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Sunday Night Bar Fights 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonso Escovedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alonso Escovedo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alonso Escovedo!
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, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escovedo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Escovedo tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Escovedo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escovedo misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Rua as Escovedo shoots in.
Rua wants to clinch but Escovedo slips to the side
and Escovedo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Escovedo.
Escovedo stalling in the clinch.
Rua blocking some punches.
Escovedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escovedo has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Escovedo lands with a left to the head.
Escovedo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Escovedo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escovedo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escovedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Escovedo tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Escovedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Escovedo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Escovedo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escovedo tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Escovedo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Escovedo misses with the head strike.
Escovedo controlling the action here for a moment.
Escovedo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escovedo stalling.
Rua blocking some punches.
Escovedo leaning against his opponent.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alonso Escovedo.
Escovedo swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big left from Escovedo misses.
Escovedo wants to clinch
and Rua counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Escovedo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Escovedo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escovedo wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Escovedo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escovedo wants to clinch but Rua slips to the side
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Escovedo.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Escovedo wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Escovedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Escovedo managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Escovedo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Escovedo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Escovedo avoids the damage to the body.
Escovedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Escovedo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escovedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escovedo.
Escovedo managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
A bit of stalling here from Escovedo.
Escovedo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Escovedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Escovedo avoids the damage to the body.
Rua keeps control of Escovedo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Escovedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua blocking some punches.
Escovedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Escovedo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Escovedo has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Escovedo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escovedo stalling.
Escovedo is breathing heavily.
Escovedo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escovedo.
Escovedo can't break the clinch.
Escovedo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Escovedo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Escovedo has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Escovedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Escovedo avoids the damage to the body.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Escovedo stalling against the cage.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Escovedo avoids the damage to the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escovedo.
Nice body punch from Escovedo - that landed with a thud.
Escovedo gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escovedo throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Escovedo avoids the damage to the body.
Escovedo lands with a left to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Escovedo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Escovedo works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.
Escovedo can't break the clinch.
Escovedo breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonso Escovedo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Escovedo.
Escovedo tries to clinch but Rua moves away
and Rua counters by clinching up.
Escovedo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Escovedo can't break the clinch.
A short right from Escovedo on the inside.
Escovedo manages to break the clinch.
Escovedo wants to clinch
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch.
Escovedo lands an uppercut.
Escovedo avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Escovedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escovedo wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escovedo.
Escovedo gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escovedo lands a body shot.
Escovedo is trying to break free.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escovedo.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Escovedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Escovedo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Escovedo.
Escovedo avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Escovedo lands a shoulder strike.
Escovedo avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Escovedo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Escovedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escovedo managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Escovedo gets through Rua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escovedo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rua is rocked!
Escovedo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rua is still on wobbly legs! Can Escovedo finish him?
Escovedo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Escovedo lands with a light punch inside.
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.
Escovedo lands with a right to the head.
Escovedo lands with a right to the head.
Escovedo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rua to his knees! Escovedo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonso Escovedo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between clark McCahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, clark McCahon!
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, Alex Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taylor.
McCahon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McCahon misses with a wild combination.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from McCahon.
McCahon throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
McCahon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but McCahon persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from McCahon.
McCahon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCahon is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from McCahon misses.
Taylor scores with a leg kick.
McCahon is breathing heavily.
Taylor scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor clinches.
McCahon letting Taylor take a breather here.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCahon throws a leg kick which misses Taylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Taylor tries to avoid it.
McCahon misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCahon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Taylor wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCahon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McCahon wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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.
McCahon wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCahon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor misses with a low kick as McCahon jumps back.
McCahon moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
McCahon misses with a few strikes there.
McCahon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCahon wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor counters with a nice body kick.
McCahon lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taylor.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but McCahon slips the punch.
McCahon misses with a series of wild punches.
McCahon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Taylor tries to score with a low kick but McCahon moves his leg out of the way.
McCahon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Taylor holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCahon prevents Taylor from escaping the position.
McCahon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taylor some visible discomfort.
Taylor throws McCahon to one side and escapes!
Taylor tries a low kick but McCahon avoids it.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
McCahon working aggressively here.
McCahon looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor avoiding damage.
Taylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCahon tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
McCahon is trying to break free.
McCahon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCahon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McCahon clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taylor tries to keep at a distance but McCahon has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
McCahon scores with a takedown into Taylor's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McCahon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Taylor is proving hard to escape from.
