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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Torrealba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Gentles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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151 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Torrealba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephan Gentles!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentles misses with a two punch combination.
Gentles throws an overhand right that has Torrealba reeling! Gentles follows up with more punches and Torrealba is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stephan Gentles!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tucker Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tucker Johnson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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200 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alan Coutinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tucker Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coutinho is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Coutinho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coutinho tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Coutinho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coutinho is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coutinho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coutinho misses with a head kick.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Coutinho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Coutinho prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coutinho's guard.
Coutinho trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutinho keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson stands and throws Coutinho's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Coutinho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coutinho tries to get out of the position.
Coutinho misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Coutinho thows a body shot but no joy.
Coutinho wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coutinho's knee momentarily.
Alan Coutinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coutinho misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Coutinho is breathing heavily.
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!
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coutinho's knee momentarily.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coutinho tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Coutinho stumbling backwards into the ropes! Coutinho bounces back off the ropes towards Johnson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Johnson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Johnson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tucker Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Lawrence has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David King's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David King!
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, Albert Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like David King has been cut.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
King wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
Lawrence takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lawrence.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lawrence tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
King has Lawrence pressed against the ropes.
King taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by David King.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawrence throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King moves into the clinch.
Lawrence takes a shot to the head.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King is pressed up against the ropes. Lawrence has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
David King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Lawrence.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence looks gassed!
Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt.
King tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawrence to score with a decent uppercut.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
King is looking to clinch.
King pushes Lawrence up against the ropes in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King digs a right hand underneath Lawrence's ribcage. Lawrence let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
King lands a knee to the head.
King cracks Lawrence with a nice body shot.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from King.
A body shot lands from King.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
A short uppercut from King.
A right hand to the body from King.
King digs a right hand underneath Lawrence's ribcage. Lawrence let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lawrence as King tries to tie him up.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
King pushes Lawrence back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King looking to slow down the pace here.
King lands a right hand.
Lawrence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King trying to control the position but instead, Lawrence has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the ropes.
Lawrence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the ropes.
Lawrence changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
King has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is struggling to control the position.
King prevents Lawrence from breaking the clinch.
Lawrence blocks a body shot from King.
King lands a nice elbow.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Lawrence gets an underhook and turns King into the ropes.
King stalling in the clinch.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
Lawrence wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but Lawrence leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Albert Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lawrence duly obliges.
Lawrence throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King tries to clinch there but Lawrence circles away.
Lawrence connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
King tries to clinch there but Lawrence circles away.
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 David King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David King's cut.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawrence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lawrence throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Lawrence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawrence was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King slips under a jab.
King is looking to clinch.
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Lawrence lands a nice looking body shot.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King wants to clinch up but Lawrence keeps it at a distance.
King moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
David King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King moves out of range as Lawrence strikes.
Lawrence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Lawrence swings and misses with a shot to the body
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
King throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawrence lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King moves out of range as Lawrence strikes.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lawrence.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawrence circles away.
Lawrence misses with a hook.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Lawrence swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawrence.
King wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lawrence misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a three punch combo that has Lawrence backing up. Lawrence nods at King to acknowledge the strikes.
Lawrence cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
King tries to clinch there but Lawrence circles away.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lawrence takes a shot to the head.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
King lands a body punch.
King works on Lawrence's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Lawrence scores with a nice short uppercut.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King trying to stall but Lawrence improves his position.
Lawrence has King pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lawrence tries to pull guard but King holds him up against the ropes and eventually Lawrence drops back down to his feet.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King tries to clinch up but Lawrence circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawrence throws a left and a right that both miss
and King moves into the clinch.
King leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lawrence prevents a body shot from King.
David King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawrence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Lawrence tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking to clinch.
Lawrence connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lawrence displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
King is looking to clinch.
Lawrence misses with a jab to the body
and King holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
King works on Lawrence's body with a couple of short punches.
King gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lawrence can't get the takedown.
The referee calls for King to work.
King misses with the head strike.
Lawrence tries to pull guard but King won't allow it.
David King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Lawrence.
King prevents Lawrence from breaking the clinch.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from King.
King taking a breather.
Lawrence fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
King displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lawrence up against the ropes.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lawrence takes a shot to the head.
Lawrence jumps into guard, dragging King to the mat.
King wants to control from the top but Lawrence keeps moving.
King wanted to stand there but Lawrence had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is posturing up here but Lawrence has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! King tries to roll out but it's too tight and King has to tap! Slick submission there by Lawrence!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Albert Lawrence!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus De Paula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and raito yagami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus De Paula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, raito yagami!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Paula slips a jab and a cross from yagami.
yagami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
yagami throws a one two combo.
