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CSI 9 - The Second Underground PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samoel Croco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sergio liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). liddell has chosen DMX - Intro as his entrance music. Samoel Croco could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to sergio liddell'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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samoel Croco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, sergio liddell!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
liddell scores with a jab. Croco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Croco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Croco punching from mount but liddell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
liddell tries to hold on but Croco pushes him away.
liddell squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Croco.
It looks like sergio liddell has been cut.
Croco landing punches.
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!
liddell wants to control but Croco is having none of it.
Croco connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That has opened up sergio liddell's cut even more.
Croco lands with some strikes.
Croco scoring with strikes but liddell is staying in there.
The cut above sergio liddell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
liddell holds on for dear life, controlling Croco's posture momentarily.
liddell tries to hold on but Croco postures up.
Croco cracks liddell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
sergio liddell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at sergio liddell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samoel Croco!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between sergio Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralf Rustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes into the arena with Bruddah Iz - E Ala E blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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, sergio Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralf Rustus!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rustus shoots in for a double leg but Penn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Ralf Rustus has been cut.
Rustus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like sergio Penn has been cut.
Rustus keeps the fight on the outside.
Rustus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
Rustus shoots in and drives through. Penn sprawls well.
sergio Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralf Rustus.
Rustus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rustus pinned against the cage. Rustus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rustus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn stalks Rustus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rustus's face. Rustus staggers backwards, shaken.
Rustus is rocked!
Penn misses with a takedown
and Rustus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rustus.
Rustus looks gassed!
Rustus wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rustus!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustus tries to lock up and control but Penn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rustus taking shots to the head.
Penn with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rustus really wants to buck Penn off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rustus is looking to improve his position but Penn isn't that keen on the idea.
Rustus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rustus is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Penn is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Penn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). sergio Penn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Lahomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and van halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jaakko Lahomaki has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jaakko Lahomaki seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaakko Lahomaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, van halen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
halen tries to clinch up.
Lahomaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Lahomaki clinches up with halen and pushes him back against the cage.
Lahomaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
halen tries to clinch up
and Lahomaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lahomaki.
halen is trying to break free.
Lahomaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
halen trying to stall but Lahomaki improves his position.
halen breaks the clinch.
Lahomaki moves into range and clinches up with halen.
halen wants to break free but Lahomaki has control.
Lahomaki is looking to break free of the clinch but halen has double underhooks.
halen tries to stall but Lahomaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
halen breaks from the clinch.
Lahomaki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
halen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
halen tries to clinch
and Lahomaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lahomaki.
Lahomaki can't break the clinch.
Lahomaki manages to break the clinch.
halen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lahomaki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lahomaki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
halen tries to break the clinch but Lahomaki is controlling the position.
Lahomaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but halen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lahomaki wants to break free but halen has control.
halen wants to get back to striking at distance but Lahomaki won't allow it.
halen jumps guard but Lahomaki stands there with halen around his waist. halen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lahomaki can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
halen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lahomaki has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed halen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
halen looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Lahomaki struggling to keep hold of the position.
halen manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
halen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lahomaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lahomaki.
Lahomaki wants to get back to striking at distance but halen won't allow it.
Lahomaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
halen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lahomaki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. halen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lahomaki wants to control but halen is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
halen sneaks out the side door and pushes Lahomaki away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Lahomaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from halen.
halen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
halen moves into the clinch.
Lahomaki can't break the clinch.
Lahomaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
halen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lahomaki counters with a single leg into guard. halen didn't expect that.
halen looks gassed!
Lahomaki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as halen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lahomaki works over halen with some ground and pound from guard.
halen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahomaki trying to stand up but can't free himself from halen's guard.
Lahomaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lahomaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lahomaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if halen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lahomaki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lahomaki prevents halen from getting back to his feet.
halen is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
halen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lahomaki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
halen wants to get back to his feet.
Lahomaki is trying to control. halen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Lahomaki dominated that round.
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.
Lahomaki has managed to clinch.
halen is pressed up against the cage. Lahomaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag halen down to the mat. halen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
halen misses with a double jab
and Lahomaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lahomaki postures up in halen's guard and throws a big left but halen blocks it.
