clap manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Telleo to the ground. Telleo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eduardo Telleo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack clap.
Telleo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Telleo .
It looks like Jack clap has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Telleo fails to land with a series of punches.
Telleo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Telleo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Telleo tries to bum rush clap with a series of wild strikes but clap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Telleo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by clap.
Eduardo Telleo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Telleo misses.
Telleo looks to land a combination. clap sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telleo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Telleo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Telleo .
clap avoids a punch combination nicely.
clap shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Telleo as he avoids it easily.
Telleo fails to land with a series of punches.
Telleo misses with a series of wild punches.
clap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Telleo stuffs the takedown attempt from clap. clap gets slowly back to his feet.
Telleo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by clap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Telleo tries to bum rush clap with a series of wild strikes but clap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Telleo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but clap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Telleo takes a kick to the side of the head.
clap walks into a straight right hand from Telleo .
Telleo misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Telleo .
clap shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Telleo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Telleo keeping moving, preventing clap from controlling successfully.
clap won't allow Telleo to get back to his feet.
Telleo keeping full guard, as clap tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
clap 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.
clap is looking to stand up but Telleo won't let him.
Telleo wants to stand up but clap is controlling him.
Telleo keeping moving, preventing clap from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes 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.
A combination from Telleo does no damage.
clap slips a jab and a cross from Telleo .
clap misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Telleo misses.
Telleo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Telleo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but clap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
clap throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Telleo 's waist but Telleo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing clap off to one side.
Telleo lands with a nice combination. clap backs away looking to recover.
Telleo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
clap scores a takedown into full mount!
Telleo is trying to stand.
The referee warns Telleo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Telleo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
clap wants to finish this one by submission but Telleo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from clap.
Telleo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as clap tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Telleo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack clap's cut.
That's time! Telleo 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Telleo does no damage.
Telleo lands a two punch combo.
clap tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Telleo swivels and escapes.
Telleo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Telleo looks to land a combination. clap sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
clap is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Telleo .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Telleo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Telleo is working the combinations to good effect here.
clap shoots in but no luck this time.
Telleo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Telleo misses with a jab, cross combination.
clap slips a jab and a cross from Telleo .
clap looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Telleo wants to stand and escape but clap is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
clap trying to control but Telleo is working from the bottom.
Telleo wants to get back to his feet but clap is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Telleo , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
clap gets the takedown into side control.
Telleo bucks up and tries to throw clap off but instead clap has got his back!
Telleo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Telleo trying to get back to his feet but clap is in full control for now.
clap working for the choke.
clap trying to control momentarily.
clap looking for the RNC.
Telleo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
clap is looking for the choke from the back position but Telleo is controlling his hands well.
Telleo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Telleo fending off the submission attempt from clap.
Telleo trying to get back to his feet but clap is in full control for now.
Telleo has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from clap.
Telleo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
clap working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Telleo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Oooh a big shot gets through from clap. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Telleo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Telleo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack clap's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
clap will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Telleo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
clap shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Telleo as he avoids it easily.
Telleo throws a right hand that clap ducks under and follows up with a left that clap also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Telleo both land. Nice combination.
Telleo throws a right and a left that clap avoids nicely.
Telleo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and clap counters with a good, hard body kick but Telleo shrugs it off.
Telleo fails to land with a series of punches.
clap slips a jab and a cross from Telleo .
Telleo scores with a one two! clap had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
clap closes this distance looking for a takedown but Telleo circles away.
Eduardo Telleo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack clap.
Telleo stuffs the takedown attempt from clap. clap gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Telleo does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Telleo swinging wilding here.
Telleo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but clap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eduardo Telleo is winning the standup battle so far.
Telleo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from clap.
clap punishes Telleo 's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telleo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Telleo lands with a nice combination. clap backs away looking to recover.
clap scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jack clap has got the better of the ground game so far.
clap looks up at the clock and then as Telleo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, clap smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Telleo wants to get back to his feet but clap drags him back down.
clap works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
clap is looking to take a break and control but Telleo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Telleo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, clap asserts his dominance and retains side control.
clap is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Telleo 's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes 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.
