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Holy Grail 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Agressão/Repressão as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Hui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hui throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hui bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hui shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hui showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva is looking for a triangle but Hui pushes his legs off easily.
Hui slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hui accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hui has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hui avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hui is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Silva keeping full guard, as Hui tries to pass.
Hui content to stall in guard here.
Hui stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hui tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hui has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hui has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hui rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hui fails to land with a series of punches.
Hui scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hui is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hui gets the takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to escape the position but Hui is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hui has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Hui dominated that round.
That's time! Hui's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hui misses with a head kick.
Hui throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Hui misses with a few strikes there.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hui throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Hui darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Hui manages to break the clinch.
Hui throws a head kick that misses.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hui counters with a head kick that drops Silva - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Hui not doing much here.
Hui is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Hui trying to control the pace.
Hui decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Derek Hui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Hui closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Hui has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Hui gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hui is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hui passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from Hui.
Hui seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Derek Hui just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hui throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hui misses the shot to the body.
Hui scores a takedown into full mount!
Hui get's back to his feet.
Hui clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Hui breaks the clinch.
Hui throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hui throws a body kick that misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hui closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Derek Hui overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hui working the head and body with strikes.
Hui decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hui scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hui gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva won't allow Hui to pass to mount.
Hui sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Hui 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.
Derek Hui dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hui instigates a clinch.
Hui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hui counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Hui is stalling in the full guard.
Hui's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui passes into half guard.
Hui stalling.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hui uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
Hui scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hui controlling the pace for now.
Hui gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Hui decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hui stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hui decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hui throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hui decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Hui pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Hui is controlling well.
Hui moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hui controls the position from side control.
Felipe Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Hui showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hui has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Hui!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Casados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lyoto machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Casados might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Monster. lyoto machida has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hector Casados's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Casados!
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, lyoto machida!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casados fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Casados drives through with a takedown into guard.
machida controls Casados momentarily but Casados frees himself.
machida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casados drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and machida dives on top into guard.
machida sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Casados has his foot on machida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. machida works his way back into a safe position though.
Casados working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. machida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. machida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
machida must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
machida avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
machida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Casados escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. machida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
machida is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
machida trying to control but Casados is working from the bottom.
Casados escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. machida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Casados is breathing heavily.
machida trying to control but Casados is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Casados has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but machida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
machida trying to control but Casados is working from the bottom.
Casados escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. machida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Casados throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
machida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida pushing down on Casados's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Casados is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but machida pulls his head out easily.
Casados has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, machida escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by machida!
Casados tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but machida wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
machida creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Casados is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked machida off and has taken his back!
machida breaks Casados's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Casados had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. machida is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Casados Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take machida's back instead.
Casados throws strikes from the back but machida rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
machida 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.
machida is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Casados is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! machida is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! machida has escaped and now he's on top!
machida drops back looking for a leg! Casados is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Casados manages to kick machida off! machida jumps back into Casados's guard.
Casados is looking for a triangle but machida pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Casados dominated that round.
That's time! Casados's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Casados fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with machida, pushing him back against the cage.
Casados tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from machida.
machida gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Casados is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Casados has an active guard here but machida has managed to pass into half guard.
machida scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casados looking for submissions off his back.
machida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Casados doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time machida.
Casados manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casados is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
machida wants to control from the top but Casados keeps moving.
machida is pushing down on Casados's leg trying to pass to half guard. Casados is fighting to maintain full guard but machida has managed to sneak the leg through.
Casados is trying to get back to full guard.
Casados throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Casados is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but machida pulls his head out easily.
Casados is looking for a sweep. machida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
machida wants to take a breather but Casados is having none of it.
Casados looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
machida trying to mount his opponent but Casados defends it.
machida stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Casados to get to his feet.
Casados drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
machida trying to keep a closed guard but Casados is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casados postures up and lands a big shot to machida's brow.
machida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Casados is one step ahead there.