De Paula fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by yagami.
De Paula tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Paula falls off balance throwing a combination
and yagami counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Paula's knee momentarily.
De Paula tries to clinch up
and yagami counters with a left and a right that stings De Paula.
De Paula clinches but yagami breaks the clinch
and yagami counters with a one-two to the body.
De Paula lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as yagami backs up against the ropes.
It looks like raito yagami has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
yagami takes one to the chin there.
yagami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Paula moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Paula tries to clinch
and yagami counters by moving into the clinch.
yagami looks gassed!
yagami is trying to stall.
De Paula's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paula fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Paula throws a left and a right that both miss
and yagami makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
yagami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Paula misses with the combination.
De Paula misses with a few strikes there.
De Paula is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
yagami cracks the inside of De Paula's front leg.
yagami circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Paula throws a right hand that yagami ducks under and follows up with a left that yagami also avoids with ease.
No joy there for De Paula, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Paula throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Paula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
yagami lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Paula tries to bum rush yagami with a series of wild strikes but yagami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
yagami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Paula tries to avoid it but yagami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Paula to the ground. De Paula escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Paula swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and yagami counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Paula tries to clinch but yagami moves out of range.
De Paula misses with the combination.
No joy there for yagami, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
yagami throws a nice looking combination but De Paula bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Paula throws a combination that misses
and yagami counters with an inside leg kick.
yagami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
yagami closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - yagami lands in his opponent's guard.
yagami trying to control but De Paula is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yagami is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
De Paula wants to stand up but yagami is controlling him.
De Paula has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but yagami can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Paula is working an open guard so yagami takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
yagami scores with a three punch combo!
De Paula tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
De Paula scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Paula will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
yagami throws a half hearted mid kick.
yagami thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Paula if he has to take too many more of those.
De Paula throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and yagami counters with an outside leg kick.
yagami throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Paula counters with a left and a right that stings yagami.
yagami lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Paula with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Paula looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
yagami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Paula moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A leg kick checked by De Paula.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
raito yagami dominated that round.
The cut man is working on raito yagami's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Paula closes the distance looking to clinch
and yagami counters by clinching up.
De Paula has had enough of the clinch but yagami keeps him there for the moment.
yagami prevents De Paula from breaking the clinch.
yagami stalling against the ropes.
yagami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
yagami tries to bum rush De Paula with a series of wild strikes but De Paula uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Paula throws a combination but it was largely blocked by yagami.
De Paula throws a series of punches but yagami moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
yagami wants to slow De Paula down by chopping away at his legs.
De Paula works over yagami's head and body with a nice combination.
yagami fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Paula misses with a body shot.
A combination from yagami does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paula throws a combination that misses
and yagami counters with a series of strikes. De Paula will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Paula's corner calls for a 1-2. De Paula obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Paula misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Paula tries to clinch but yagami is having none of it.
De Paula misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
yagami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Paula moves in looking to clinch but yagami pushes him off.
Marcus De Paula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from yagami.
De Paula uses good head movement to avoid the hook from yagami.
De Paula rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but yagami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
yagami 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
De Paula wants to stand but yagami is controlling the position.
yagami 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 two minutes gone in the round.
yagami trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Paula's guard.
De Paula wants to sweep here but yagami controlling him for the moment.
De Paula is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yagami trying to control but De Paula is working from the bottom.
De Paula wants to stand and escape but yagami is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
De Paula is looking to clinch.
De Paula moves in looking to clinch but yagami pushes him off.
yagami looks to land a combination. De Paula sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
yagami circles away from the clinch attempt
and yagami makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No joy there for De Paula, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
yagami misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
yagami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
yagami misses with a combination
and De Paula counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Paula.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Paula tries to break the clinch but yagami is controlling the position.
yagami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
yagami is working the combinations to good effect here.
yagami has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Paula is looking to break free of the clinch but yagami has double underhooks.
yagami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
yagami dodges the punch combination from De Paula.
yagami fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Paula moves into the clinch.
De Paula tries to break the clinch but yagami is controlling the position.
De Paula breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
raito yagami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on raito yagami's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
De Paula tries to close the distance and clinch up but yagami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
yagami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
yagami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Paula throws a series of punches but yagami avoids them all with ease.
De Paula has yagami up against the ropes in a clinch.
De Paula wants to break free but yagami has control.
De Paula wants to get back to striking at distance but yagami won't allow it.
yagami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Paula rushes yagami and presses him up against the ropes.
