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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Batilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davis Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batilla comes to the ring accompanied by Toreador Song. Marcus has chosen "Princes of the Universe," by Queen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Davis Marcus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fernando Batilla's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Batilla!
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, Davis Marcus!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batilla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Davis Marcus has been cut.
Batilla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batilla.
Batilla stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marcus slips a jab and a cross from Batilla.
Batilla misses with a straight left.
Marcus moves into range and clinches up with Batilla.
Marcus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Batilla pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marcus prevents Batilla from breaking the clinch.
Batilla wants to get back to striking at distance but Marcus won't allow it.
Marcus goes for a takedown attempt but Batilla pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marcus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fernando Batilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davis Marcus.
Marcus moves away from the strike by Batilla.
Jab by Batilla.
Batilla misses with an uppercut. Marcus saw that one coming.
Batilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcus feints and as Batilla raises his hands in defense, Marcus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus prevents Batilla from getting back to his feet.
Marcus throws a big right hand that misses.
Marcus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Batilla is keeping the position for now.
Marcus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Batilla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Batilla is breathing heavily.
Marcus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marcus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marcus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batilla's waist but Batilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marcus off to one side.
Good exchange - Batilla coming out on top.
Marcus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Batilla swivels and escapes.
Batilla scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marcus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus blocks a leg kick.
Marcus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batilla.
Batilla misses with an uppercut.
Marcus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Batilla is fending him off so far but Marcus persists. Nope, Batilla circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marcus.
Batilla throws a right and a left that Marcus avoids nicely.
Batilla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Batilla misses with a straight left.
Batilla throws the kick towards the body but Marcus avoids it.
Marcus moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcus takes one to the side of the head.
Batilla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Batilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marcus has managed to clinch.
Batilla gets underhooks to prevent Marcus's takedown attempt.
Batilla breaks the clinch.
Marcus ducks straight into an uppercut from Batilla and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Marcus maanges to regain guard straight away.
Marcus is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batilla has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marcus is proving hard to escape from.
Marcus is still in real trouble! Can Batilla finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Marcus seems to have recovered his senses.
Batilla preventing the sweep.
Marcus working a defensive guard here.
Marcus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marcus striking off his back.
Marcus is trying to control the position but Batilla postures up.
Marcus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Marcus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marcus defending well as Batilla loads up on a big left hand.
Batilla misses the jab.
Batilla misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marcus defending well as Batilla loads up on a big left hand.
Marcus looks for a takedown but Batilla sprawls well.
Marcus closes the distance and clinches up with Batilla, looking for a takedown. Marcus pushes Batilla against the ropes but Batilla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Batilla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batilla misses with a straight left.
Marcus is looking to clinch but Batilla is avoiding it.
Batilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Marcus.
Marcus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Batilla throws out a loose jab but Marcus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcus misses with a takedown attempt - Batilla sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Batilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcus doesn't manage to clinch there - Batilla circles away.
Marcus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batilla.
Marcus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marcus is working for a kimura here but Batilla manages to reverse the position and he's now in Marcus's guard.
Marcus tries to strike from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marcus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Marcus.
Batilla is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Batilla wants to hold on but Marcus pushes him away.
Batilla wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marcus.
Marcus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marcus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Batilla is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
That's six 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.
Marcus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Batilla is trying to stand.
Batilla taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Marcus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Batilla is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A nice elbow there by Marcus.
Batilla holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marcus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marcus lands a heavy elbow.
Marcus lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Batilla that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marcus won't let Batilla get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Marcus lands with some strikes.
Batilla is trying to stand.
Marcus unloads with some shots from mount but Batilla bucks and avoids them well.
Marcus throwing strikes here but Batilla is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Batilla is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Batilla tries to lock up and control but Marcus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Batilla is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Marcus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marcus throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marcus has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Batilla's face.
Batilla wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marcus.
That's eight 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.
Marcus unloads with some shots from mount but Batilla bucks and avoids them well.
Marcus lands with some strikes.
Batilla is rocked!
Marcus working Batilla over with strikes here.
Oh Batilla is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marcus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Marcus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marcus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Marcus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Marcus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Batilla because Marcus loaded up on that one.
Marcus throwing strikes here but Batilla is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Batilla wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Marcus.
Marcus punching from mount but Batilla doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Batilla blocking the ground and pound.