McCahon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCahon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCahon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCahon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor is looking to escape.
McCahon wants to pass the guard but Taylor is defending well.
Taylor pushes McCahon off and gets back to his feet.
McCahon misses with a double jab.
McCahon slips a straight right by Taylor.
clark McCahon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCahon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor forces McCahon back against the cage and clinches.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCahon's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCahon.
Taylor drives through and clinches with McCahon against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCahon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCahon scores with a nice right hand.
McCahon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCahon finds it's way round the side to connect with Taylor's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Taylor in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McCahon lands with an uppercut that bounces Taylor off the cage and back into rage.
McCahon is looking to chop away at Taylor's legs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCahon!
Taylor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McCahon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCahon tries to advance to mount but Taylor denies him.
Taylor keeps McCahon under control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor struggling a bit here.
McCahon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Taylor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McCahon off and has taken his back!
I would not like to be McCahon right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCahon trying to control the action but Taylor just sinks the hooks in.
Taylor biding his time, controlling McCahon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taylor keeps control of the position as McCahon tries to break free.
Taylor controls the action.
McCahon trying to get back to his feet but Taylor is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
clark McCahon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Taylor throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCahon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Taylor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor scores with a jab. McCahon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taylor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taylor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCahon throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters by clinching up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taylor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
McCahon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McCahon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCahon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but McCahon persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taylor.
clark McCahon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCahon's calf.
Taylor has McCahon up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCahon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor wants to break free but McCahon has control.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Alex Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor blocks a head kick by McCahon.
McCahon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCahon clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
McCahon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McCahon scores a takedown into full mount!
McCahon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding McCahon's attempts to control the action.
McCahon is really struggling to control Taylor but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to lock up and control but McCahon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McCahon trying to control but Taylor is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McCahon holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee stands the fighters back up. clark McCahon just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Taylor throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCahon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor lands a head kick. McCahon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McCahon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McCahon throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
A combination from McCahon does no damage.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCahon is working for takedown but Taylor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCahon throws a body kick that misses.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCahon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Taylor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Taylor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skou Remy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Svenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skou Remy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Skou Remy!
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, Tom Svenn!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Svenn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Svenn controlling the position.
Svenn is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Remy is trying to escape and Svenn transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Remy is forced to tap! Nice work there by Svenn! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Svenn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stasiek Burdon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burdon comes into the arena with Linkin Park - Bleed it out blaring out of the sound system. Stasiek Burdon had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Johnny Nova acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stasiek Burdon!
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, Johnny Nova!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdon moves into the clinch successfully.
Burdon is trying to trip Nova. He has hold of a leg but Nova is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Burdon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Burdon passes Nova's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burdon prevents Nova from improving his position.
Burdon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nova looking for submissions off his back.
Nova wants to get back to full guard but Burdon has mounted him!
Burdon lands with some strikes.
Nova tries to hold on but Burdon postures up.
Burdon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nova is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burdon won't let Nova get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nova wants to hold on but Burdon pushes him away.
Burdon 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.
Burdon prevents Nova from getting the reversal.
Burdon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nova is rocked!
Nova is trying desperately to improve position.
Nova is still in real trouble! Can Burdon finish him?
Burdon moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Nova has worked his arm free - good work by Nova!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nova to his feet.
Nova seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnny Nova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burdon is breathing heavily.
Nova feints and as Burdon raises his hands in defense, Nova changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burdon is keeping the position for now.
Burdon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nova looking to pass the guard.
Burdon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nova!
Burdon trying to control but Nova is having none of it.
Nova is trying to escape the mount.
Nova wants to hold on but Burdon pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova gets back to half guard.
Nova is trying to control but can't.
Nova works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nova looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nova is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burdon passes Nova's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nova trying to control but Burdon postures up.
Burdon thows a huge punch but Nova dodges it nicely.
Burdon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nova wants to control but Burdon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nova looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nova is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Burdon pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdon controlling the action here.
Nova is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burdon fails with the takedown.
Nova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burdon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Burdon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burdon lands a couple of digs.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nova holds on and takes a little breather.
Burdon stands and steps away. Nova gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nova fails with the takedown
and Burdon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nova shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nova was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Burdon prevents Nova from taking his back.
Nova controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nova looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Burdon wants to hold on but Nova pushes him away.