Casados wants to pass the guard but machida is keeping the position.
machida working a defensive guard here.
Casados thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
machida wants to stand but Casados is controlling the position.
machida throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
machida stuffs the takedown.
Nice body punch from machida.
No luck for machida with that takedown attempt.
Casados takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick from machida misses.
Casados gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and machida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hector Casados is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Casados shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
machida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
machida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Casados can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
machida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Casados is refusing to be controlled, as machida sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Casados dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Casados gets the takedown into side control.
Casados tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Casados has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Casados working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Casados swings around for an armbar but machida sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Casados's guard.
machida content to stall in guard here.
Casados looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casados throws his legs up looking for a submission but machida uses it to pass to side control.
machida decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Casados scores a takedown into full mount!
Casados moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, machida has worked his arm free - good work by machida!
Casados tries to move to full mount but machida actually manages to regain half guard.
Casados is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, machida has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
machida tries to kick Casados off but Casados keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
machida tries to roll over but Casados keeps him under control.
Casados throwing shots but machida is blocking nicely.
Casados thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed machida's head.
Casados 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. machida tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Casados!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hector Casados!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Master Disaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mountain of Power Procession. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Master Disaster!
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, Rafael Figueroa !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disaster shoots in for a takedown but Figueroa shows good takedown defense.
Disaster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Figueroa is fending him off so far but Disaster persists. Nope, Figueroa circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Figueroa !
Rafael Figueroa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figueroa fails to land with a series of punches.
Figueroa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Master Disaster has been cut.
Disaster swats away the attempt to clinch by Figueroa .
Disaster moves out of range of the body kick.
Figueroa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Figueroa wants to clinch up but Disaster keeps it at a distance.
Disaster has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Disaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Figueroa moves into the clinch.
Figueroa stalling.
Figueroa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Disaster is keeping busy.
Disaster breaks the clinch.
Figueroa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Figueroa tries to clinch but Disaster moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Figueroa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Figueroa looks to land a combination but Disaster avoids it well.
Figueroa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Figueroa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Disaster is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Disaster with that takedown attempt.
Oh Disaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rafael Figueroa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Figueroa wants to clinch.
Disaster seems to have got his legs back now.
Figueroa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Figueroa tries to clinch up but Disaster circles away and keeps his distance.
Figueroa pushes Disaster up against the cage in a clinch.
Figueroa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Disaster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Figueroa is fending him off so far but Disaster persists. Nope, Figueroa circles away and we're back to standing.
Disaster is breathing heavily.
Disaster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Figueroa 's waist but Figueroa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Disaster off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Figueroa .
Disaster misses with a two punch combination.
Disaster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A combination from Disaster does no damage.
Disaster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Figueroa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Figueroa clinches.
Figueroa breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disaster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Disaster fails with a takedown attempt.
Disaster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Disaster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danga de danga de dang - Figueroa scores with a four punch combination!
Figueroa lands with a slapping head kick.
Figueroa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Figueroa closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Disaster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Figueroa looking to throw knees to the head but Disaster is blocking nicely.
Figueroa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Figueroa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Figueroa is looking to clinch.
Disaster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Figueroa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Figueroa connects with a body shot.
Figueroa lands a right hook to the body.
Disaster shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa clobbers Disaster with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Figueroa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Disaster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Figueroa has closed the distance and engaged Disaster in a clinch.
Disaster avoiding damage as Figueroa throws knees to the body.
Figueroa 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Figueroa tries to clinch but Disaster moves out of range.
Figueroa lands a nice shot to the body.
Figueroa looks to land a combination but Disaster avoids it well.
Figueroa has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Figueroa to work.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Disaster tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Figueroa smiles and moves away.
Disaster darts in trying to clinch
and Figueroa counters with a good low kick that Disaster was not able to check.
Figueroa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Disaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Figueroa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Disaster. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa moves into the clinch.