Lahomaki throwing strikes but missing.
halen wants to stand up but Lahomaki is controlling him.
Lahomaki 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.
Lahomaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lahomaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lahomaki thows a big elbow that misses.
halen is breathing heavily.
Lahomaki throws a big right hand that misses.
halen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lahomaki.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lahomaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
halen wants to get back to his feet but Lahomaki is dominant here and he's now got halen's back!
halen prevents Lahomaki from getting a body triangle.
halen is covering up but some of the strikes from Lahomaki are getting through and doing damage.
Lahomaki connects with a big shot to the side of halen's head.
halen looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Lahomaki is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but halen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
halen is trying to get back to his feet but Lahomaki has full control of the position and if anything, halen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lahomaki softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Lahomaki tries to keep control of the position but halen is staying busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
halen has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lahomaki throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting halen!
Lahomaki lands shots from the back.
Lahomaki has halen flattened out and is raining down punches.
halen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lahomaki connects with a big shot to the side of halen's head.
halen has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lahomaki is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
A lull in the action here.
Lahomaki lands a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
halen is covering up but some of the strikes from Lahomaki are getting through and doing damage.
halen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lahomaki is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Lahomaki gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Lahomaki gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Lahomaki apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Lahomaki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in halen's guard.
Lahomaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
halen being controlled here, momentarily.
Lahomaki working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahomaki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lahomaki trying to control but halen is working from the bottom.
halen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lahomaki postures up and lands a big shot to halen's brow.
halen wants to stand but Lahomaki is controlling the position.
Lahomaki gets to his feet. halen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
van halen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
halen prevents the takedown attempt.
halen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Lahomaki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lahomaki has a takedown stuffed.
halen throws a leg kick
and Lahomaki counters by moving into the clinch.
halen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
halen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lahomaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
halen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lahomaki trying to control the position from guard on top but halen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lahomaki 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.
Lahomaki is looking to work some ground and pound but halen has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahomaki stands and steps away. halen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
halen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
halen drives through and clinches with Lahomaki against the cage.
Lahomaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
halen wants to clinch but Lahomaki slips to the side
and Lahomaki counters with a good low kick that halen was not able to check.
halen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lahomaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lahomaki.
Lahomaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lahomaki lands a couple of elbows.
Lahomaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lahomaki throwing strikes but missing.
Lahomaki wants to control from the top but halen keeps moving.
Lahomaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of halen's head.
Jaakko Lahomaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahomaki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
halen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lahomaki is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
halen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lahomaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
halen keeping moving, preventing Lahomaki from controlling successfully.
Lahomaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Lahomaki trying to control but halen is working from the bottom.
halen pushes Lahomaki off and gets back to his feet.
halen misses with a combination
and Lahomaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lahomaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
halen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lahomaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lahomaki 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.
halen wants to stand and escape but Lahomaki is having none of it.
Lahomaki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lahomaki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lahomaki prevents halen from getting back to his feet.
Lahomaki trying to control the position from guard on top but halen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lahomaki gets to his feet - halen follows without any prompting.
Lahomaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that halen can do to turn this around?
halen throws a combination that misses
and Lahomaki moves into the clinch.
Lahomaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
halen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lahomaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
van halen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
halen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Lahomaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lahomaki 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 for Jaakko Lahomaki!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Jaakko Lahomaki!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Jaakko Lahomaki!
Jaakko Lahomaki wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castro comes to the cage accompanied by Kreator - Hordes of Chaos. The key to victory for Henrique Castro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Riddick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro jabs at Riddick's body.
Castro swinging wilding here.
Horrible takedown by Riddick or perhaps it was just good defense by Castro which made him look bad.
Castro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castro tries to bum rush Riddick with a series of wild strikes but Riddick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. Castro catches Riddick right on the button with a cross.
Castro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castro lands with a nice body punch.
Riddick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Castro wants to improve his position but Riddick is controlling well.
Castro is pressing down on Riddick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Riddick trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddick trying to stand up but can't free himself from Castro's guard.