Burdon's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Burdon can't escape the position.
Burdon gets back to half guard.
Nova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burdon keeps working.
Burdon tries to kick Nova off but Nova keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burdon trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nova is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Burdon!
Burdon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nova has hold of Burdon's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Burdon manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nova goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Burdon is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stasiek Burdon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nova bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nova is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burdon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nova looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nova is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burdon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burdon tries to buck Nova off but Nova is having none of it.
Burdon is trying to buck Nova off.
Nova is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burdon has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burdon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nova is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdon regains half guard.
Stasiek Burdon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burdon trying to hold on to Nova's head to control him but Nova postures up.
Nova decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Burdon has managed to clinch.
Nova tries to pull guard but Burdon won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Burdon.
Burdon wants a takedown but no success here.
Burdon is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nova.
Burdon wants the takedown. Nova is fighting it off but Burdon persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nova's guard against the cage.
Nova is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nova working a defensive guard but Burdon manages to pass into side control anyway.
Nova wants to control but Burdon postures up.
Burdon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nova to his feet.
Nova tries to clinch
so Burdon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nova working for submissions but it's allowed Burdon to get to half guard.
Nova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova looking for submissions off his back.
Burdon prevents Nova from improving his position.
Burdon wants to pass to mount but Nova is defending the position.
Nova moves into full guard.
Nova keeping busy on the bottom but Burdon has passed one foot through into half guard.
Burdon escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nova shoots and misses
and Burdon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nova gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nova tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stasiek Burdon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Nova.
Nova jumps into guard, dragging Burdon to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdon postures up.
Nova is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nova is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Burdon has his hands clasped together but Nova extends an breaks Burdon's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nova.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Nova!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Corey Bigs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corey Bigs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corey Bigs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Ferro!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferro.
Bigs looks for a takedown but Ferro sprawls well.
Bigs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferro swivels and escapes.
Bigs moves out of range of the strikes.
Bigs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Bigs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferro swivels and escapes.
Ferro scores with the left hand. Bigs knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Corey Bigs has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ferro misses.
Bigs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bigs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bigs lands a heavy elbow.
Bigs is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Ferro is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Ferro flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Bigs anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Ferro and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Bigs slips an arm under Ferro chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Bigs has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Bigs is squeezing on Ferro like an anaconda would it's prey. Ferro fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Corey Bigs!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bobles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Rand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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, Ray Bobles!
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, Daniel Rand!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rand paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bobles has a takedown stuffed.
Rand drops Bobles with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bobles looks back up at him and smiles so Rand waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bobles is rocked!
Rand throws a pinpoint strike between Bobles's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Bobles crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Rand scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Rand!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanov comes to the cage accompanied by Greatest song ever made. Iron is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let the bodies hit the floor. John Iron struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Romanov!
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, John Iron!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron keeps the fight on the outside.
Iron throws a leg kick but Romanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Romanov tries to clinch but Iron moves out of range.
Romanov moves in looking to clinch but Iron pushes him off.
Romanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Iron circles away.
Iron throws a right and a left that Romanov avoids nicely.
Iron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sergei Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Iron tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Iron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romanov lands an elbow inside that Iron shrugs off.
Romanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Romanov lands a nice elbow.
Iron tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romanov smiles and moves away.
Romanov tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Iron swats away the attempt to clinch by Romanov.
Iron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romanov.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Iron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romanov lands an elbow inside.
Romanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron misses with a knee to the head.
Romanov lands an elbow inside that Iron shrugs off.
It looks like John Iron has been cut.
Romanov leaning against his opponent.
Iron takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romanov lands an elbow just above Iron 's eye.
Romanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Iron is trying to stall.
Romanov lands an elbow inside that Iron shrugs off.
Iron tries to break the clinch but Romanov is controlling the position.
Iron looks gassed!
Romanov gets underhooks to prevent Iron's takedown attempt.
Sergei Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Iron.
Iron is trying to break free.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Iron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romanov lands an elbow inside.
Iron takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Romanov.
Romanov lands a knee to the body.
Romanov lands an elbow inside that Iron shrugs off.
Iron has had enough of the clinch but Romanov keeps him there for the moment.
Romanov lands an elbow that stopped Iron in his tracks for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Romanov.
Romanov lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov lands an elbow inside that Iron shrugs off.
Romanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Iron avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Iron avoiding damage as Romanov throws knees to the body.