Marcus punching from mount but Batilla doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Marcus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Marcus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Batilla because Marcus loaded up on that one.
Marcus jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Batilla manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marcus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Batilla is fending him off so far but Marcus persists. Nope, Batilla circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Batilla swivels and escapes.
Marcus fails with the takedown.
Marcus has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batilla swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcus.
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 Fernando Batilla will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davis Marcus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Marcus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Batilla seems to have got his legs back now.
Marcus slips under a jab from Batilla.
Batilla takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
Batilla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcus closes the distance and clinches up with Batilla, looking for a takedown. Marcus pushes Batilla against the ropes but Batilla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fernando Batilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcus ducks under a wild hook from Batilla.
Marcus is looking to clinch but Batilla is avoiding it.
Batilla waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Marcus.
Batilla misses with a straight left.
Marcus looks for a takedown but Batilla sprawls well.
Marcus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Batilla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batilla as he avoids it easily.
Fernando Batilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davis Marcus.
Batilla connects with the punch.
Batilla misses with a wild combination.
Marcus tries to clinch up.
Marcus closes the distance and clinches.
Marcus prevents Batilla from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus tries for a takedown but Batilla manages to get underhooks.
Marcus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Batilla pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Batilla!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Batilla lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marcus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marcus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Batilla slow jab from Marcus misses its intended target.
Batilla throws a lazy right hand but Marcus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Batilla wants to get back to his feet.
Marcus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Batilla defending well though.
Batilla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcus.
Batilla is trying to control but can't.
Marcus wants to control but Batilla is keeping him busy.
Marcus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marcus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Batilla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcus.
Batilla is refusing to be controlled, as Marcus sits in half guard.
Batilla trying to control but Marcus postures up.
Batilla is not content to let Marcus control the position.
Marcus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marcus stops Batilla from getting back to his feet.
Marcus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marcus passes to full mount!
Batilla is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus unloads with some shots from mount but Batilla bucks and avoids them well.
Marcus scoring with strikes but Batilla is staying in there.
Batilla is trying to stand.
Batilla is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Marcus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Batilla is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Batilla keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marcus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marcus thowing shots but they're missing.
Marcus throwing strikes but Batilla uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Batilla manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Marcus defending well as Batilla loads up on a big left hand.
Marcus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Batilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Batilla waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Marcus.
Batilla missing with a left hand there. Marcus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marcus blocks a jab.
Marcus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marcus wants to pass to mount but Batilla is defending the position.
Marcus working the head and body with strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marcus throwing shots but Batilla is blocking nicely.
Marcus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marcus throwing shots but Batilla is blocking nicely.
Marcus is pressing down on Batilla's thigh, looking to free his foot. Batilla is holding on for now.
Batilla is looking to escape.
Davis Marcus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marcus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Batilla keeps working.
Batilla pushes Marcus off and gets back to his feet.
Batilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batilla misses with a series of wild punches.
Batilla stuffs the takedown.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Batilla misses the shot to the body.
Batilla misses with a kick to the body.
Batilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcus manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Batilla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Batilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batilla looks to land a right hand but Marcus moved out of range.
Marcus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marcus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Batilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marcus.
Batilla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fernando Batilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batilla throws a series of punches but Marcus avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Batilla lands.
Marcus checks a leg kick nicely.
Marcus slips a jab and a cross from Batilla.
Marcus walks into a stiff left hand from Batilla.
Batilla throws a series of punches but Marcus avoids them all with ease.
Marcus looks for a takedown but Batilla sprawls well.
Batilla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marcus clinches up with Batilla and pushes him back against the ropes.
Batilla prevents a takedown attempt there.
Batilla gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marcus.
Marcus is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Batilla gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Batilla tries to break the clinch but Marcus is controlling the position.
Batilla gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marcus.
Marcus wants a takedown but no success here.
Batilla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marcus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Batilla pulls his leg out and moves away.
Batilla throws a body punch but Marcus moves out of range.
Marcus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batilla's waist but Batilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marcus off to one side.
Batilla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marcus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batilla.
Batilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marcus.
Batilla lands a jab to Marcus's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Marcus.
Batilla misses with a two punch combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Batilla throws an overhand right that lands on Marcus's shoulder, as Marcus tries to avoid the shot.
Marcus has a takedown stuffed.
Marcus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marcus is trying to ground and pound but Batilla uses the momentary lack of control by Marcus to regain half guard.