Riddick trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Castro trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Riddick trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro being controlled here, momentarily.
Castro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Riddick!
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.
Riddick is looking to improve his position but Castro isn't that keen on the idea.
Riddick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Castro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Riddick slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Riddick works his way to full guard. Good work.
Castro tries to free his leg and advance position but Riddick is retaining full guard.
Riddick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Castro is controlling him.
Riddick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Castro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riddick looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro wants to stand but Riddick has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Castro postures up in Riddick's guard and throws a big left but Riddick blocks it.
Riddick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Castro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Castro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Castro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Riddick throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Castro is looking to stand up but Riddick won't let him.
Riddick controlling Castro's posture.
Riddick has his foot on Castro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Castro works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riddick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riddick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riddick doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riddick looking for a guillotine here but Castro defends easily.
Riddick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Riddick keeping full guard, as Castro tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Riddick will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Castro lands a nice shot to the body.
Riddick gets the takedown into side control.
Castro wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Riddick is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Castro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Castro tries to bench press Riddick off him but Riddick keeps the position.
Castro is pushing Riddick's head away, looking to escape. Riddick manages to hold on to the position though.
Riddick takes a little break here. Castro wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Castro is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick is looking to take a break and control but Castro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Riddick has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Castro looks to land a combination but Riddick avoids it well.
Castro scores with a body shot.
Castro is looking to wear down Riddick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castro thows a body shot but no joy.
Castro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Riddick on the side of the head.
No joy there for Castro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riddick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Riddick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Riddick has hold of Castro's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Castro manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Riddick punching from mount but Castro doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Riddick stands up from mount. Strange move.
Castro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Castro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddick stops Castro from standing up.
Riddick landing some decent shots from guard.
Riddick drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Riddick seems to have locked his on tight now - Castro screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Riddick, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Richard Riddick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JG SCR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, JG SCR!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SCR takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut there from Andrade.
It looks like JG SCR has been cut.
SCR looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrade rushes SCR with punches - SCR moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, SCR goes down! Andrade follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Andrade!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juliano Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fertit is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chop Suey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juliano Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lou Fertit!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fertit decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fertit trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pereira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pereira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fertit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pereira actively working from the bottom here.
Fertit passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pereira!
Pereira is desperately trying to improve his position but Fertit has a good base and remains in mount.
Fertit lands a big shot there that rocks Pereira but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pereira regains half guard.
Fertit is trying to work for a kimura but Pereira is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pereira sees it coming and defends easily.
Fertit winds up and cracks Pereira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Fertit.
Pereira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fertit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pereira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fertit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pereira sees it coming and defends easily.
Pereira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fertit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pereira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fertit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fertit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fertit throwing strikes but missing.
Fertit trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Fertit controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pereira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pereira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fertit sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pereira's guard.
Pereira is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fertit pulls his head out easily.
Fertit is working for a kimura but Pereira is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fertit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pereira has his foot on Fertit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fertit works his way back into a safe position though.
Fertit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fertit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fertit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fertit passes into half guard.
Fertit is trying to work for a kimura but Pereira is defending well.
Pereira is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fertit pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fertit wants to free his trapped foot but Pereira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pereira actively working from the bottom here.
Fertit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pereira looking for submissions off his back.
Fertit landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fertit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Fertit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pereira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fertit working Pereira over with strikes.
Fertit winds up and cracks Pereira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Fertit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fertit closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fertit lands in his opponent's guard.
Pereira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fertit.
Fertit thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Fertit from controlling successfully.
Fertit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pereira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fertit!
Pereira wants to finish this one by submission but Fertit is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pereira.
Pereira working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit is trying desperately to improve position.
Fertit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pereira working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fertit is desperately trying to improve his position but Pereira has a good base and remains in mount.
Pereira is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fertit has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fertit sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fertit moves his hips nicely and gets into full 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.