Iron takes an elbow to the temple.
A bit of stalling here from Romanov.
Iron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romanov has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Romanov.
Romanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Iron takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Iron avoids the damage to the body.
Iron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romanov has him pressed against the cage.
Romanov is stalling here.
Romanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Romanov lands a damaging elbow.
Iron throws an elbow but it misses.
Iron wants to break free but Romanov has control.
Romanov prevents Iron from breaking the clinch.
Romanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iron.
Romanov is trying to stall.
Iron is trying to break free.
Iron dodges an elbow strike from Romanov.
Romanov prevents Iron from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov lands a damaging elbow.
Iron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Iron tries to break the clinch but Romanov is controlling the position.
Romanov lands an elbow that stopped Iron in his tracks for a moment.
Iron blocks an elbow strike from Romanov.
Romanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iron.
Romanov gets underhooks to prevent Iron's takedown attempt.
Iron is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Romanov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Romanov looking to slow down the pace here.
Iron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Iron avoids the elbow strike from Romanov, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romanov.
Iron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romanov blocks an elbow strike from Iron.
Iron has had enough of the clinch but Romanov keeps him there for the moment.
Iron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romanov throws an elbow but it misses.
Iron blocks the elbow strike.
Iron tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Iron tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Iron has had enough of the clinch but Romanov keeps him there for the moment.
Romanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Iron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iron can't break the clinch.
Iron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romanov has him pressed against the cage.
Romanov keeps control of Iron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Romanov prevents Iron from breaking the clinch.
Iron blocks the elbow strike.
Iron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Iron throws an elbow but it misses.
Romanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Iron wants to get back to striking at distance but Romanov won't allow it.
Romanov has Iron pressed against the cage.
Romanov misses with an elbow strike.
Romanov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Iron breaks the clinch.
Romanov moves in looking to clinch but Iron pushes him off.
Iron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romanov closes the distance and clinches.
Romanov avoiding damage.
Iron can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Romanov.
Iron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romanov stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Romanov.
Romanov lands an elbow inside that Iron shrugs off.
Romanov lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up John Iron's cut even more.
Iron takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romanov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romanov lands an elbow inside.
Romanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Iron misses with an elbow over the top.
Romanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Romanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Iron's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Iron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iron shoots in for a takedown but Romanov shows good takedown defense.
Romanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romanov blocks a head kick by Iron.
Romanov is looking to clinch but Iron is avoiding it.
Iron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romanov tries to clinch but Iron moves out of range.
Romanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romanov tries to clinch up but Iron circles away and keeps his distance.
Romanov tries to clinch but Iron moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Iron.
Romanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iron throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Romanov's waist but Romanov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Iron off to one side.
Romanov instigates a clinch.
Iron takes an elbow to the temple.
Iron missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Iron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romanov has him pressed against the cage.
Romanov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Iron is breathing heavily.
Romanov lands an elbow just above Iron 's eye.
Romanov lands an elbow inside that Iron shrugs off.
Romanov lands an elbow inside.
Romanov pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Romanov.
Romanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romanov lands a damaging elbow.
Iron tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sergei Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Iron.
Romanov lands an elbow just above Iron 's eye.
Romanov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romanov tries to stall but Iron uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Iron has had enough of the clinch but Romanov keeps him there for the moment.
Iron has had enough of the clinch but Romanov keeps him there for the moment.
Romanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romanov keeps control of Iron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Iron blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romanov throws an elbow but misses.
Iron can't break the clinch.
Iron tries to pull guard but Romanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Iron drops back down to his feet.
Iron avoiding damage as Romanov throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romanov throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romanov.
Iron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Iron drops down looking for an ankle pick but Romanov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Iron tries to bum rush Romanov with a series of wild strikes but Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romanov clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron tries to break the clinch but Romanov is controlling the position.
Iron tries to break the clinch but Romanov is controlling the position.
Iron tries to break the clinch but Romanov is controlling the position.
Romanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Iron managing to block the knees to the body from Romanov.
Iron takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romanov is trying to stall.
Romanov dodges an elbow strike from Iron.
Romanov is stalling here.
Romanov lands an elbow just above Iron 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romanov.
Iron is working for takedown but Romanov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romanov.
Iron tries to break the clinch but Romanov is controlling the position.
Romanov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Iron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romanov lands an elbow inside that Iron shrugs off.
