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Kings of Rio: Genesis PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malik Kamau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dameon Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kamau might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sober. Machida has chosen Brazilian Death as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Malik Kamau could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dameon Machida's chin.
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Brawler
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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, Malik Kamau!
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, Dameon Machida!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamau swinging wilding here.
Kamau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machida as he jumps to the side.
Malik Kamau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida checks a leg kick.
Kamau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machida as he jumps to the side.
Kamau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Machida has a takedown stuffed.
Kamau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamau could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Machida scores with a three punch combo!
Machida scores a takedown into full mount!
Machida moves to take his opponent's back.
Machida throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kamau!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamau trying to control the hands but Machida won't let him.
Machida scores with punches from the back.
Kamau is rocked!
It looks like Malik Kamau has been cut.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Machida.
Oh Kamau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machida lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kamau.
Kamau grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Machida looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Kamau taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dameon Machida!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bogdon Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronn Blackwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haze comes to the cage accompanied by Mother. Blackwater has chosen For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bogdon Haze has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bogdon Haze!
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, Bronn Blackwater!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwater lands a two punch combo.
Haze stuffs the takedown attempt from Blackwater. Blackwater gets slowly back to his feet.
Blackwater scores with a leg kick.
Blackwater throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blackwater forces Haze back against the cage and clinches.
Blackwater letting Haze take a breather here.
Haze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haze tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackwater avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blackwater.
Blackwater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haze with a poor takedown
and Blackwater counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haze is rocked!
Haze tries to clinch but Blackwater moves out of range.
Haze is looking to clinch.
Blackwater bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Haze! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Haze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haze is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze working for a triangle but Blackwater defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze wants to sweep but no luck.
Haze seems to have got his legs back now.
Blackwater looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Haze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blackwater wants to control from the top but Haze keeps moving.
Haze looking for a guillotine here but Blackwater defends easily.
Blackwater decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Haze, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackwater.
Haze moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haze looks for a takedown but Blackwater sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogdon Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackwater has managed to clinch.
Blackwater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronn Blackwater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackwater gets the takedown into side control.
Blackwater controlling the position from side mount.
Haze is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze is trying to work for a sweep but Blackwater has mounted him!
Blackwater tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Blackwater looking to control and managing it successfully.
Haze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Haze tries to hold on but Blackwater postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haze is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Blackwater.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blackwater controlling the position easily from mount.
Haze is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Haze wants to hold on but Blackwater pushes him away.
Haze really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blackwater tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Haze is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blackwater lands a heavy elbow.
Blackwater working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze taking shots to the head.
Blackwater can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haze is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronn Blackwater dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blackwater has Haze up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackwater lands a damaging elbow.
Haze tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blackwater smiles and moves away.
Blackwater misses with a hook.
Haze tries to clinch up.
Haze connects with a nice looking jab.
Blackwater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackwater tries to clinch but Haze is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwater tries to bum rush Haze with a series of wild strikes but Haze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blackwater to score with a decent uppercut.
Blackwater looks to clinch
so Haze counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blackwater is rocked!
Haze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackwater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blackwater is still on wobbly legs! Can Haze finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haze wants to control from the top but Blackwater keeps moving.
Blackwater seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haze is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Blackwater jumps into side control!
Blackwater trying to control the position but Haze is working away.
Haze tries to buck Blackwater off but Blackwater is having none of it.
Blackwater takes a little break here. Haze wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Haze misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haze misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Haze struggling a bit here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Blackwater landing a few strikes.
Haze is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blackwater happy to just control the position for now.
Blackwater creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater trying to control the action but Haze is working from the bottom.
Blackwater controlling from side mount.
Haze manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Haze wants to control but Blackwater is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blackwater seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Haze flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Blackwater controlling the action here.
Haze actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Haze is trying to control but can't.
Haze looking for submissions off his back.
Haze is trying to control but Blackwater passes into side control!
Blackwater tries to move to mount but Haze blocks the move with his legs.
Blackwater wants to stand but Haze has his arm trapped.
Haze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blackwater lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bogdon Haze will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Haze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blackwater counters with a thumping low kick.
