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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Gambatesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luck Chiddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiddell has chosen Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Chiddell has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Gambatesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luck Chiddell!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambatesa lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Luck Chiddell has been cut.
Chiddell looks gassed!
Gambatesa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chiddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gambatesa lands with a right and another and another! Chiddell is in big trouble! Gambatesa lands again and this time it's lights out for Chiddell! A quality knockout there for Gambatesa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leo Gambatesa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Senna da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I N F E R N O. Senna da Silva has chosen Three 6 Mafia-Smokin On Da Dro as his entrance music. Eduardo Senna da Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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191 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Senna da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senna da Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nascimento throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nascimento manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nascimento manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Senna da Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nascimento missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nascimento throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nascimento with the ground and pound but Senna da Silva uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nascimento thows a big elbow that misses.
Nascimento loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Senna da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nascimento.
Senna da Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Senna da Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nascimento did well to prevent Senna da Silva getting side control.
Nascimento looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nascimento regains full guard. Nicely done.
Senna da Silva preventing the sweep.
Senna da Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nascimento. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nascimento looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nascimento 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.
Nascimento escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Senna da Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nascimento is breathing heavily.
Senna da Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento has momentary wrist control but Senna da Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Senna da Silva from controlling successfully.
Senna da Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Senna da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Nascimento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nascimento wants to sweep but no luck.
Senna da Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nascimento looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento has his foot on Senna da Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Senna da Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Senna da Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Senna da Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nascimento throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Senna da Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nascimento swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Senna da Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Nascimento has his foot on Senna da Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Senna da Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Senna da Silva 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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Eduardo Senna da Silva just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nascimento dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Senna da Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nascimento missing with a left hand there. Senna da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Senna da Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big right from Nascimento misses.
Nascimento swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Senna da Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nascimento looking for a guillotine here but Senna da Silva defends easily.
Senna da Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Senna da Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nascimento to his feet.
Nascimento misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a sloppy body shot
and Senna da Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nascimento punching from the bottom.
Senna da Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Senna da Silva prevents Nascimento from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nascimento actively working from the bottom here.
Senna da Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Senna da Silva drops an elbow to the side of Nascimento's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Senna da Silva not doing much here.
Nascimento is looking for a sweep. Senna da Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Senna da Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nascimento tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Senna da Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eduardo Senna da Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Senna da Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nascimento throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Senna da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Senna da Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nascimento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Senna da Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nascimento looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nascimento actively working from the bottom here.
Senna da Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Senna da Silva content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Senna da Silva 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nascimento is squirming around, avoiding Senna da Silva's attempts to control the action.
Nascimento working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Senna da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Senna da Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Senna da Silva preventing the sweep.
Senna da Silva wants to control from the top but Nascimento keeps moving.
Senna da Silva slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Nascimento.
Nascimento misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Senna da Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nascimento does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nascimento tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Senna da Silva wants to control but Nascimento is keeping him busy.
Nascimento throws a strike from the bottom but Senna da Silva passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nascimento throws a hook but Senna da Silva avoids it easily.
Nascimento wants to clinch
and Senna da Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Senna da Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nascimento is fending him off so far but Senna da Silva persists. Nope, Nascimento circles away and we're back to standing.
Senna da Silva moves away from the strike by Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to clinch up
and Senna da Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nascimento's guard now.
Senna da Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Senna da Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Senna da Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Senna da Silva wants to pass the guard but Nascimento is keeping the position.
Senna da Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nascimento looking for a sweep. Not yet Nascimento, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Senna da Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nascimento is keeping the position for now.
Senna da Silva is posturing up here but Nascimento has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Senna da Silva tries to roll out but it's too tight and Senna da Silva has to tap! Slick submission there by Nascimento!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wagner Nascimento!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dimitre Pacheco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dimitre Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius misses with a body kick.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacheco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meridius manages to avoid it.
Pacheco throws a nice looking combination but Meridius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meridius throws a quick head kick that knocks Pacheco silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Meridius is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maximus Meridius!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luke English!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by English which made him look bad.
English misses with a takedown attempt
and Thomas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thomas.
Thomas trying to control but English is working from the bottom.
English lands a decent punch to the body there.
English looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thomas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now English is on top in guard.
Thomas has momentary wrist control but English slips an elbow through the middle.