Iron avoids the elbow strike from Romanov, against the cage.
Iron is trying to break free.
Romanov lands an elbow inside.
Romanov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Iron wants to break free but Romanov has control.
Romanov landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Romanov to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov trying to land knees to the body.
Iron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romanov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Iron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Iron looking for a takedown.
Romanov lands a nice elbow.
Romanov missing with knees to the body.
Romanov prevents Iron from breaking the clinch.
Romanov lands an elbow that stopped Iron in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above John Iron's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Iron tries to pull guard but Romanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Iron drops back down to his feet.
Romanov lands an elbow that stopped Iron in his tracks for a moment.
Romanov lands a nice elbow.
Romanov lands a nice knee to the body.
Romanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Romanov.
Romanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iron.
Sergei Romanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Romanov.
Romanov lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romanov.
Iron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Iron has had enough of the clinch but Romanov keeps him there for the moment.
Iron tries to break the clinch but Romanov is controlling the position.
Iron wants to get back to striking at distance but Romanov won't allow it.
Romanov avoids the elbow strike from Iron, against the cage.
Iron tries to pull guard but Romanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Iron drops back down to his feet.
Romanov lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Romanov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Iron tries to break the clinch but Romanov is controlling the position.
Iron can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Romanov.
Romanov missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Romanov.
Romanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Iron tries to pull guard but Romanov won't allow it.
Iron takes an elbow to the forehead.
John Iron's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Iron jumps guard but Romanov stands there with Iron around his waist. Iron gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Iron has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romanov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Iron goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romanov prevents it.
Romanov taking a breather.
Iron goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romanov prevents it.
Romanov keeps control of Iron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Iron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Iron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romanov prevents Iron from breaking the clinch.
Iron wants to break free but Romanov has control.
Romanov trying to stall but Iron improves his position.
Romanov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Iron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Romanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Iron's cut.
That's time! Romanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Iron.
Romanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romanov tries to clinch but Iron moves out of range.
Iron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iron stalks Romanov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romanov's face. Romanov staggers backwards, shaken.
Romanov has managed to clinch.
Iron has had enough of the clinch but Romanov keeps him there for the moment.
Iron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Romanov lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Romanov throws an elbow but misses.
Iron wants to get back to striking at distance but Romanov won't allow it.
Romanov wants to stall.
Iron is trying to break free.
Iron managing to block the knees to the body from Romanov.
Romanov stalling against the cage.
Iron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Iron tries to break the clinch but Romanov is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romanov keeps control of Iron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Iron misses with a knee strike.
Romanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romanov lands a nice elbow.
Iron takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romanov trying to stall but Iron improves his position.
Romanov lands an elbow inside.
Romanov lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov lands an elbow that stopped Iron in his tracks for a moment.
Romanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romanov stalls.
Iron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romanov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Iron drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romanov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romanov lands an elbow that stopped Iron in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Iron's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Romanov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Grandmasion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francois Grandmasion will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francois Grandmasion!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandmasion misses with the combination.
Grandmasion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martinez feints and as Grandmasion raises his hands in defense, Martinez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grandmasion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Grandmasion has wrist control.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grandmasion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grandmasion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grandmasion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez thows a big elbow that misses.
Martinez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grandmasion manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Martinez has Grandmasion in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to sweep but instead, Grandmasion has passed into half guard.
Grandmasion trying to control the pace.
Grandmasion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martinez tries to roll over but Grandmasion keeps him under control.
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.
Grandmasion wants to take a breather but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez 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.
Martinez tries to roll over but Grandmasion keeps him under control.
Martinez is pressing down on Grandmasion's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Martinez is looking for a triangle but Grandmasion pushes his legs off easily.
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Martinez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Martinez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grandmasion puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Martinez wants to improve his position but Grandmasion is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up with Grandmasion, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes Grandmasion against the cage but Grandmasion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grandmasion misses with a series of wild punches.
Francois Grandmasion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez fails with the takedown.
Martinez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grandmasion manages to get to full guard.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez thows a big elbow that misses.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Grandmasion goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martinez takes one to the side of the head.
Martinez is rocked!
Martinez fails to land the takedown.
Martinez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Martinez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grandmasion wants to get back to his feet.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grandmasion's head.
Martinez with the ground and pound but Grandmasion uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez has gone for a leg lock! Grandmasion slips out almost immediately though and dives into Martinez's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grandmasion wants to stand but Martinez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Martinez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grandmasion's guard.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grandmasion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grandmasion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez forces his way into half guard.