Telleo swinging wilding here.
Telleo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Telleo misses with a double jab.
Telleo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from clap.
clap doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Telleo fails to land with a series of punches.
Telleo throws a combination that misses
and clap counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Telleo !
clap has hold of Telleo 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Telleo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
clap punching from mount but Telleo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Telleo is trying to stand up.
Telleo somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Telleo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and clap counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Telleo !
Telleo really wants to buck clap off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
clap thowing shots but they're missing.
Telleo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
clap trying to control but Telleo is having none of it.
clap misses with a head shot.
Telleo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
clap working for a guillotine from mount but Telleo is in no mood to give up.
Telleo is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
clap trying to control but he's not successful this time.
clap working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
clap has control of Telleo 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Telleo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
clap looking to control but Telleo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Telleo trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack clap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Telleo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
clap in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack clap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Telleo 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Telleo !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Enugo Venugo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Cheliouze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Enugo Venugo Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chip Cheliouze!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheliouze throws a head kick that Montoya semi-blocks.
Montoya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cheliouze's waist but Cheliouze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montoya off to one side.
Cheliouze tries to clinch there but Montoya circles away.
Whack! Cheliouze lands a heavy head kick that drops Montoya. The ref tackles Cheliouze to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Montoya was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Chip Cheliouze!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlay Zilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PTA Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sun's choice of entrance music: Tupac - I get money. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlay Zilva!
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, PTA Sun!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zilva shoots in and bounces Sun off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zilva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sun working for a triangle but Zilva defends it easily.
Sun had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Zilva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sun Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Zilva's back instead.
Sun missing with strikes from the back.
Sun is persistently looking for the submission but Zilva is defending it well.
Sun somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Zilva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Zilva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zilva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sun is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zilva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sun's back instead.
Zilva is looking for the choke from the back position but Sun is controlling his hands well.
Sun is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Zilva.
Zilva looking to break Sun's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sun remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Zilva will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sun is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Zilva off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Sun is in bad spot here.
Sun is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sun manages to reverse the position and now he's in Zilva's guard. Nice work there by Sun.
Sun drops back looking for a leg! Zilva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zilva manages to kick Sun off! Sun jumps back into Zilva's guard.
Sun looks gassed!
Zilva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sun is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zilva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sun's back instead.
Zilva is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zilva looking for the choke but no joy.
Zilva doesn't have the hooks in and Sun manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zilva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zilva is keeping the position for now.
Zilva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sun is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zilva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sun's back instead.
Sun is really stuck here.
Zilva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sun has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zilva working for the choke.
Sun defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sun tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zilva working for a submission but Sun is keeping him at bay.
Sun can't escape the position.
Zilva has hold of Sun's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sun manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sun is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun gets back to half guard.
Sun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zilva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sun to get to his feet.
Zilva gets a takedown into half guard.
Zilva has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sun defend it? Zilva steps over the head and cranks it - Sun is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Zilva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wanderlay Zilva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Storm!
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, Jacob White!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
White tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
White scores with the left hand. Storm knows he should have avoided that one.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from White.
White misses with an uppercut.
Storm throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Storm fails to land the takedown.
Oh, that's a big right hand from White and Storm goes tumbling to the canvas! White follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Storm is rocked!
Storm gets back to full guard.
Storm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. White gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White stopping the sweep attempt from Storm.
White wants to get up but he can't break Storm's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Storm lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for White!
White can't escape the position.
White's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
White wants to control but Storm is having none of it.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White tries to hold on but Storm postures up.
Storm controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
White tries to reverse the position but Storm maintains control.
Storm unloads with some shots from mount but White bucks and avoids them well.
White defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Storm.
White tries to hold on but Storm postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Storm trying to control but White is having none of it.
Storm swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and White is now in Storm's guard. A big mistake from Storm there, giving up the dominant position!
Storm is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wanted to stand there but Storm had control of the position.
Storm is working an open guard so White takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
White throws a combination that misses
and Storm counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Storm.
Storm is pushing down on White's leg trying to pass to half guard. White is fighting to maintain full guard but Storm has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
Storm prevents White from standing back up.