Pereira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pereira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fertit is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Pereira frees his head nicely. Oh but Fertit has switched to an armbar! Pereira is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Lou Fertit!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Ruaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elidio Munhoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruaz comes to the cage accompanied by My Unborn - Tupac. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Ruaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elidio Munhoz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Munhoz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ruaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Munhoz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ruaz shoots and misses
and Munhoz counters with a takedown into side control.
Munhoz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Munhoz is trying to get an arm triangle but Ruaz is defending well.
Munhoz prevents Ruaz from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munhoz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Munhoz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Munhoz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ruaz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Munhoz's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munhoz blocks the strikes from Ruaz.
Ruaz manages to get to full guard.
Ruaz lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Ruaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munhoz's guard.
Munhoz looks gassed!
Ruaz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munhoz's head.
Munhoz has momentary wrist control but Ruaz slips an elbow through the middle.
Ruaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munhoz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Munhoz trying to keep a closed guard but Ruaz is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Munhoz has momentary wrist control but Ruaz slips an elbow through the middle.
Munhoz looking for a guillotine here but Ruaz defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ruaz drops back looking for a leg! Munhoz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Munhoz manages to kick Ruaz off! Ruaz jumps back into Munhoz's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Munhoz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruaz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munhoz's head.
Ruaz postures up and lands a big shot to Munhoz's brow.
Munhoz keeping full guard, as Ruaz tries to pass.
Ruaz 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.
Ruaz cracks Munhoz with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munhoz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruaz trying to control but Munhoz is working from the bottom.
Ruaz scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruaz works over Munhoz with some ground and pound from guard.
Ruaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ruaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Munhoz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Munhoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruaz is really struggling to control Munhoz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munhoz's head.
Ruaz wants to pass the guard but Munhoz is keeping the position.
Munhoz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Munhoz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ruaz has his takedown stuffed
and Munhoz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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 Marcos Ruaz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ruaz misses with a double jab.
Munhoz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ruaz's guard.
Ruaz working for a triangle but Munhoz defends it easily.
Munhoz 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.
Munhoz won't allow Ruaz to sweep him here.
Ruaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Munhoz trying to control but Ruaz is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munhoz 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.
Ruaz controls Munhoz momentarily but Munhoz frees himself.
Ruaz working for a triangle but Munhoz defends it easily.
Ruaz wants to sweep here but Munhoz controlling him for the moment.
Ruaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Munhoz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Munhoz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ruaz striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Ruaz tries to buck Munhoz off but Munhoz is having none of it.
Ruaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ruaz gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruaz is on top in guard.
Munhoz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruaz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Munhoz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Munhoz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Munhoz working a defensive guard here.
Ruaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Munhoz keeping full guard, as Ruaz tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruaz throwing strikes but missing.
Marcos Ruaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruaz 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.
Munhoz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Munhoz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ruaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruaz fails with the takedown
and Munhoz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Munhoz.
Ruaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elidio Munhoz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Munhoz. Munhoz gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruaz lands with a kick to the temple. Munhoz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ruaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Munhoz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ruaz's guard.
Ruaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Munhoz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munhoz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ruaz's head.
Ruaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Munhoz.
Ruaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Munhoz is trying to stand up here but Ruaz is controlling him well.
Munhoz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Munhoz wants to get back to full guard.
Ruaz is trying to work for a kimura but Munhoz is defending well.
Ruaz tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Munhoz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ruaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Munhoz tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Munhoz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruaz.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ruaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Ruaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Munhoz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ruaz!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruaz is trying to escape the mount.
Munhoz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Munhoz is going olschool here, as he tries to force Ruaz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ruaz shrugs it off.
Ruaz is working to get back to half guard.
Munhoz looking to ground and pound but Ruaz is blocking nicely.
Ruaz is looking to improve his position but Munhoz isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ruaz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Munhoz looking to secure an arm triangle but Ruaz defends it well.
Munhoz working for a submission but Ruaz is keeping him at bay.
Munhoz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ruaz is surviving well by controlling Munhoz's body position as best he can.
Munhoz has hold of Ruaz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ruaz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Munhoz blocks Ruaz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elidio Munhoz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Munhoz 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Elidio Munhoz!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Elidio Munhoz!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Elidio Munhoz!
Elidio Munhoz wins by unanimous decision!
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