Grandmasion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez uses his free foot to push down on Grandmasion's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Grandmasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grandmasion looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Grandmasion that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Martinez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grandmasion can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Martinez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grandmasion's face.
Martinez with good strikes from the mount here!
Martinez lands a big shot there that rocks Grandmasion but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Martinez lands a big elbow.
Martinez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Grandmasion is on top in guard.
Martinez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Martinez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grandmasion's guard.
Grandmasion is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez is looking to advance position but Grandmasion has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grandmasion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grandmasion misses with a double jab.
Grandmasion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grandmasion defending well though.
Grandmasion pushes Martinez off and gets back to his feet.
Grandmasion misses with a series of wild punches.
Grandmasion throws a leg kick that misses.
Grandmasion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Grandmasion misses with a head kick.
Grandmasion tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Grandmasion there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandmasion looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
Grandmasion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
A combination from Grandmasion does no damage.
Grandmasion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grandmasion goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grandmasion scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez avoids a kick to the body.
Grandmasion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandmasion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Grandmasion!
Martinez is working for a guillotine from mount but Grandmasion frees his head quite easily.
Martinez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Grandmasion turns into him and now he's in Martinez's guard.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Grandmasion stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grandmasion passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.
Martinez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grandmasion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Grandmasion controlling him for the moment.
Martinez with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Grandmasion can't handle though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Grandmasion controlling him for the moment.
Martinez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Martinez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grandmasion's guard.
Grandmasion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Martinez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grandmasion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grandmasion wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jesus Martinez did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good shot there by Grandmasion.
Grandmasion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Grandmasion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grandmasion misses with a body shot.
Grandmasion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab-cross combination lands for Grandmasion and sends Martinez crashing to the mat! Grandmasion follows him down to the mat - Martinez regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Martinez looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Grandmasion pushes past his half guard into mount!
Martinez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grandmasion wants to control the pace but Martinez is squirming around nicely.
Martinez is trying desperately to improve position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Grandmasion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jesus Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Grandmasion. What's that going to do exactly?
Martinez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grandmasion looking to control and managing it successfully.
Martinez working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Martinez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Martinez working to try and regain half guard.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.
Martinez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Grandmasion prevents Martinez from improving his position.
Martinez works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martinez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Grandmasion has passed into side control.
Martinez is looking to reverse the position.
Grandmasion tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Martinez manages to get back to half guard.
Martinez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Grandmasion is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Martinez Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Grandmasion's back instead.
Grandmasion covering up well under a series of strikes from Martinez.
Grandmasion showing good submission defense here.
Grandmasion is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Martinez 's hooks.
Martinez 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Grandmasion dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grandmasion looks to land a combination. Martinez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Grandmasion.
Grandmasion lands a nice shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martinez.
No joy there for Grandmasion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martinez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Grandmasion on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grandmasion wants to get back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but Grandmasion defending well.
Martinez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Grandmasion!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandmasion takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grandmasion manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Martinez winds up and cracks Grandmasion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Martinez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Martinez tries to pass to full mount but Grandmasion defends it.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grandmasion defending well though.
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martinez prevents Grandmasion from improving his position.
Grandmasion wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grandmasion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grandmasion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grandmasion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francois Grandmasion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grandmasion lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grandmasion is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Grandmasion circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grandmasion as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grandmasion slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandmasion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Grandmasion.
Grandmasion is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martinez rather than just go for the knockout.
Grandmasion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grandmasion misses the shot to the body.
Grandmasion tries a head kick but it misses.
Grandmasion cracks Martinez with a good jab.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandmasion.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Grandmasion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martinez showed some decent athleticism there.
Martinez throwing shots but Grandmasion is blocking nicely.
Francois Grandmasion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez trying to pass the guard but Grandmasion defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to advance position but Grandmasion counters by regaining guard.
Martinez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martinez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Grandmasion regains half guard, as Martinez was trying to land strikes.
Martinez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grandmasion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Francois Grandmasion.
I think Martinez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:48
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:47
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jesus Martinez!
Jesus Martinez retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grind Em Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Mackie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grind Em Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Mackie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mackie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mackie is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gracie has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mackie is looking to defend but Gracie has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mackie! Gracie pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mackie taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grind Em Gracie!
Grind Em Gracie retains his light heavyweight title!
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