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VT 2 - Rising Stars PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerth ORoland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerth ORoland is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerth ORoland!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by ORoland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by ORoland.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and ORoland counters with an inside leg kick.
Ken Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee closes the distance but ORoland moves to the side
and ORoland holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
ORoland looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
ORoland is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
ORoland looking to stall.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt ORoland or not.
ORoland tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
ORoland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from ORoland.
ORoland tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ORoland.
ORoland lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from ORoland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoiding damage as ORoland throws knees to the body.
ORoland looks gassed!
ORoland managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. ORoland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into ORoland's ribcage.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
ORoland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
ORoland is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee tries to clinch up
and ORoland holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
ORoland misses with a knee strike.
ORoland looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
ORoland effectively controlling the action here.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. ORoland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
ORoland managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ORoland.
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORoland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but ORoland won't allow it.
ORoland tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
ORoland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORoland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but ORoland avoids the damage to the body.
ORoland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORoland tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
ORoland is trying to stall.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
ORoland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
ORoland managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but ORoland avoids the damage to the body.
Lee has ORoland pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ORoland manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ORoland.
ORoland lands a knee to the body.
ORoland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
ORoland is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
ORoland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORoland is trying to stall.
ORoland prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORoland managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
ORoland stalling against the cage.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ORoland blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee has clasped his hands together around ORoland's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
ORoland wants to get back to his feet but Lee drags him back down.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but ORoland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
ORoland is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee working the head with strikes.
ORoland is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
ORoland throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Lee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused ORoland some visible discomfort.
Lee trying to control the position but ORoland is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and ORoland counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by ORoland.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. ORoland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped ORoland in his tracks for a moment.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. ORoland is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ken Lee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee takes a swing at ORoland's ribcage but misses.
ORoland tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep ORoland thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lee closes the distance and pushes ORoland back into the cage.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
ORoland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from ORoland.
ORoland misses with a knee strike.
ORoland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
ORoland is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag ORoland down to the mat. ORoland avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee tries to clinch up
and ORoland counters by clinching up.
ORoland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. ORoland lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ORoland missing with knees to the body.
ORoland trying to land knees to the body.
ORoland avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORoland managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
ORoland misses with a knee strike.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
ORoland missing with knees to the body.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee tries for a takedown but ORoland manages to get underhooks.
Lee tries a knee to the head but ORoland blocks it.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ORoland.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
ORoland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORoland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ORoland.
ORoland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
ORoland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from ORoland.
ORoland avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
ORoland blocks an elbow strike.
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.
ORoland throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
ORoland tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
ORoland blocks the elbow strike.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
ORoland is trying to stall.
ORoland avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
ORoland is trying to stall.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
ORoland circles away from the clinch attempt
and ORoland counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lee wants to clinch
and ORoland counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORoland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ORoland.
ORoland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORoland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORoland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee rushes ORoland and presses him up against the cage.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - ORoland circles away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but ORoland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but ORoland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks ORoland in the body.
Lee tries to clinch but ORoland is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
ORoland darts in trying to clinch
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ORoland.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ORoland blocks it with crossed arms.
ORoland tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
ORoland stalling in the clinch.
ORoland misses with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to break the clinch but ORoland is controlling the position.
ORoland wants to stall.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee landing knees to the body.
ORoland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee tries to break the clinch but ORoland is controlling the position.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
ORoland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
ORoland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORoland blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Lee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
ORoland circles away from the clinch attempt
and ORoland counters with a body kick.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces ORoland off the cage and back into rage.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
ORoland tries to clinch up
and Lee counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ORoland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
ORoland avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
ORoland landing some nice looking knees to the body.
ORoland has Lee pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
ORoland managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
ORoland lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
ORoland has Lee pressed against the cage.
ORoland avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORoland takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but ORoland avoids the damage to the body.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
ORoland has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
ORoland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but ORoland has double underhooks.
ORoland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ORoland is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
ORoland blocks an elbow strike.
ORoland managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but ORoland avoids the damage to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by ORoland.
ORoland taking a breather.
ORoland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ORoland blocks it with crossed arms.
ORoland misses with a knee strike.
Lee pulls guard successfully.
ORoland stands up and waves to Lee to follow him.
Lee tries to clinch up
and ORoland counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
ORoland misses with a knee strike.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up
and ORoland holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
ORoland managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ORoland pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but ORoland avoids the damage to the body.