Storm works his foot free and advances to mount.
White wants to control but Storm is having none of it.
Storm has hold of White's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and White manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
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 Louis Storm 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.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
Storm staying out of range there.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Storm counters with a single leg into guard. White didn't expect that.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Storm is one step ahead there.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Storm passes White's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Storm is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
Storm is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Storm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looks like he's trying to stand up.
White kicks Storm off and gets back to his feet.
White tries to clinch up
and Storm counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Storm won't allow White to get back to his feet.
Storm trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
White pushes Storm off and gets back to his feet.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Storm misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from White.
White looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from White misses.
Jacob White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by White.
A punch combination from White misses.
Storm rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
White has had enough of the clinch but Storm keeps him there for the moment.
Storm prevents White from breaking the clinch.
Storm keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Storm has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Storm on that attempt.
White misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louis Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from White.
Storm takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Storm.
Jacob White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Storm tries a low kick but White avoids it.
White tries to clinch but Storm moves away
and Storm counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Storm is trying for a kimura here. White looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Storm wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Louis Storm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaviao JiuJitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques St Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaviao JiuJitsu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Croix throws a head kick but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
St Croix throws a head kick but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
St Croix throws a head kick but JiuJitsu moves out of range.
JiuJitsu closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Croix circles away.
St Croix throws a sloppy head kick and JiuJitsu moves out of range easily.
JiuJitsu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jacques St Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Croix misses with a head kick.
JiuJitsu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but St Croix swivels and escapes.
Jacques St Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaviao JiuJitsu.
St Croix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by JiuJitsu.
St Croix throws a head kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by JiuJitsu or perhaps it was just good defense by St Croix which made him look bad.
JiuJitsu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Croix lands a big head kick that sends JiuJitsu to the canvas! St Croix follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques St Croix!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro de Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A Country Boy Can Survive. de Ferro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by CMX - Ruoste. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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172 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessandro de Ferro!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Ferro is looking to chop away at Hughes's legs.
Hughes avoids the body shot from de Ferro.
de Ferro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hughes's waist but Hughes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing de Ferro off to one side.
de Ferro misses with a body shot.
de Ferro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Hughes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but de Ferro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hughes lands a high kick!
Hughes slips under a jab from de Ferro.
Hughes is looking to chop away at de Ferro's legs.
Hughes clinches with his opponent.
Hughes blocks a body shot from de Ferro.
de Ferro stalling in the clinch but Hughes improves position.
Hughes tries to land knees in the clinch but de Ferro avoids the damage to the body.
de Ferro working aggressively here.
Hughes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hughes avoiding damage as de Ferro throws knees to the body.
Hughes has clasped his hands together around de Ferro's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Ferro tries to buck Hughes off but Hughes is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is putting a hurting on de Ferro here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hughes passes to full mount! That's big trouble for de Ferro!
de Ferro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
de Ferro is desperately trying to improve his position but Hughes has a good base and remains in mount.
Hughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes controlling from the full mount.
de Ferro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the head.
de Ferro regains half guard.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Ferro keeps control of the position for the meantime.
de Ferro is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
de Ferro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hughes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hughes wants to stand up but de Ferro has a hold of him and won't allow it.
de Ferro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for de Ferro.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hughes stands up from de Ferro's guard - Hughes perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Ferro looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but de Ferro is just out of range.
A shot to the body from de Ferro misses
and Hughes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in de Ferro's guard.
de Ferro is working an open guard so Hughes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hughes lands with an uppercut that bounces de Ferro off the cage and back into rage.
de Ferro drops Hughes with a left right combo! de Ferro follows him down to the ground into side control.
Hughes is rocked!
It looks like Georges Hughes has been cut.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Ferro advances to mount.
de Ferro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hughes hang on?
Oh Hughes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
de Ferro working the ground and pound effectively.
de Ferro scoring with strikes but Hughes is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Ferro controlling from mount.
de Ferro working the ground and pound effectively.
de Ferro postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hughes bigstyle! Two more strikes land for de Ferro and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessandro de Ferro!
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