Figueroa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Disaster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Figueroa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Figueroa .
Figueroa looking to throw knees to the head but Disaster is blocking nicely.
Figueroa wants to break free but Disaster has control.
Figueroa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Disaster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Figueroa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Figueroa instigates a clinch.
Figueroa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Disaster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Figueroa throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Disaster.
Figueroa lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Figueroa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Figueroa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Master Disaster's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Disaster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Disaster slips a straight right by Figueroa .
Disaster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Figueroa but Figueroa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Figueroa swinging wilding here.
Figueroa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Master Disaster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Figueroa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Disaster scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Figueroa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Disaster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Figueroa kicks Disaster off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Disaster circles away quickly and effectively.
Figueroa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Figueroa closes the distance but Disaster moves to the side
and Disaster counters with a shoot takedown. Figueroa fights it but they end up in guard.
Figueroa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Disaster doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Disaster manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Disaster is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Disaster gets to his feet. Figueroa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Figueroa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Figueroa walks into a stiff left hand from Disaster.
Figueroa has Disaster up against the cage in a clinch.
Figueroa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Disaster breaks the clinch.
Figueroa has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Disaster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Disaster looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Figueroa !
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figueroa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Disaster lands with some strikes.
Figueroa is squirming around, avoiding Disaster's attempts to control the action.
Figueroa can't escape the position.
Disaster is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Figueroa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Figueroa working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disaster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Figueroa is looking to escape.
Figueroa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Figueroa trying to hold on to Disaster's head to control him but Disaster postures up.
Disaster escapes and gets back to his feet.
Disaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Figueroa .
A nice combination there by Figueroa .
Disaster tries for a takedown but Figueroa circles away easily
and Figueroa moves into the clinch.
Disaster wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Disaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Figueroa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Disaster is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Figueroa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Figueroa can't break the clinch.
Disaster is working for takedown but Figueroa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Disaster avoids a wild elbow strike from Figueroa .
Figueroa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Figueroa has had enough of the clinch but Disaster keeps him there for the moment.
Figueroa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Figueroa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Disaster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Figueroa gets underhooks to prevent Disaster's takedown attempt.
Figueroa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Figueroa throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Disaster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Disaster drops down looking for an ankle pick but Figueroa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Disaster closes the distance and clinches up with Figueroa , looking for a takedown. Disaster pushes Figueroa against the cage but Figueroa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Disaster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Master Disaster's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Disaster tries to clinch but Figueroa moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Figueroa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Disaster tries for a takedown but Figueroa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rafael Figueroa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Figueroa closes the distance and pushes Disaster back into the cage.
Figueroa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Disaster backwards.
Figueroa misses with a knee strike.
Disaster looking for a takedown.
Figueroa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Disaster blocks it with crossed arms.
Figueroa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Figueroa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Disaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Disaster takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disaster tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Figueroa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Figueroa lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Disaster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Figueroa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Figueroa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disaster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Figueroa .
Figueroa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Disaster.
Figueroa lands a jab.
Figueroa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Disaster.
A chopping leg kick lands by Figueroa .
Figueroa rushes Disaster and presses him up against the cage.
Figueroa is trying to break the clinch but Disaster has him pressed against the cage.
Disaster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Figueroa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Figueroa manages to break the clinch.
Disaster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Disaster walks into a left hand.
Disaster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Figueroa counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa scores with a shot to the side of Disaster's head.
Figueroa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Disaster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Figueroa as he jumps to the side.
Jab from Figueroa .
Figueroa misses with a low kick.
Disaster scores a takedown into full mount!
Figueroa tries to reverse the position but Disaster maintains control.
Disaster with the ground and pound from mount.
Disaster trying to control but Figueroa is having none of it.
Disaster is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Figueroa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Figueroa working to try and regain half guard.
Disaster trying to control but Figueroa is having none of it.
Figueroa is looking to improve his position but Disaster isn't that keen on the idea.