Haze takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haze slips a jab and a cross from Blackwater.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but Blackwater shows good takedown defense.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogdon Haze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackwater has closed the distance and engaged Haze in a clinch.
Blackwater tries to break the clinch but Haze is controlling the position.
Haze drags the fight down to the ground.
Blackwater trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
Haze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackwater avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haze wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Blackwater is now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater not doing much here.
Haze strikes from the bottom but Blackwater uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Blackwater wants to stand but Haze has his arm trapped.
Haze is looking to regain half guard here but Blackwater keeps moving and retains side control.
Blackwater blocks the strikes from Haze.
Haze takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Haze looks to move to half guard but instead Blackwater has passed into mount! Damn!
Blackwater controlling his opponent.
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.
Blackwater connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Haze is trying desperately to improve position.
Blackwater can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haze is looking to escape.
Haze tries to reverse the position but Blackwater maintains control.
Blackwater is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Haze can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blackwater controlling his opponent.
Haze is looking to improve his position but Blackwater isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze is working hard here to advance position.
Blackwater controlling from mount.
Haze can't escape the position.
Blackwater looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blackwater fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Haze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blackwater controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Haze wants to control but Blackwater is having none of it.
Blackwater controlling the pace for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bronn Blackwater.
Blackwater tries to clinch there but Haze circles away.
Blackwater scores with a decent looking hook.
Blackwater doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haze counters with a shoot takedown. Blackwater fights it but they end up in guard.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blackwater works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haze landing with the ground and pound.
Bronn Blackwater has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blackwater is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haze is controlling him.
Haze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bronn Blackwater.
I think Blackwater has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronn Blackwater!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan El Usurpador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Arealius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arealius has chosen Ministry Rock as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan El Usurpador!
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, Anthony Arealius!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arealius fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arealius tries to clinch but El Usurpador moves out of range.
Arealius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from El Usurpador misses.
El Usurpador connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arealius loads up on a big right hand but El Usurpador slips the punch.
Arealius gets the takedown into side control.
Arealius lands an elbow.
It looks like Juan El Usurpador has been cut.
Arealius wants to lay and pray for a moment but El Usurpador keeps working.
Arealius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with El Usurpador. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arealius controls the position.
Arealius wants to stand but El Usurpador is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
Arealius tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
El Usurpador is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Arealius is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arealius wants to take a breather but El Usurpador manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Arealius.
Arealius looking to pass the guard.
Arealius stops El Usurpador from standing up.
Arealius postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! El Usurpador is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Arealius, into his guard.
Arealius looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
El Usurpador preventing the sweep.
Arealius wants to stand up but El Usurpador is controlling him.
Arealius looking for a sweep. Not yet Arealius, not yet.
Arealius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Arealius looks gassed!
El Usurpador working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
El Usurpador trying to stand up but can't free himself from Arealius's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arealius has his hands on El Usurpador's head, controlling the position.
Arealius trying to strike off his back.
El Usurpador won't allow Arealius to sweep him here.
Arealius trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
El Usurpador trying to control the position from guard on top but Arealius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
El Usurpador has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Arealius is proving hard to escape from.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if El Usurpador can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arealius looking for a sweep. Not yet Arealius, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
El Usurpador avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Arealius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arealius wants to stand up but El Usurpador is controlling him.
El Usurpador advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Usurpador stands up.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Usurpador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Juan El Usurpador will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan El Usurpador's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arealius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arealius.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from El Usurpador, right into the meat.
Arealius throws an off balance right hand
and El Usurpador counters with a low kick, right behind Arealius 's knee.
El Usurpador throws a head kick that Arealius semi-blocks.
Arealius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
El Usurpador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arealius doesn't succeed with the takedown
and El Usurpador counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Juan El Usurpador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Arealius.
Arealius wants to get back to full guard.
Arealius moves into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arealius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arealius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
El Usurpador is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arealius scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Arealius has control of El Usurpador's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and El Usurpador regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Arealius landing shots from mount.
Juan El Usurpador's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Usurpador taking shots to the head.