ORoland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Gerth ORoland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
ORoland unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ORoland.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt ORoland or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
ORoland managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but ORoland has him pressed against the cage.
ORoland's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but ORoland avoids the damage to the body.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
ORoland managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
ORoland avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
ORoland crunches a lovely knee into Lee's ribcage.
ORoland unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gerth ORoland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ORoland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
ORoland lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee looks to clinch
and ORoland counters by clinching up.
ORoland taking a breather.
ORoland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ken Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ORoland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
ORoland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerth ORoland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ken Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Sii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trabouco Bartolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Sii 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 welterweight 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, Greg Sii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trabouco Bartolo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bartolo takes one on the button.
Sii looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartolo is just out of range.
Bartolo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sii looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartolo is fending him off so far but Sii persists. Nope, Bartolo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sii misses with a few strikes there.
Sii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartolo circles away quickly and effectively.
Sii moves out of range as Bartolo throws a body kick.
Sii slips under a jab from Bartolo.
Sii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sii just misses with a punch to the body.
Sii shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sii showed some decent athleticism there.
Bartolo is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Bartolo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bartolo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bartolo is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolo is bucking up trying to escape but Sii cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bartolo is desperately trying to improve his position but Sii has a good base and remains in mount.
Sii content just to control the position here.
Sii has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bartolo is trying to escape the mount.
Bartolo looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Bartolo wants to control but Sii is having none of it.
Bartolo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Sii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sii landing strikes from the mount and Bartolo is in trouble!
Sii tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sii looking to control but Bartolo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bartolo is working to get back to half guard.
Bartolo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sii controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sii looking to control but Bartolo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bartolo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bartolo throwing strikes from guard but Sii blocks nicely.
Sii wants to sweep but no luck.
Bartolo postures up.
Bartolo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sii swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bartolo throwing strikes from guard but Sii blocks nicely.
Sii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bartolo.
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.
Sii is adopting a defensive guard.
Bartolo throws a strike but Sii rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sii controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bartolo is trying to control the position but Sii postures up.
Bartolo striking off his back but it's not causing Sii any problems.
Sii seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sii wants to control from the top but Bartolo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Sii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sii scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Greg Sii just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bartolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sii.
Bartolo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sii.
Bartolo fails to land the takedown.
Bartolo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sii.
Bartolo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartolo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sii throws a wild body kick that Bartolo sees coming a mile off.
Sii fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bartolo sprawls well initially but Sii persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sii is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bartolo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sii. What's that going to do exactly?
Sii takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bartolo is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sii tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bartolo working to try and regain half guard.
Sii looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bartolo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Bartolo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sii looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bartolo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bartolo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bartolo is squirming around, avoiding Sii's attempts to control the action.
Sii controlling the pace for now.
Bartolo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sii controlling the position easily from mount.
Sii'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.
Sii unloading with bombs!
Sii controlling the pace for now.
Sii avoids the attempt from Bartolo to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bartolo is looking to get to half guard.
Sii controlling from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Greg Sii just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bartolo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sii 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.
Sii stopping the sweep attempt from Bartolo.
Sii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sii stays in close to Bartolo's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Sii dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartolo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sii.
Bartolo gets caught flat footed, as Sii shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bartolo working a defensive guard here.
Sii won't allow Bartolo to sweep him here.
Bartolo is trying to control the position but Sii postures up.
Sii stands up over Bartolo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sii pushing down on Bartolo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sii wants to pass the guard but Bartolo is defending well.
Sii takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bartolo trying to hold on to Sii's head to control him but Sii postures up.
Sii takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sii is thwarting Bartolo's attempts to control the position.
Sii blocks the strikes from Bartolo.
Bartolo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bartolo has his foot on Sii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sii works his way back into a safe position though.
Bartolo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sii looking to pass the guard.
Sii is looking to stand up but Bartolo won't let him.
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.
Sii preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sii stuffs the takedown.
Sii misses with a body shot.
Sii throws a hook but Bartolo blocks it.
Bartolo wants to clinch.
Bartolo walks into a stiff left hand from Sii.
A shot to de liver by Sii. Beautiful body shot.
Sii punishes Bartolo's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sii.
A right-left combo lands from Sii.
Sii cracks Bartolo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bartolo needs to keep his hands up - Sii had a free shot at his head there.
Sii lands a jab to the nose.
Bartolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartolo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sii.
Sii misses with a double jab.
Sii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartolo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sii sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bartolo's guard.
