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CPRIO 6: Contenders PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hard Puncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merry Round (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merry Round has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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, Hard Puncher!
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, Merry Round!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Round misses with an uppercut.
Puncher throws a looping overhand right but Round ducks down to avoid it.
Puncher misses with a two punch combination.
Puncher stuffs the takedown.
Round slips a straight right by Puncher.
Round closes the distance and clinches up with Puncher, looking for a takedown. Round pushes Puncher against the cage but Puncher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Puncher connects with a right hand. Round shakes it off.
Puncher cracks Round with an uppercut from hell and Round crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Puncher's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Round is rocked!
Round is trying to keep Puncher in close.
Round looks gassed!
Puncher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puncher trying to control but Round is working from the bottom.
Round looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puncher would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Round tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Puncher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Round on the ground.
Round is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Puncher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Puncher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Round staying out of range there.
Puncher digs a good body shot into Round's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncher works the jab nicely.
Puncher lands a body shot.
Round keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puncher takes a swing at Round's ribcage but misses.
Puncher throws a leg kick that misses.
Round takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Round fails with a takedown attempt.
Hard Puncher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merry Round.
Puncher scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncher looks to land a combination. Round sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Round bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Round on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Puncher throws a right and a left that Round avoids nicely.
Puncher connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Round tumbling to the canvas! Puncher pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Round was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hard Puncher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Silver Glory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake The Pendulum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Silver Glory!
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, Snake The Pendulum!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pendulum throws a sloppy head kick and Silver Glory moves out of range easily.
Silver Glory throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Pendulum.
Silver Glory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silver Glory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Pendulum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silver Glory throws a solid leg kick but The Pendulum takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silver Glory.
The Pendulum is looking to clinch.
Silver Glory throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheers as Silver Glory lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Pendulum doesn't seem phased though.
The Pendulum lands a high kick to the side of Silver Glory's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! The Pendulum dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Lucas Silver Glory has been cut.
The Pendulum prevents Silver Glory from getting back to his feet.
The Pendulum wants to control from the top but Silver Glory keeps moving.
Silver Glory wants to get back to his feet but The Pendulum passes into half guard.
Silver Glory wants to get back to his feet.
Silver Glory is breathing heavily.
The Pendulum passes the guard and advances to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Pendulum mounts Silver Glory! Really nice guard pass there!
Silver Glory knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Pendulum on the ground.
Silver Glory is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! The Pendulum has taken his back!
The Pendulum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pendulum is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Silver Glory won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips The Pendulum off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Snake The Pendulum!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Rickles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Foo Fighters - My Hero as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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, Don Rickles!
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, Hector Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Rickles.
Rickles swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Rickles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz tries to clinch but Rickles is having none of it.
Rickles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rickles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Rickles avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Rickles is avoiding it.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Rickles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Rickles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Rickles circles away and keeps his distance.
Rickles swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickles circles away.
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.
Horrible takedown by Rickles or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickles circles away.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Rickles is avoiding it.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Rickles circles away.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Rickles circles away and keeps his distance.
Rickles swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Rickles. Rickles gets slowly back to his feet.
Rickles swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Rickles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rickles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rickles takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickles circles away.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rickles looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Rickles back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Rickles circles away.
Hector Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rickles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Diaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rickles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rickles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickles circles away.
Rickles keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rickles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz is leaning against Rickles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rickles up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Diaz is working Rickles over against the cage.
Rickles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz works on Rickles's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz works on Rickles's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rickles up against the cage.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Diaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz is working Rickles over against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rickles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
A right handed body shot lands from Diaz.
Rickles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rickles backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diaz.
Rickles changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Rickles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Don Rickles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickles circles away.
Rickles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diaz as he jumps to the side.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Diaz has eaten all the pies!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Rickles misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rickles keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rickles throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Rickles pushes him off.
Rickles throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Rickles keeps the fight on the outside.
Rickles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rickles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Rickles is avoiding it.
Rickles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Diaz tries to clinch there but Rickles circles away.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Rickles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rickles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Rickles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rickles misses with a body shot
and Diaz counters with a left and a right that stings Rickles.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Rickles keeps it at a distance.
Diaz tries to clinch but Rickles is having none of it.
Rickles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Rickles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rickles circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rickles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Rickles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz wants to clinch up but Rickles keeps it at a distance.
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.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Rickles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rickles keeps the fight on the outside.
Rickles moves away from the strike by Diaz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rickles throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but Rickles is having none of it.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Rickles pushes him off.
Rickles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Rickles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rickles with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters by clinching up.