Jeez, Juan El Usurpador's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juan El Usurpador's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Arealius!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Sabrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabrol is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ricardo Sabrol enters the cage!
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170 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Sabrol!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Sabrol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva clinches up with Sabrol and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Sabrol is looking to land body kicks.
Silva throws a hook but Sabrol avoids it easily.
Sabrol looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sabrol on the ground.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Sabrol blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sabrol working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Silva looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Sabrol! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ricardo Sabrol!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Torro (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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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luke Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Torro!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cage has closed the distance and engaged Torro in a clinch.
Cage wants to get back to striking at distance but Torro won't allow it.
Cage gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Torro regains guard.
Cage has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Torro is proving hard to escape from.
Torro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Torro throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cage escapes and throws Torro's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Torro looking for a sweep but Cage has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Torro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cage.
Torro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torro on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torro regains half guard.
Cage sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Torro taking some punishment here, with Cage in his half guard.
It looks like Rickson Torro has been cut.
Torro trying to control from the bottom.
Torro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Torro looks gassed!
Torro is looking to improve his position.
Cage working the head and body with strikes.
Torro wants to get back to his feet.
Cage working Torro over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cage trying to pass the guard but Torro defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cage is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cage is working for a kimura but Torro is defending it quite comfortably.
Torro is not content to let Cage control the position.
Cage lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The has opened up Rickson Torro's cut even more.
Torro gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cage wants to control but Torro is keeping him busy.
Torro is looking to regain half guard here but Cage keeps moving and retains side control.
Cage moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cage stands up.
Cage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torro as he avoids it easily.
Torro gets a clinch.
Cage pulls guard successfully.
Cage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Torro wants to get back to full guard.
Torro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cage wants to control but Torro is keeping him busy.
Torro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torro is not content to let Cage control the position.
Cage decides to stand up.
Cage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cage drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cage controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torro has momentary wrist control but Cage slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Cage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Torro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Cage looks to land a body kick but Torro moved away.
Cage throws a leg kick but Torro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luke Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage tries to clinch but Torro is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torro checks a leg kick.
Cage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torro as he jumps to the side.
Cage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torro as he jumps to the side.
Cage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Cage. No joy for Torro on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage throws a push kick but Torro slaps the foot to one side.
Torro has Cage up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Torro.
Torro is breathing heavily.
Cage wants to break free but Torro has control.
Torro pulls guard.
Cage decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cage has Torro up against the cage in a clinch.
Torro gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cage regains guard.
Luke Cage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cage is looking for a triangle but Torro pushes his legs off easily.
Cage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torro is controlling him.
Torro drops back looking for a leg! Cage is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cage manages to kick Torro off! Torro jumps back into Cage's guard.
Torro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cage is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cage has escaped and now he's on top!
Cage would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cage stands up and waves to Torro to follow him.
Cage stuffs the takedown attempt from Torro. Torro gets slowly back to his feet.
Torro misses with the combination.
Cage tries to bum rush Torro with a series of wild strikes but Torro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cage misses with a low kick as Torro jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torro clinches with his opponent.
Torro jumps guard.
Torro is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cage has his hands clasped together but Torro extends an breaks Cage's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Torro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rickson Torro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nightrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Rand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Rand has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimmy Nightrain's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Nightrain!
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, Danny Rand!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rand will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rand moves in looking to clinch but Nightrain pushes him off.
Nightrain moves into the clinch.
Nightrain breaks from the clinch.
Rand misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rand fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nightrain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rand is rocked!
A head kick by Nightrain - that's a beauty! Rand is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Nightrain can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jimmy Nightrain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fa Yang Narong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narong has chosen 5 Minutes Alone as his entrance music. Narong has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Fa Yang Narong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fa Yang Narong!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narong tries to clinch but Ruas is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Narong as Ruas shoots in.
Ruas swats away the attempt to clinch by Narong.
Ruas takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruas breaks the clinch.
Narong misses with a double jab.
Narong tries to clinch up.
Narong wants to clinch up but Ruas keeps it at a distance.
Ruas looks for a takedown but Narong sprawls well.
Narong wants to clinch up but Ruas keeps it at a distance.
Ruas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruas.