Disaster controlling the pace for now.
Figueroa is desperately trying to improve his position but Disaster has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Disaster scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Figueroa ?
Figueroa is looking to improve his position but Disaster isn't that keen on the idea.
Disaster has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Figueroa 's face.
Figueroa gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Disaster is working for a submission of some sort.
Disaster trying to pass the guard but Figueroa defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Figueroa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Figueroa 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Figueroa !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Horton's choice of entrance music: Walk by Pantera. Drederick Tatum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clyde Horton's chin.
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199 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drederick Tatum!
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, Clyde Horton!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Horton with that takedown attempt.
Tatum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horton.
Nice takedown defense from Horton. No joy for Tatum on that attempt.
Horton throws a body kick that misses.
Clyde Horton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horton.
Horton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Horton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horton shoots for a takedown but Tatum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horton throws a shot from downtown. Tatum moves away and avoids it.
Tatum lands a big uppercut and Horton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Horton looks OK. Tatum waves Horton back to his feet!
Horton is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horton.
Horton is still on wobbly legs! Can Tatum finish him?
Tatum misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Tatum engages and cracks Horton with a massive lead left hook - Horton tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Tatum is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drederick Tatum!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Bags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rad Thibodeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bags's entrance music is Rob Zombie - SuperBeast. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Larry Bags!
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, Rad Thibodeaux !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Thibodeaux .
Bags throws a right hand that Thibodeaux ducks under and follows up with a left that Thibodeaux also avoids with ease.
Bags rushes Thibodeaux and presses him up against the cage.
Thibodeaux looking to stall.
Thibodeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bags closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bags throws a head kick but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Bags shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thibodeaux pinned against the cage. Thibodeaux gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bags looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thibodeaux is fending him off so far but Bags persists. Nope, Thibodeaux circles away and we're back to standing.
Bags tries to clinch but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
Bags keeps the fight on the outside.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild combination.
Bags closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bags wants to pass the guard but Thibodeaux is defending well.
Thibodeaux is trying to stand back up but Bags is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bags is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bags looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bags is breathing heavily.
Bags is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thibodeaux is just riding it out for now. Bags eventually gives up the hold.
Thibodeaux is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bags is looking for a kimura here.
Thibodeaux trying to hold on to Bags's head to control him but Bags postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bags misses with a double jab
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux lands with a kick to the temple. Bags shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Larry Bags has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bags tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thibodeaux swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Bags. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Bags misses.
Bags on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thibodeaux forces Bags back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
Thibodeaux throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bags blocks it with crossed arms.
Bags takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bags drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Thibodeaux follows Bags to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rad Thibodeaux !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Neguinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Gamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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, Cole Neguinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Gamma!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neguinho lunges at Gamma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gamma's hand.
Neguinho fails to land with a series of punches.
Gamma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neguinho.
Gamma decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gamma is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gamma passes the guard and advances to mount!
Neguinho is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gamma throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Neguinho really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neguinho wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gamma.
Neguinho avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gamma.
Gamma throwing strikes here but Neguinho is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gamma wants to control the pace but Neguinho is squirming around nicely.
Gamma is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Neguinho can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gamma prevents Neguinho from getting the reversal.
Gamma lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Cole Neguinho has been cut.
Gamma thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gamma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Neguinho is looking to escape.
Gamma avoids the attempt from Neguinho to control.
Gamma landing strikes from the mount and Neguinho is in trouble!
Cole Neguinho's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamma throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Neguinho because Gamma loaded up on that one.
Gamma has hold of Neguinho's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Neguinho manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gamma wants to control the pace but Neguinho is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Gamma there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Gamma goes for an armbar but Neguinho turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Neguinho.
Neguinho tries to stand but Gamma is controlling from the bottom.
Gamma is trying to keep Neguinho in close.
Neguinho is looking to stand up but Gamma won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Gamma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Neguinho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Neguinho gets caught flat footed, as Gamma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gamma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gamma trying to control but Neguinho is working from the bottom.