Sii uses his free foot to push down on Bartolo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bartolo.
Sii controlling his opponent.
Bartolo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sii postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bartolo looks a forlorn figure.
Sii looking to control and managing it successfully.
Greg Sii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bartolo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Trabouco Bartolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sii controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Sii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sii 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Sii!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca Thiago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Stan Smith!
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, Luca Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Thiago breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries for a takedown but Thiago sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thiago shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Thiago pushes his legs off easily.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thiago doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thiago manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Thiago from controlling successfully.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thiago with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Thiago is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Smith Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Thiago's back instead.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith not allowing Thiago to control his hands.
Smith looking for the choke from the back.
Thiago has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Thiago defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Smith's arms.
Smith is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Thiago is really stuck here.
Thiago is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Smith off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for the choke from the back position but Thiago is controlling his hands well.
Thiago looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Thiago tries to break free.
Smith working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Thiago is doing well to defend. Smith seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Thiago is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stan Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jr Larryboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paiva comes into the arena with Darude - Sandstorm blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Paiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Jr Larryboy!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larryboy shoots in looking for a takedown. Paiva tries to sprawl out of it but Larryboy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paiva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paiva throws a left that rocks Larryboy and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Paiva dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Larryboy regain composure!
Larryboy is rocked!
It looks like Tom Jr Larryboy has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larryboy tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Paiva easily slips into full mount!
Larryboy is just holding on here. Paiva manages to take his back.
Larryboy turns into Paiva and is now in his guard.
Larryboy won't allow Paiva to get back to his feet.
Larryboy wants to control from the top but Paiva keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larryboy is standing up over Paiva. Paiva looks to escape but Larryboy dives into side control.
Paiva is not content to let Larryboy control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Larryboy tries to advance to mount but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paiva throws a right and a left that Larryboy avoids nicely.
Larryboy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paiva.
Larryboy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larryboy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Larryboy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paiva but Paiva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raphael Paiva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Jr Larryboy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larryboy tries to close the distance and clinch but Paiva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larryboy tries to clinch up but Paiva circles away and keeps his distance.
Larryboy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paiva connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Larryboy! He's out on his feet! Paiva rushes in and drops Larryboy with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Raphael Paiva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between vinny souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abner Pirolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pirolla's choice of entrance music: Duality. vinny souza 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, vinny souza!
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, Abner Pirolla!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
souza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - souza lands in his opponent's guard.
Pirolla had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. souza is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pirolla Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take souza's back instead.
souza fending off the submission attempt from Pirolla.
Pirolla working for a choke but souza is defending well.
Pirolla looking for the RNC.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
souza 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 Pirolla gets his way!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pirolla is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but souza has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Pirolla looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
souza defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
souza breaks Pirolla's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
souza trying to control but Pirolla is working from the bottom.
Pirolla working for a triangle but souza defends it easily.
souza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Pirolla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirolla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pirolla looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pirolla had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. souza is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pirolla Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take souza's back instead.
souza manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pirolla's guard. Nice work there by souza.
souza landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
souza 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.
Pirolla has his foot on souza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. souza works his way back into a safe position though.
souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pirolla working for a triangle but souza defends it easily.
souza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pirolla escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. souza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
souza gets to his feet. Pirolla looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
souza darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
souza wants to stand up but Pirolla has a hold of him and won't allow it.
souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pirolla is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. souza lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pirolla looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Pirolla is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abner Pirolla 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.
souza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pirolla is looking to regain half guard here but souza keeps moving and retains side control.
Pirolla is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pirolla looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pirolla looking for submissions off his back.
souza wants to pass to mount but Pirolla is defending the position.
Pirolla is staying active underneath souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
souza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirolla makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pirolla.
souza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
souza 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.
Pirolla has his foot on souza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. souza works his way back into a safe position though.
Pirolla had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. souza is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pirolla Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take souza's back instead.
Pirolla looking to break souza's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. souza remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pirolla will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirolla working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Abner Pirolla has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pirolla avoiding souza 's attempts to control his hands.
souza turns into Pirolla and is now in his guard.
souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
souza 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.
Pirolla had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. souza is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pirolla Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take souza's back instead.
Pirolla looking to break souza's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. souza remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pirolla will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
souza is trying to break free.
souza showing good submission defense here.