Rickles has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Rickles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rickles motions for Diaz to come forward. Rickles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Rickles has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters by clinching up.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but Rickles moves out of range.
Rickles throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rickles tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Rickles backing up. Rickles nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rickles swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between george st nkoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). st nkoi comes to the cage accompanied by number one. Williams has chosen Young Buck, Ludacris, TI, & The Game - Stomp as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, george st nkoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
st nkoi swinging wilding here.
st nkoi clinches.
st nkoi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
st nkoi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
st nkoi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams trying to stall but st nkoi improves his position.
st nkoi throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from st nkoi.
A nice left hand lands by st nkoi.
A nice right hand lands inside from st nkoi.
st nkoi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams pulls guard effortlessly.
st nkoi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
st nkoi landing with the ground and pound.
Williams keeping full guard, as st nkoi tries to pass.
st nkoi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Williams is looking to clinch but st nkoi is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi has managed to clinch.
A short right from st nkoi.
st nkoi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
st nkoi moves into the clinch.
st nkoi lands with a left to the head.
st nkoi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
st nkoi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
st nkoi lands a nice uppercut.
st nkoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from st nkoi.
st nkoi stalling in the clinch.
st nkoi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
st nkoi lands a shoulder strike.
st nkoi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to clinch up but st nkoi circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from st nkoi.
Williams looks gassed!
st nkoi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
st nkoi tightens his grip and picks Williams up, before dumping him to the ground. Williams manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
st nkoi tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi landing some decent shots from guard.
st nkoi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
st nkoi passes Williams's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
st nkoi uses his free foot to push down on Williams's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Williams.
st nkoi content just to control the position here.
st nkoi scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
st nkoi with a couple of short strikes.
Williams is rocked!
st nkoi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can st nkoi finish him?
st nkoi looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
st nkoi is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Williams has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
st nkoi dominating with strikes here.
st nkoi lands a nice shot to the head.
st nkoi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Williams tries to reverse the position but st nkoi maintains control.
st nkoi with a couple of short strikes.
st nkoi is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.
st nkoi landing shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A nice elbow there by st nkoi.
st nkoi lands a nice shot to the head.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding st nkoi's attempts to control the action.
st nkoi with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
st nkoi working Williams over with strikes here.
Williams throwing hammer fists to the chest of st nkoi. What's that going to do exactly?
Williams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
st nkoi lands a decent punch to the body there.
st nkoi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
st nkoi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
st nkoi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
st nkoi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams gets full guard.
st nkoi landing with the ground and pound.
st nkoi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williams's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
george st nkoi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams fails with the takedown.
st nkoi instigates a clinch.
st nkoi scores a nice knee to the body.
st nkoi scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
st nkoi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to clinch but st nkoi moves out of range.
st nkoi clinches up against the cage.
st nkoi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
st nkoi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
st nkoi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Williams is breathing heavily.
st nkoi tightens his grip and picks Williams up, before dumping him to the ground. Williams manages to land in guard.
st nkoi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
st nkoi stands up and waves to Williams to follow him.
st nkoi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
st nkoi fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for st nkoi!
Williams has hold of st nkoi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and st nkoi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
st nkoi tries to reverse the position but Williams maintains control.
st nkoi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
st nkoi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but st nkoi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
st nkoi sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents st nkoi from standing back up.
Williams is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! st nkoi is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Williams!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lelo Multipass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lelo Multipass 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 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, Hank Couture!
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, Lelo Multipass!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Couture finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Multipass looks gassed!
Couture slips a jab from Multipass.
Multipass lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Hank Couture has been cut.
Couture drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Couture has hold of Multipass's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Multipass seems comfortable defending it but Couture has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Multipass is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Multipass is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Couture couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hank Couture!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matoi Tsunetski (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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270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohammed Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matoi Tsunetski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsunetski shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Matoi Tsunetski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Tsunetski with that takedown attempt.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Tsunetski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Tsunetski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mohammed Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matoi Tsunetski.
Tsunetski has a takedown stuffed.
Lee tries to bum rush Tsunetski with a series of wild strikes but Tsunetski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsunetski fails to land the takedown.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tsunetski has eaten all the pies!
Tsunetski shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Tsunetski. Tsunetski gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee lands a head shot.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tsunetski has time to react.
Lee stalks Tsunetski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tsunetski's face. Tsunetski staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Matoi Tsunetski has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No luck for Tsunetski with that takedown attempt.
Tsunetski looks gassed!
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lee swinging wilding here.
Tsunetski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunetski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tsunetski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tsunetski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Tsunetski has a takedown stuffed.