Batilla is not content to let Marcus control the position.
Marcus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Batilla defending well though.
Marcus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marcus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Batilla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcus.
Marcus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marcus prevents Batilla from standing back up.
Marcus throwing shots but Batilla is blocking nicely.
Marcus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Batilla looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marcus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marcus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marcus slips under a jab from Batilla.
Nice defenses there by Marcus.
Batilla works the jab nicely.
Jab from Batilla.
Marcus shoots in but no luck this time.
Batilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcus moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marcus.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcus is looking to take a break and control but Batilla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Batilla showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Batilla has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Davis Marcus!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Fernando Batilla!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Fernando Batilla!
Fernando Batilla wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alan Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reckuva Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Florian comes to the ring accompanied by "Battle Without Honor Or Humanity" by Tomoyasu Hotei. The key to victory for Alan Florian has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alan Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reckuva Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Florian looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Florian is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Florian is working for a submission of some sort.
Florian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Florian 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.
Florian is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Florian is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Florian to get the leverage.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Florian trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Florian throws a strike but Gracie avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Florian throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Florian decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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.
Florian is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Florian to get the leverage.
Florian is breathing heavily.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Florian looking to pass the guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Florian postures up.
Florian stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Florian looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Florian drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Florian trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florian lands a couple of elbows.
Florian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Florian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie is looking to control Florian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Florian seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Florian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Florian trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Florian connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie throwing shots but Florian is blocking nicely.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Florian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Florian tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Florian is working hard here to advance position.
Florian looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Florian trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Florian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florian fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Florian fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Florian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gracie gets underhooks to prevent Florian's takedown attempt.
Florian tries to pull guard but Gracie holds him up against the ropes and eventually Florian drops back down to his feet.
Florian tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
Florian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Florian fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Florian is keeping the position for now.
Gracie passes Florian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
Florian tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Florian misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Florian defends the submission attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Florian is defending the position.
Florian tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Florian regains full guard. Nicely done.
Florian looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Florian keeps moving.
Florian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Florian seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Florian.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Florian lands a nice short elbow.
Florian is trying for a kimura here. Gracie looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Florian wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alan Florian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haxon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haxon Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Sandro Da Costa!
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, Haxon Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Costa throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Da Costa.
It looks like Haxon Gracie has been cut.
Da Costa lands a big shot that drops Gracie! Can he finish him?
Gracie is rocked!
Da Costa stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Costa finish him?
Da Costa throws an uppercut from hell that sends Gracie clean off his feet! He's out cold! Da Costa stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sandro Da Costa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ned Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Takayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takayama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Careful (Click Click). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the 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, Ned Masterson!
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, Hiro Takayama!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson lands a head kick. Takayama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big head kick from Masterson and Takayama is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Takayama is rocked!
Masterson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Takayama is proving hard to escape from.
Takayama is still in real trouble! Can Masterson finish him?
Masterson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Takayama is controlling Masterson's posture.
Masterson tries to stand but Takayama is controlling from the bottom.
Takayama seems to have recovered his senses.
Takayama seems keen to control Masterson's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Takayama controlling Masterson's posture.
Takayama working for a triangle but Masterson defends it easily.
Takayama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Masterson is one step ahead there.
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.
Masterson is breathing heavily.
Masterson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Masterson is fighting to break Takayama's control of his arms but Takayama is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Takayama has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Takayama wants to sweep but no luck.
Masterson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Takayama holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Hiro Takayama just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Masterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masterson misses with a head kick.
Takayama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masterson manages to avoid it.
Takayama swats away the attempt to clinch by Masterson.
Takayama shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Takayama was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Takayama controlling his opponent.
Masterson is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Takayama sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Masterson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Takayama controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Takayama.
Masterson wants to get back to his feet.
Takayama controlling from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Hiro Takayama just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Masterson wants to clinch.
Takayama looks to score with a jab to the body but Masterson is just out of range.
Masterson lands with a kick to the temple. Takayama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice takedown defense from Masterson. No joy for Takayama on that attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Masterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takayama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Masterson throws a nice head kick!
Takayama swats away the attempt to clinch by Masterson.
Ned Masterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Masterson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Takayama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takayama looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Masterson!
Takayama looking to control and managing it successfully.