De Paula wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
yagami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
raito yagami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
yagami throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Paula counters with a one-two to the body.
yagami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Paula clinches up with yagami and pushes him back against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Paula wants to break the clinch but can't.
yagami breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yagami misses with an uppercut. De Paula saw that one coming.
yagami takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Paula lands the left hand.
De Paula tries to clinch but yagami moves out of range.
yagami swats away the attempt to clinch by De Paula.
Marcus De Paula is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Paula throws a combination. yagami tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Paula scores with a jab.
De Paula swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
raito yagami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
yagami shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Paula wants to clinch.
De Paula tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yagami shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
yagami throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Paula connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Paula keeps the fight on the outside.
De Paula drives through and clinches with yagami against the ropes.
De Paula manages to break the clinch.
De Paula tries to clinch but yagami moves out of range.
yagami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Paula is looking to clinch but yagami is avoiding it.
De Paula looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Paula doesn't manage to clinch there - yagami circles away.
De Paula wants to clinch up but yagami keeps it at a distance.
yagami circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Paula scores with a hook to the body. yagami takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Paula tries to clinch but yagami moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paula tries to close the distance and clinch but yagami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
yagami buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
yagami circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Paula throws a series of punches but yagami moves out of range.
yagami misses with a combination
and De Paula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
yagami throws a series of strikes that have De Paula backpedaling.
yagami doesn't manage to clinch there - De Paula circles away.
A combination from De Paula does no damage.
De Paula is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Paula throws a left and a right that both miss
and yagami counters with a left and a right that stings De Paula.
yagami misses with a series of wild punches.
De Paula misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
yagami works over De Paula's head and body with a nice combination.
De Paula thuds a left hand into yagami's body.
De Paula wants to clinch up but yagami keeps it at a distance.
De Paula wants to clinch but yagami slips to the side
and yagami counters with a series of strikes. De Paula will be more careful next time no doubt.
yagami misses with a combination
and De Paula counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Paula is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
yagami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
yagami dodges the punch combination from De Paula.
yagami tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Paula swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Paula misses with a two punch combination.
yagami getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marcus De Paula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
raito yagami is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Paula throws a jab when yagami was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus De Paula showed his dominance in that final round.
I think yagami has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... raito yagami!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by No More Sorrow. Bryan Hayes is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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, Gustav Swift!
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, Bryan Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Swift showed some decent athleticism there.
Hayes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swift. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hayes is trying to escape back to his feet but Swift uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Swift has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hayes is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Swift yanks on the arm and Hayes is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Swift.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gustav Swift!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Rykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Luis Borges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexey Rykov!
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, Jorge Luis Borges!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rykov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Borges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Rykov.
Borges looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rykov cracks Borges with an uppercut from hell and Borges crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rykov's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
It looks like Jorge Luis Borges has been cut.
Rykov content to stall in guard here.
Rykov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov controlling from the top position.
Rykov'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.
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.
Rykov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Borges working a defensive guard but Rykov manages to pass into side control anyway.
Borges wants to control but Rykov postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rykov taking a breather here.
Borges wants to control but Rykov postures up.
Borges is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rykov off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Rykov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
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.
Borges working for a choke but Rykov is defending well.
Borges gets his hands free as Rykov looks to control.
Borges wants to control but Rykov is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rykov can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Rykov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Luis Borges'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.
Borges slips under a jab.
Borges tries to close the distance and clinch but Rykov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rykov lands a nice hook to Borges's body. Borges takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A cross from Rykov lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borges closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rykov circles away.
Rykov lands a with a good body shot.
Jorge Luis Borges is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rykov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rykov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Borges to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Borges looks to clinch but Rykov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Borges taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexey Rykov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Zuckercorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fertit has chosen Deliverance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Barry Zuckercorn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Zuckercorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Fertit!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fertit fails to land the takedown.
Fertit fails with the takedown.
Fertit misses with a takedown attempt - Zuckercorn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barry Zuckercorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Fertit.
Zuckercorn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fertit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Zuckercorn throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Fertit is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Barry Zuckercorn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukie Lulangos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukie Lulangos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hernan Machado's chin.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lukie Lulangos!
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, Hernan Machado!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lulangos lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Hernan Machado has been cut.
Lulangos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machado circles away quickly and effectively.
Lulangos misses with a few strikes there.
Lulangos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lulangos drops Machado with a left right combo! Lulangos follows him down to the ground into side control.
Machado is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado throws Lulangos to one side and escapes!
Lukie Lulangos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lulangos thuds a left hand into Machado's body.
Machado looks gassed!
Lulangos lands a nice looking body shot.
Lulangos closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Machado out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lukie Lulangos!
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