Gamma is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Neguinho is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Neguinho has escaped and now he's on top!
Gamma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gamma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Neguinho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamma had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Neguinho is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gamma Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Neguinho's back instead.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Gamma looking for the choke from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gamma trying to control momentarily.
Gamma gets his hands free as Neguinho looks to control.
Gamma trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Neguinho doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Neguinho is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gamma gets his way!
Neguinho preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gamma.
Gamma biding his time, controlling Neguinho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gamma connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Neguinho to escape the position.
Gamma misses with an elbow to the head.
Gamma is persistently looking for the submission but Neguinho is defending it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neguinho is in a bad position with Gamma working for a choke. Neguinho manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Gamma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cole Neguinho's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Neguinho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Neguinho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gamma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gamma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gamma thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Neguinho wants to hold on but Gamma pushes him away.
Gamma looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cole Neguinho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cole Neguinho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dog Gamma!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shenji Tanikai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Coves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao Coves looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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275 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shenji Tanikai!
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, Joao Coves!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Coves misses.
Coves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanikai darts in and clinches Coves up against the cage.
Coves has had enough of the clinch but Tanikai keeps him there for the moment.
Tanikai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Tanikai and Coves goes tumbling to the canvas! Tanikai follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
It looks like Joao Coves has been cut.
Tanikai slips a nice elbow through Coves's hands, connecting with Coves's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coves is trying to stand.
Tanikai decides to stand and escape the position.
Tanikai steps into range and cracks Coves with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Coves flops backwards and Tanikai dives into his guard looking to finish!
Coves is rocked!
Coves looks gassed!
Tanikai decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Coves is still on wobbly legs! Can Tanikai finish him?
Tanikai grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Coves takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Tanikai cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shenji Tanikai!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Trades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fertit's choice of entrance music: Riot. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Trades!
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, Vito Fertit!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fertit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trades shoots in for a double leg but Fertit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fertit stuffs the takedown.
Fertit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fertit tries to clinch but Trades moves out of range.
Trades fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Trades. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fertit tries to clinch up.
Trades throws the kick towards the body but Fertit avoids it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Fertit! Trades is out on his feet! Fertit rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Trades is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Trades is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Fertit!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Corey Bigs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corey Bigs had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corey Bigs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Popper!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Popper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bigs defends it well.
Bigs scores with a few weak punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bigs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Popper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Popper's back!
Bigs is trying to stick to Popper's back but Popper is turning into Bigs. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bigs's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Popper.
Bigs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Popper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bigs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bigs trying to strike off his back.
Popper trying to control but Bigs is working from the bottom.
Bigs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Popper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popper trying to control the position from guard on top but Bigs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigs scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Popper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Popper lands a couple of elbows.
Bigs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Popper wants to control but Bigs is having none of it.
Popper swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Popper is looking to improve his position but Bigs isn't that keen on the idea.
Bigs jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Popper is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Popper and Bigs has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
What's Popper going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigs looks up at the clock and then as Popper takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bigs smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bigs working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Popper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Popper is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bigs is staying active.
Bigs working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bigs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Popper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Popper has escaped the position, nice work there.
Popper can't do much from the bottom here.
Bigs working the head and body with strikes.
Bigs working away.
Popper looks gassed!
Despite being in the dominant position, John Popper just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bigs stuffs the takedown attempt from Popper. Popper gets slowly back to his feet.
Bigs rushes Popper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bigs wants a takedown.
Bigs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Popper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bigs has picked Popper up - he's going for a ride! Bigs dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bigs working over Popper with some ground and pound. Popper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Popper is holding on to half guard well.
Popper is looking for a sweep. Bigs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popper won't allow Bigs to pass to mount.
Bigs working the head and body with strikes.
Popper trying to hold on to Bigs's head to control him but Bigs postures up.
Bigs lands with a punch from half guard.