Masterson really wants to buck Takayama off and get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Takayama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Masterson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Takayama controlling from mount.
Takayama looking for a guillotine from mount but Masterson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Takayama dominated that round.
That's time! Masterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Masterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masterson throws a combination. Takayama tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Takayama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Takayama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Takayama keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson is in trouble now - Takayama has advanced to mount!
Masterson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Takayama controlling from the full mount.
Masterson really wants to buck Takayama off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Masterson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Poor strikes thrown by Takayama there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Takayama sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Hiro Takayama just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Masterson lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takayama keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from Masterson both land. Nice combination.
Masterson wants to clinch.
Masterson tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Masterson.
Masterson throws a lazy right hand but Takayama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masterson moves in looking to clinch but Takayama pushes him off.
Masterson fakes the leg kick and cracks Takayama in the body.
Masterson wants to clinch.
Takayama keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses.
Takayama instigates a clinch.
Takayama tightens his grip and picks Masterson up, before dumping him to the ground. Masterson manages to land in guard.
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.
Takayama passes Masterson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Takayama seems content to control.
Masterson tries to kick Takayama off but Takayama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Takayama content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Masterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takayama scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Takayama is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Masterson is not content to let Takayama control the position.
Masterson wants to get back to his feet.
That's six 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.
Hiro Takayama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takayama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Takayama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Takayama content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Takayama is looking to take a break and control but Masterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Masterson scores with a nice right hand.
Masterson closes the distance but Takayama moves to the side
and Takayama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Masterson's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Takayama prevents Masterson from getting back to his feet.
Takayama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Takayama seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Despite being in the dominant position, Hiro Takayama just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Masterson lands the left hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Takayama shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Takayama looking to control and managing it successfully.
Takayama's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Takayama unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Takayama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Takayama controlling from mount.
Ned Masterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takayama in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Takayama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takayama 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Hiro Takayama!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Hiro Takayama!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Hiro Takayama!
Hiro Takayama wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naruki Doi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Yoshida (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 Ken Yoshida was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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18
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Naruki Doi!
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, Ken Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doi throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Doi misses with a hook.
Doi moves into the clinch.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yoshida throws an elbow but it misses.
Yoshida pulls guard successfully.
Yoshida throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Doi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoshida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Doi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yoshida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Doi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yoshida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doi.
Doi wants to control from the top but Yoshida keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida looking to control.
Yoshida wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Doi trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Doi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshida has managed to clinch.
Yoshida is trying to stall.
Yoshida successfully pulls guard.
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.
Doi postures up.
Yoshida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doi is one step ahead there.
Doi trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshida thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Doi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yoshida throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Yoshida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yoshida striking off his back but it's not causing Doi any problems.
Yoshida keeping moving, preventing Doi from controlling successfully.
Doi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yoshida's guard.
Doi is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doi wants to control from the top but Yoshida keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doi misses with a body kick.
Yoshida clinches but Doi breaks the clinch
and Doi counters with a body kick.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Doi moves out of range.
Yoshida doesn't manage to clinch there - Doi circles away.
Yoshida fails to land the takedown.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Doi's front leg but catches the back leg as Doi tries to avoid it.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by Doi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Doi avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doi's waist but Doi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yoshida off to one side.
Doi ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Doi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yoshida shoots in but no luck this time.
Naruki Doi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Doi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doi throws a body kick the misses
and Yoshida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doi but Doi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Yoshida shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Doi's guard.
Yoshida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yoshida postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Doi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yoshida puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yoshida moves into full mount! Doi won't be happy about that!
Doi is working to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Doi is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ken Yoshida!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cocaine Cowboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cocaine Cowboy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lloyd Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cocaine Cowboy!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowboy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cowboy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cowboy controlling from the full mount.
Miller is looking to improve his position but Cowboy isn't that keen on the idea.
Cowboy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cowboy fails to take his opponent's back.
Miller tries to reverse the position but Cowboy maintains control.
Cowboy controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowboy has control of Miller's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Miller regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cowboy looking to secure an arm triangle but Miller defends it well.
Miller working to try and regain half guard.
Miller regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cowboy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
Cowboy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cowboy is posturing up here but Miller has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Cowboy tries to roll out but it's too tight and Cowboy has to tap! Slick submission there by Miller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lloyd Miller!
Lloyd Miller retains his light heavyweight title!
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