Lee misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsunetski closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Tsunetski pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tsunetski dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Tsunetski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lee has picked Tsunetski up - he's going for a ride! Lee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lee tries to stand and escape but Tsunetski is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tsunetski is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matoi Tsunetski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tsunetski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tsunetski has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lee defend it? Tsunetski steps over the head and cranks it - Lee is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tsunetski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matoi Tsunetski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabrielzinho Louco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrica Divide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabrielzinho Louco!
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, Enrica Divide!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Divide is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Louco tries to clinch but Divide moves out of range.
Louco tries to clinch there but Divide circles away.
Divide on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Enrica Divide has been cut.
Divide lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Divide fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Divide rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Louco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Divide dodges the punch combination from Louco.
Divide scores with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Louco blocks the low kick.
Louco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Louco is working for takedown but Divide is calmly controlling the position for now.
Louco breaks the clinch.
Louco misses with a series of wild punches.
Louco moves in looking to clinch but Divide pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Divide keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Louco.
Louco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Divide swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Louco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Louco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Louco checks a leg kick.
Louco doesn't manage to clinch there - Divide circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Louco.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabrielzinho Louco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Divide is looking to clinch.
Divide scores with a crisp jab that stopped Louco in his tracks.
Louco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Divide wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Divide swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Louco checks a leg kick.
Divide fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Louco is out of range.
Louco fails with the takedown
and Divide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louco dodges the punch combination from Divide.
Divide throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Divide connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Louco momentarily.
Louco with a poor takedown
and Divide counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Louco throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Louco wants to stand and escape but Divide is having none of it.
Louco is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divide controls from within his opponent's guard.
Louco looking for a guillotine here but Divide defends easily.
Louco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Divide controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Divide trying to control the position from guard on top but Louco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Louco wants to sweep but no luck.
Louco keeping moving, preventing Divide from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrica Divide dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrica Divide's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Louco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Divide scores with a jab to the head.
Louco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Divide tries to move into range but Louco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Divide works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Divide wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Louco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Divide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Divide feints and as Louco raises his hands in defense, Divide changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Louco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Louco wants to get back to his feet but Divide is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Louco wants to sweep here but Divide controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louco throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
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.
Louco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Divide blocking the ground and pound attempt from Louco.
Louco throwing shots but Divide is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Divide can do anything to dispel that myth.
Divide is in trouble now - Louco has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divide tries to lock up and control but Louco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Divide is working to get back to half guard.
Louco moves to back control.
Louco really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Divide.
Divide is keeping busy.
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.
Louco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Divide is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Louco has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Enrica Divide will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Enrica Divide's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Louco misses with the combination.
Divide defending well as Louco loads up on a big left hand.
Louco has his takedown stuffed
and Divide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Louco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Divide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Louco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Divide connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Divide does it's job there.
Louco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Divide backs up against the cage.
Louco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Divide keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louco takes one on the button.
Divide closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Divide throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Louco gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Divide won't allow Louco to get back to his feet.
Louco keeping full guard, as Divide tries to pass.
Louco working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divide controlling from the top position.
Louco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Divide's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Divide is keeping the position for now.
Louco trying to control but Divide is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Divide keeping full guard, as Louco tries to pass.
Divide pulls Louco in to control the position.
Divide really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Louco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Louco wants to get up but he can't break Divide's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Louco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrica Divide comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Divide winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrica Divide!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Ince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Ince is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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18
185 lbs
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22
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Tavares!
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, Paul Ince!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ince misses with a body shot.
Ince has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tavares is trying to stall.
Tavares has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ince is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ince manages to break the clinch.
Ince rushes Tavares and presses him up against the cage.
Ince stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ince breaks from the clinch.
Ince misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ince tries to clinch up.
Ince fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ince looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tavares!
Tavares is trying desperately to improve position.
Tavares is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares wants to hold on but Ince pushes him away.
Tavares can't escape the position.
Tavares is in a horrible position here. Ince smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tavares tries to hold on but Ince pushes him away.
Ince sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ince prevents Tavares from getting the reversal.
Ince putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tavares is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ince looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ince in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tavares tries to reverse the position but Ince maintains control.
Ince can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tavares is looking to escape.
Ince is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tavares slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ince is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ince looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Ince.
Ince is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Tavares has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tavares moves into full guard.
Ince must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tavares is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ince should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tavares manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ince manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tavares is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Tavares wants to control from the top but Ince keeps moving.
Tavares advances position into side control!
Tavares trying to control the position but Ince is working away.
Tavares lands an elbow.
Ince is not content to let Tavares control the position.
Tavares is really struggling to control Ince but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ince dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tavares doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ince counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tavares trying to keep a closed guard but Ince is proving a slippery customer.