Bigs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Popper is trying to get back to full guard.
Bigs seems to be working for a kimura but Popper defends the submission attempt.
Popper trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Bigs dominated that round.
That's time! Bigs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Horrible takedown by Popper or perhaps it was just good defense by Bigs which made him look bad.
Popper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bigs manages to get back to half guard.
Bigs missing with punches from the bottom.
Bigs actively working from the bottom here.
Popper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bigs defends it well.
Bigs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bigs.
Bigs punching from the bottom - just letting Popper know he's still in a fight.
Popper is breathing heavily.
Bigs scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Bigs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Popper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Popper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Corey Bigs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigs throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bigs wants to sweep here but Popper controlling him for the moment.
Bigs doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Popper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bigs looking for a sweep. Not yet Bigs, not yet.
Popper wants to control from the top but Bigs keeps moving.
Bigs striking from his own guard.
Bigs keeping full guard, as Popper tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bigs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Popper to the mat! Popper manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bigs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bigs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Popper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bigs connects with a couple of short punches.
Popper had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bigs is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Popper Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bigs's back instead.
Popper is trying to stick to Bigs's back but Bigs is turning into Popper. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Popper's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bigs.
Bigs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bigs with a nice head shot there.
Bigs chips away with some ground and pound.
Bigs with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper has momentary wrist control but Bigs slips an elbow through the middle.
Popper tries to strike from the bottom.
Popper looking to control.
Popper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Popper keeping full guard, as Bigs tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bigs gets a takedown into half guard.
Popper trying to control but Bigs postures up.
Bigs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Popper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bigs drops an elbow to the side of Popper's head.
Bigs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Popper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bigs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Popper defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bigs there.
Popper regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bigs working some strikes from top position.
Bigs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bigs stands up over Popper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Popper throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bigs landing with the ground and pound.
Popper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bigs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bigs scoring with some ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Popper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bigs counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Bigs dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Popper fails with the takedown
and Bigs counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bigs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Popper is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bigs pulls his head out easily.
Bigs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bigs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bigs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bigs scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bigs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bigs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Popper wants to improve his position but Bigs is controlling well.
Popper taking some punishment here, with Bigs in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bigs working Popper over with strikes.
Popper is looking to control Bigs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Popper avoid being mounted?
Bigs working Popper over with strikes.
Popper won't allow Bigs to pass to mount.
Popper looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bigs gets a takedown into half guard.
Bigs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nice strikes from Bigs there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Popper's head.
Nice strikes from Bigs there.
Bigs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Popper throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Popper is looking to control Bigs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Popper avoid being mounted?
Popper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bigs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bigs gets a clinch.
Popper looking for a takedown.
Bigs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Popper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bigs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Popper prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Bigs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Popper gets underhooks to prevent Bigs's takedown attempt.
Popper wants the takedown. Bigs is fighting it off but Popper persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bigs's guard against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigs is looking for a triangle but Popper pushes his legs off easily.
Bigs working for a triangle but Popper defends it easily.
Bigs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bigs trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Popper slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bigs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Popper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Popper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bigs's head.
Corey Bigs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper trying to control but Bigs is working from the bottom.
Bigs working for a triangle but Popper defends it easily.
Popper wants to control from the top but Bigs keeps moving.
Bigs throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bigs is trying to control the position but Popper postures up.
Popper controlling from the top position.
Bigs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bigs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Bigs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bigs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Bigs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Warrior might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Coal Chamber-Loco. Blaster has chosen Limp Bizkit-Break Stuff as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Ultimate Warrior has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ultimate Warrior seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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213 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ultimate Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Master Blaster!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blaster looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Warrior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warrior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaster is keeping the position for now.
Warrior thows a big elbow that misses.
Warrior has gone for a leg lock! Blaster slips out almost immediately though and dives into Warrior's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warrior 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.
Warrior working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blaster doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blaster manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Warrior working for submissions but it's allowed Blaster to get to half guard.