Pirolla is trying to stick to souza's back but souza is turning into Pirolla. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pirolla's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by souza.
souza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pirolla looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pirolla escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. souza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirolla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirolla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but souza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pirolla is on top in guard.
souza is trying to keep Pirolla in close.
souza working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pirolla doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pirolla manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
souza is trying to keep Pirolla in close.
souza working for a triangle but Pirolla defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abner Pirolla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
souza shoots in but no luck this time.
Pirolla doesn't manage to clinch there - souza circles away.
Pirolla looks to land a combination. souza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like vinny souza has been cut.
Pirolla has a takedown stuffed.
Pirolla connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
souza blocks a head kick by Pirolla.
Abner Pirolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pirolla throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around souza's waist but souza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pirolla off to one side.
Abner Pirolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
souza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
souza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
souza wants to control from the top but Pirolla keeps moving.
Pirolla looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirolla working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. souza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. souza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pirolla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pirolla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirolla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pirolla is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirolla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but souza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
souza wants to control from the top but Pirolla keeps moving.
Pirolla looking for a guillotine here but souza defends easily.
Pirolla working for a triangle but souza defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirolla has a closed guard, preventing souza from standing up.
Pirolla is looking for a triangle but souza pushes his legs off easily.
Pirolla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pirolla keeping moving, preventing souza from controlling successfully.
souza is really struggling to control Pirolla but he's trying to hold on to the position.
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.
Pirolla escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. souza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pirolla is looking for a triangle but souza pushes his legs off easily.
Pirolla working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. souza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. souza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
souza wants to get up but he can't break Pirolla's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
souza gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
souza blocks a head kick by Pirolla.
Pirolla with a poor takedown
and souza counters with a single leg into guard. Pirolla didn't expect that.
vinny souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abner Pirolla.
Pirolla working for a triangle but souza defends it easily.
vinny souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abner Pirolla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
souza scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abner Pirolla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pirolla has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abner Pirolla!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Semenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shogun. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Semenko!
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, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Semenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Semenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Semenko fails to land the takedown.
Semenko throws a head kick that misses.
Rua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rua lands with a kick to the ribs.
Semenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Rua tries to land a body kick
and Semenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Semenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice uppercut there from Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a leg kick but Semenko checks it.
Semenko blocks a jab.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Semenko moves out of range as Rua strikes.
Semenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rua.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Semenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Semenko blocking some punches.
Semenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rua gets underhooks to prevent Semenko's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Semenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
Rua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Semenko blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Rua.
It looks like Dave Semenko has been cut.
A short right from Semenko on the inside.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
Semenko has Rua pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rua manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Semenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Semenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Semenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua with a knee to the head.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Semenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Semenko dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua working aggressively here.
Semenko misses with a knee strike.
Semenko is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Semenko.
Semenko landing knees to the head.
Semenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Semenko.
Rua avoids the head kick by Semenko.
Rua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Semenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Semenko's head.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch up but Semenko circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Rua finds it's way through Semenko's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Semenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua connects with a nice looking jab.
Semenko staying out of range there.
Mauricio Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Rua as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a body kick.
Rua explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Semenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rua tries to avoid it but Semenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rua to the ground. Rua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rua thuds his shin into the meat of Semenko's side.
Semenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Rua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rua lands a nice looking body kick.
Semenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua cracks Semenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Semenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Rua tries to sprawl out of it but Semenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rua manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Semenko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rua tries to clinch but Semenko moves away
and Semenko counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Semenko'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.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Semenko drives through and clinches with Rua against the cage.
Semenko dodges an elbow strike from Rua.
Semenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Rua.
Semenko blocks an uppercut.
Semenko taking a breather.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Semenko blocks it.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko blocking some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Semenko tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rua fails to land.
Rua lands with a left to the head.
Semenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Semenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko goes for a takedown attempt but Rua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Semenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua misses with the combination.
Rua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rua lands with a kick to the temple. Semenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Semenko misses with a head kick.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Semenko counters with a head kick. That will keep Rua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rua lands a nice shot to the body.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Semenko.
Semenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Semenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rua as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Semenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rua tries to bum rush Semenko with a series of wild strikes but Semenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Semenko blocks the body kick.
Semenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rua scores with a spinning back kick!
Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Semenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Semenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rua takes the fight into the clinch.
Semenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Semenko tries for a takedown but Rua manages to get underhooks.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Semenko is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Semenko fails to land.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Semenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko with a knee to the head.
Semenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Semenko wants a takedown.
Semenko connects with a knee to the head.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Semenko.