Ruas wants to clinch up but Narong keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narong thows a body shot but no joy.
Narong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruas.
Narong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Ruas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruas is breathing heavily.
Ruas lands a nice shot that snaps Narong's head back.
Narong tries to clinch up but Ruas circles away and keeps his distance.
Narong moves in looking to clinch but Ruas pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Narong is looking to clinch but Ruas is avoiding it.
Narong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Narong loads up on a big right hand but Ruas slips the punch.
Fa Yang Narong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruas closes the distance and clinches.
Ruas wants to break free but Narong has control.
Ruas taking a breather.
Narong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Narong lands an elbow just above Ruas 's eye.
Narong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruas managing to block the knees to the body from Narong.
Ruas keeps control of Narong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Narong wants to break free but Ruas has control.
Ruas breaks from the clinch.
Ruas looks for a takedown but Narong sprawls well.
Narong tries to clinch
and Ruas counters by clinching up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Narong.
Ruas breaks from the clinch.
Ruas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruas moves in looking to clinch but Narong pushes him off.
Ruas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narong trying to control from the bottom.
Narong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruas.
Ruas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ruas in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Narong tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ruas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Ruas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kayaki Chonin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chonin comes to the cage accompanied by The End is Near. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kayaki Chonin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mick Baker!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chonin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baker as he avoids it easily.
Baker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mick Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Baker.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
and Chonin counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baker misses with a body shot
and Chonin counters with a nice leg kick.
Chonin has a takedown stuffed.
Baker throws a poor cross that misses
and Chonin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Baker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chonin.
Chonin is working for a submission of some sort.
Baker tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Baker wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker pushes Chonin off looking to stand but Chonin dives back in and keeps control.
Chonin wants to control but Baker is keeping him busy.
Baker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chonin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chonin is stalling here. Baker is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chonin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Baker has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chonin wants to control but Baker postures up.
Baker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chonin keeps working.
Baker looks gassed!
Chonin struggling a bit here.
Baker working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chonin can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kayaki Chonin.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
and Chonin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baker walks into a stiff left hand from Chonin.
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.
Chonin shoots in but Baker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kayaki Chonin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chonin has a takedown stuffed.
Baker throws a lazy uppercut
and Chonin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Chonin.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Baker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Baker. No joy for Chonin on that attempt.
Chonin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baker as he avoids it easily.
Baker connects with a nice looking jab.
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chonin throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Chonin tries to keep at a distance but Baker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Baker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baker tries to clinch but Chonin moves out of range.
Baker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chonin.
Baker wants to clinch.
Chonin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chonin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baker wants to stand up but Chonin is controlling him.
Baker wants to sweep here but Chonin controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baker is on top in guard.
Chonin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chonin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chonin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chonin passes to full mount!
Baker is squirming around, avoiding Chonin's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
Chonin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Mick Baker has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kayaki Chonin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Baker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chonin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chonin lands a glancing blow to the side of Baker's head.
Baker tries to clinch but Chonin is having none of it.
Baker throws a poor cross that misses
and Chonin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baker's guard now.
Chonin drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Chonin as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Baker screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Chonin! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kayaki Chonin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuhki Tajima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Doze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doze has chosen "Don't Trust Me" by 3Oh!3 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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, Yuhki Tajima!
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, Mark Doze!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tajima stuffs the takedown attempt from Doze. Doze gets slowly back to his feet.
Doze is looking to clinch but Tajima is avoiding it.
Tajima drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tajima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tajima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doze has escaped the position, nice work there.
Doze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tajima tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tajima is breathing heavily.
Tajima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doze sneaks back into half guard.
Doze trying to hold on to Tajima's head to control him but Tajima postures up.
Doze is defending against the submission attempts here by Tajima.
Doze trying to control but Tajima postures up.
Tajima is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Doze is looking to sinch up a triangle. Tajima throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Doze's body to avoid the submission. Doze has instead reached around Tajima's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Doze arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mark Doze!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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Improved boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aden James!
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, Bill Foster!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Foster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Foster has his heads snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Foster there as he acknowledges the shot.
Foster connects with a stiff jab that staggers James - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bill Foster!
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