Ince trying to control the position from guard on top but Tavares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ince trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tavares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tavares trying to keep a closed guard but Ince is proving a slippery customer.
Tavares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ince is one step ahead there.
Tavares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ince really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tavares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares trying to keep a closed guard but Ince is proving a slippery customer.
Ince is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tavares gets a clinch.
Tavares struggles to land a body shot inside as Ince controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ince as Tavares tries to tie him up.
Tavares can't break the clinch.
Tavares is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ince is keeping busy.
Ince fails to pull guard.
Ince stops a takedown attempt from Tavares.
Tavares lands a left hand.
Tavares breaks the clinch.
Ince takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tavares doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ince counters with a shoot takedown. Tavares fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Tavares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavares manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ince manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ince keeping moving, preventing Tavares from controlling successfully.
Tavares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tavares wants to control from the top but Ince keeps moving.
Ince trying to control the position.
Tavares passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tavares trying to control the position but Ince is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lands a few punches from side control.
Ince is looking for a sweep.
Tavares wants to control but Ince is keeping him busy.
Tavares swings around for an armbar but Ince sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tavares's guard.
Tavares keeping moving, preventing Ince from controlling successfully.
Tavares trying to keep a closed guard but Ince is proving a slippery customer.
Tavares is looking to stand up but Ince isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tavares bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ince's guard.
Tavares passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Paul Ince has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tavares tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tavares has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ince defending against the ground and pound.
Tavares is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ince has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tavares tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Ince will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ince with a poor takedown
and Tavares counters by moving into the clinch.
Ince slows down the pace here.
Ince lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Tavares wants to stall.
Ince breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tavares doesn't manage to clinch there - Ince circles away.
Tavares is looking to clinch but Ince is avoiding it.
Ince misses with a takedown
so Tavares counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ince can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tavares controls the pace.
Ince keeping moving, preventing Tavares from controlling successfully.
Tavares is stalling in the full guard.
Ince takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares prevents Ince from getting back to his feet.
Tavares slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tavares trying to control the position from guard on top but Ince is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tavares is pushing down on Ince's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ince is fighting to maintain full guard but Tavares has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tavares is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tavares scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ince?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ince has given up his back here. Will Tavares look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Tavares wants to control but Ince is keeping busy.
Ince wants to escape the position.
Tavares struggling to keep hold of the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Tavares just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tavares lands a jab to the head.
Ince shoots in for a takedown but Tavares shows good takedown defense.
Ricardo Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Ince.
Tavares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ince tries to avoid it but Tavares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ince to the ground. Ince escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tavares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ricardo Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ince throws a sloppy head kick and Tavares moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tavares is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ince can't fight it off and eventually Tavares manages to take the fight to the floor. Ince looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tavares works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tavares has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tavares content just to control the position here.
Tavares working for a guillotine from mount but Ince is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares mounts Ince! Really nice guard pass there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ince can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tavares has hold of Ince's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ince manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ricardo Tavares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tavares lands a heavy elbow.
Paul Ince is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ince in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Tavares showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ince 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paul Ince!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Palaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palaver comes to the cage accompanied by Pregador Luo - Bate Pesadao. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Palaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Palaver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almeida lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Palaver!
Almeida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Palaver keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Almeida punching from mount but Palaver doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Almeida looking to control but Palaver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Almeida throws some wild stikes that Palaver manages to avoid easily.
Palaver really is a fat lump.
Almeida working for a guillotine from mount but Palaver is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida working for a submission but Palaver is keeping him at bay.
Almeida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palaver is looking to improve his position but Almeida isn't that keen on the idea.
Almeida looking to isolate an arm here. Palaver doesn't see it coming and as Almeida extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Almeida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Almeida!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ty Hackney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny The Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ty Hackney!
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, Sonny The Flash!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackney's corner calls for a 1-2. Hackney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Flash missing with a left hand there. Hackney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hackney misses with the combination.
Hackney throws a series of punches but The Flash avoids them all with ease.
Hackney throws a series of punches but The Flash avoids them all with ease.
Hackney throws a combination. The Flash tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hackney scores with a one two! The Flash had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hackney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Flash.
The Flash misses with a double jab
and Hackney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Flash scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Flash throws a nice looking combination but Hackney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Flash waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hackney.
Hackney closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hackney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Flash's head.
The Flash misses with a looping left.
The Flash connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ty Hackney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hackney has closed the distance and engaged The Flash in a clinch.
Hackney avoids a wild elbow strike from The Flash.
The Flash is looking to break free of the clinch but Hackney has double underhooks.
The Flash has had enough of the clinch but Hackney keeps him there for the moment.