A head punch on the inside from Semenko fails to land.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
Semenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rua as Semenko tries to tie him up.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Semenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Semenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Semenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Semenko is blocking nicely.
Semenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Semenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Semenko scores with a shot to the side of Rua's head.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Semenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Mauricio Rua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Semenko blocks it.
Semenko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Semenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Semenko tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Semenko's cut.
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!
Semenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Semenko misses
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rua.
Semenko misses with a knee strike.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Semenko blocks it.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Semenko blocks with his arms.
Rua has a couple of punches blocked by Semenko.
Semenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Semenko lands a nice uppercut.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Semenko stalling against the cage.
Semenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Semenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Semenko avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Semenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rua scores with a shot to the side of Semenko's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Semenko.
Semenko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rua avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rua lands a shot to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Semenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rua's brow.
Rua tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
Semenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Rua working aggressively here.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Semenko is blocking nicely.
Semenko landing knees to the body.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua throws a head punch that misses.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Semenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Semenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Semenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Semenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Semenko stalling the fight.
Rua wants to stall.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Semenko.
Semenko tries to stall but Rua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Semenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Semenko scores with a knee to the head.
Semenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Semenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Semenko tries to work over Rua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Semenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua blocks the elbow strike.
Semenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko landing knees to the body.
Semenko has picked Rua up - he's going for a ride! Semenko dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Semenko.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Semenko seems content to control.
Rua is trying to stand back up but Semenko is controlling him
Semenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rua defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko prevents Rua from standing back up.
Semenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Semenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rua throws a good cross that connects.
Rua looks to land a body kick but Semenko moved away.
Rua stuffs the takedown attempt from Semenko. Semenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Rua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Semenko's head.
Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Semenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua takes a knee right on the jaw!
A bit of stalling here from Semenko.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Semenko.
Semenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Semenko blocks an uppercut.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Semenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Semenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Semenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Semenko misses with some punches.
Dave Semenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua lands a right hand.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Semenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua blocks the elbow strike.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Semenko is blocking nicely.
Semenko lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Semenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rua 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeSean JackSon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen Vendetta as his entrance music. Leon Garcia will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, DeSean JackSon!
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, Leon Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! JackSon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garcia - the referee stops the clock and JackSon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garcia. JackSon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
JackSon swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Garcia throws a nice head kick!
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garcia drives through and clinches with JackSon against the cage.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
JackSon misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garcia waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract JackSon.
Leon Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
JackSon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but JackSon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
JackSon drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick JackSon off! JackSon jumps back into Garcia's guard.
JackSon postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JackSon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
JackSon thows a big elbow that misses.
Garcia wants to stand up but JackSon is controlling him.
JackSon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Garcia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Garcia has escaped and now he's on top!
JackSon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia tries to stand but JackSon is controlling from the bottom.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
JackSon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
JackSon 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
JackSon is looking for a triangle but Garcia pushes his legs off easily.
JackSon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Garcia is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. JackSon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Garcia's back instead.
JackSon is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
JackSon looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JackSon is throwing shots to the body but Garcia manages to wriggle free. JackSon pounces on him again and ends up in Garcia's guard.
Garcia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from JackSon.
JackSon looking to pass the guard.
JackSon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Garcia dives on top into guard.
JackSon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
JackSon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garcia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia wants to stand but JackSon is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia wants to stand but JackSon is controlling his posture from full guard.
JackSon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia tries to clinch but JackSon moves out of range.
JackSon shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
Garcia is looking to clinch but JackSon is avoiding it.
No luck for JackSon with that takedown attempt.
JackSon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Garcia.
JackSon tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. JackSon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcia tries to clinch but JackSon is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
JackSon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeSean JackSon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia connects with a vicious head kick that knocks JackSon to the floor! Garcia dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like DeSean JackSon has been cut.
Garcia gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but JackSon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garcia pushes JackSon away with a front kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Garcia!
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
JackSon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia pinned against the cage. Garcia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but JackSon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia lands a nice looking kick to the body. JackSon takes a step back to recover.
Garcia lands with a kick to the temple. JackSon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
JackSon is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Garcia uses the oldest trick in the book to send JackSon tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Garcia is absolutely delighted - when JackSon wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leon Garcia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Gasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kid bengala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as kid bengala enters the cage!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Gasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, kid bengala!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gasquez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming bengala to the mat! bengala manages to get full guard.
bengala is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
bengala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
bengala is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gasquez has his hands clasped together but bengala extends an breaks Gasquez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by bengala.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). kid bengala!
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