Warrior pushes Blaster off looking to stand but Blaster dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior wants to improve his position but Blaster is controlling well.
Warrior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blaster looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Warrior manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Blaster gets caught flat footed, as Warrior shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Warrior is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Warrior gets to his feet - Blaster follows without any prompting.
Warrior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blaster.
Warrior darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior wants to work for an arm triangle but Blaster is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blaster has hold of Warrior's hands but Warrior slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warrior trying to pass the guard but Blaster defending well.
Warrior slips a nice elbow through Blaster's hands, connecting with Blaster's forehead.
Warrior decides to stand and escape the position.
Blaster gets caught flat footed, as Warrior shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaster has his foot on Warrior's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Warrior works his way back into a safe position though.
Warrior is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Warrior forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Blaster takes the fight into the clinch.
Warrior drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blaster pulls his leg out and moves away.
Warrior shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Warrior showed some decent athleticism there.
Warrior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Warrior trying to mount his opponent but Blaster defends it.
Warrior looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blaster with the active half guard here but Warrior passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is working Blaster over with some ground and pound from side control.
Warrior tries for a kimura but Blaster is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warrior is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blaster has escaped the position, nice work there.
Warrior working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Warrior 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.
Blaster fails with the takedown.
Blaster gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Warrior gets to his feet - Blaster follows without any prompting.
Warrior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaster's waist but Blaster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warrior off to one side.
Warrior misses with a double jab.
Blaster changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Warrior tries to avoid it but Blaster manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Warrior to the ground. Warrior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Warrior closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blaster to the mat! Blaster manages to get full guard.
Blaster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Warrior can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Warrior is pushing down on Blaster's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blaster is fighting to maintain full guard but Warrior has managed to sneak the leg through.
Warrior has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blaster is defending against the submission attempts here by Warrior.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warrior is working for a kimura but Blaster is defending it quite comfortably.
Ultimate Warrior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Warrior stands up out of the half guard.
Warrior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaster's waist but Blaster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warrior off to one side.
Warrior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Warrior has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Warrior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warrior fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blaster sprawls well initially but Warrior persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Warrior is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blaster doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Warrior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is working for a kimura but Blaster is defending it quite comfortably.
Blaster actively working from the bottom here.
Warrior is nestled in close to Blaster, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Warrior decides to stand and escape the position.
Warrior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Warrior has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Warrior working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blaster is looking for a sweep.
Warrior wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blaster, who protects the arm well.
Warrior looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster dodges the ground and pound from Warrior.
Warrior is trying to get an arm triangle but Blaster is defending well.
Warrior working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blaster is looking to regain half guard here but Warrior keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warrior working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Warrior dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to de liver by Warrior. Beautiful body shot.
Warrior shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blaster's guard.
Warrior drops back looking for a leg! Blaster is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blaster manages to kick Warrior off! Warrior jumps back into Blaster's guard.
Warrior is pushing down on Blaster's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blaster is fighting to maintain full guard but Warrior has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blaster taking some punishment here, with Warrior in his half guard.
Warrior not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Warrior is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blaster defends it well.
Warrior looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blaster with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Warrior looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Warrior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Warrior postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Blaster to stand up.
Blaster moves in looking to clinch but Warrior pushes him off.
Warrior gets the takedown into side control.
Warrior decides to stand back up.
Warrior looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blaster!
Blaster working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Blaster can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Warrior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaster can do to turn this around?
Warrior lands a heavy elbow.
Warrior postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blaster looks a forlorn figure.
Warrior with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Blaster is looking to get to half guard.
Warrior postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blaster looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blaster?
Warrior is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Warrior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blaster is trying to control Warrior's posture but Warrior avoids it.
Ultimate Warrior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warrior has hold of Blaster's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Blaster tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Warrior cranks the arm and Blaster screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Blaster, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ultimate Warrior!
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