The Flash wants to break free but Hackney has control.
The Flash breaks from the clinch.
Hackney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Flash.
The Flash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Flash keeps the fight on the outside.
Hackney scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Flash in his tracks.
Hackney tries to bum rush The Flash with a series of wild strikes but The Flash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Flash lunges at Hackney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hackney's hand.
Hackney tries to move into range but The Flash moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hackney wants to clinch but The Flash slips to the side
and The Flash counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hackney's guard now.
The Flash has gone for a leg lock! Hackney slips out almost immediately though and dives into The Flash's guard.
Hackney wants to stand but The Flash is controlling his posture from full guard.
The Flash throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hackney has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of The Flash is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Flash wants to hit a switch here but Hackney passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for The Flash there!
The Flash is looking to get to half guard.
Hackney stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The Flash walks into a left hand.
The Flash lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Flash jabs Hackney right on the nose. Hackney blinks but takes it well.
Hackney swinging wilding here.
Hackney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hackney tries to close the distance and clinch but The Flash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Flash connects with a jab.
Hackney closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hackney throws a one two combo.
The Flash blocks the body kick.
The Flash throws a sloppy head kick and Hackney moves out of range easily.
Hackney works over The Flash's head and body with a nice combination.
Hackney tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Flash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hackney throws a left and a right that both miss
letting The Flash counter with a right hand.
Hackney is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hackney connects with a right hand. The Flash shakes it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Flash lunges at Hackney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hackney's hand.
Some wild striking there from Hackney.
Hackney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Flash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hackney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Flash throws a jab but it's blocked by Hackney.
The Flash takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Flash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hackney gets a clinch.
Hackney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Flash works Hackney's body with a nice hook.
Hackney is breathing heavily.
Hackney scores with the left hand. The Flash knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from The Flash misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackney throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling The Flash to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from The Flash misses its intended target.
Hackney ducks under a wild hook from The Flash.
Hackney clobbers The Flash with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hackney throws a leg kick but The Flash sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Flash lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hackney at a distance.
The Flash is looking to land body kicks.
The Flash throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hackney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hackney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hackney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Flash.
The Flash looks to score with a jab to the body but Hackney is just out of range.
The Flash ducks under a wild hook from Hackney.
Hackney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The Flash with a nice cross.
Hackney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hackney throws a series of punches but The Flash moves out of range.
Hackney misses with a few strikes there.
Hackney looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Flash is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 Ty Hackney will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hackney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Flash.
The Flash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hackney.
Hackney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hackney closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Flash with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hackney to score with a decent uppercut.
Hackney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hackney throws a right hand that The Flash ducks under and follows up with a left that The Flash also avoids with ease.
Hackney lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Flash backs up against the cage.
Hackney fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Flash is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hackney.
The Flash misses the body punch
and Hackney counters with a nice body shot.
The Flash thuds his right hand into Hackney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Flash gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hackney tries to keep at a distance but The Flash has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hackney blocking some punches.
The Flash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hackney has him pressed against the cage.
Hackney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hackney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Flash tries to break the clinch but Hackney is controlling the position.
The Flash misses with the head strike.
The Flash breaks the clinch.
The Flash throws a right hand that Hackney ducks under and follows up with a left that Hackney also avoids with ease.
Hackney tries to bum rush The Flash with a series of wild strikes but The Flash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hackney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from The Flash.
Hackney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hackney ducks under a wild hook from The Flash.
The Flash ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Flash throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hackney falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling The Flash to counter with a crisp jab.
The Flash slips a jab and a cross from Hackney.
Ty Hackney is winning the standup battle so far.
Hackney lands a jab to the nose.
Hackney shoots for a takedown but The Flash saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hackney is looking to clinch but The Flash is avoiding it.
Hackney wants to clinch up but The Flash keeps it at a distance.
The Flash scores with a punch to the head.
Hackney is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hackney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Flash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Flash slips a jab and a cross from Hackney.
Hackney throws a looping overhand right but The Flash ducks down to avoid it.
Hackney connects with a right hand. The Flash shakes it off.
Hackney lands a nice looking body shot.
The Flash moves in looking to clinch but Hackney pushes him off.
Hackney staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from The Flash.
Hackney scores with a jab to the head.
Hackney tries to bum rush The Flash with a series of wild strikes but The Flash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Flash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hackney works over The Flash's head and body with a nice combination.
The Flash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hackney.
Hackney throws a series of punches but The Flash avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from The Flash finds it's way through Hackney's defenses.
The Flash swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hackney.
Hackney is rocked!
Ty Hackney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Flash ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Hackney out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonny The Flash!
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