English landing some decent shots from guard.
Thomas is looking for a triangle but English pushes his legs off easily.
English got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thomas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, English has managed to get both his arms back between Thomas's legs - danger averted.
English works over Thomas with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells English's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
English has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
English postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thomas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thomas tries to get out of the position.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
English working some strikes from top position.
English is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
English lands a couple of elbows.
English stands and throws Thomas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
English in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Thomas struggling a bit here.
English in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
English scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on English's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for English on the ground.
English lands a few punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
English lands a nice forearm strike.
English cracks Thomas with a big right hand but Thomas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thomas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thomas tries to escape but English is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
English lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
English working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thomas tries to buck English off but English is having none of it.
English lands a decent elbow from side control.
English working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on English's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
English landing a few strikes.
English scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thomas to see if he's OK.
English cracks Thomas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
English working the head with strikes.
English in side control lands a decent elbow.
English lands a few punches from side control.
English lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on English's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
English landing strikes.
English working the ground and pound.
English landing a few strikes.
English works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
English working the ground and pound.
English working away.
English looks up at the clock and then as Thomas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, English smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
English scoring with punches and elbows.
English is working Thomas over with some ground and pound from side control.
English is working Thomas over with some ground and pound from side control.
English landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
English lands a few punches from side control.
English landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
English scores with punches from side control.
English working the body and head with strikes.
Thomas tries to improve position but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
English with a poor takedown
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps English thinking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from English is defended easily by Thomas.
Gordon Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke English.
Thomas with a poor takedown
and English counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
English content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
English scoring with some ground and pound.
English lands a couple of decent looking shots.
English connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and English defends well.
English lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke English dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thomas clinches but English breaks the clinch
and English counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by English.
English stops Thomas from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells English's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thomas has momentary wrist control but English slips an elbow through the middle.
English lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thomas controls English momentarily but English frees himself.
English makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
English working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
English working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
English connects with a couple of short punches.
Thomas had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. English is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Thomas Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take English's back instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
English breaks Thomas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
English working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
English landing with the ground and pound.
English is in close to Thomas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
English working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
English with a nice head shot there.
Thomas has momentary wrist control but English slips an elbow through the middle.
English is in close to Thomas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but English is one step ahead there.
English makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
English working some strikes from top position.
English lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
English scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
English avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. English gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
English closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thomas to the mat! Thomas manages to get full guard.
English has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
English postures up and lands a big shot to Thomas's brow.
English postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
English scoring with punches to the head and body.
English landing with the ground and pound.
English works over Thomas with some ground and pound from guard.
English with a nice head shot there.
English scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
English is working Thomas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
English works over Thomas with some ground and pound from guard.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
English avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
English scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
English chips away with some ground and pound.
English landing some decent shots from guard.
English working some strikes from top position.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
English makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. English gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
English postures up and lands a big shot to Thomas's brow.
English works over Thomas with some ground and pound from guard.
English cracks Thomas with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke English showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
English closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thomas did well to prevent English getting side control.
English working over Thomas with some ground and pound. Thomas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
English looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas landing strikes from the bottom.
English lands with a punch from half guard.
Thomas wants to improve his position but English is controlling well.
English drops an elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but English scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thomas has hold of English's hands but English slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
English winds up and cracks Thomas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
English lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Thomas taking some punishment here, with English in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas wants to improve his position but English is controlling well.
That's one minute 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. English connects with a nice short shot to Thomas's temple.
English is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
English fails with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
English trying to strike off his back.
English tries to strike from the bottom.
English throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
English striking off his back but it's not causing Thomas any problems.
English tries to land a sweep but no joy.
English throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
English striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Thomas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
English just misses with a punch to the body.
English circles away from the clinch attempt.
English shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas defends it nicely.
English shoots in but no luck this time.
Gordon Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke English.
English has his takedown stuffed
and Thomas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for English!
English flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Thomas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but English manages to avoid the submission attempt.
English throws an elbow that doesn't really do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to get an arm triangle but English is defending well.
English manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thomas's best efforts.
Thomas blocks the strikes from English.
English missing with punches from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomas tries to clinch but English moves out of range.
English throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thomas was covering up waiting for the punch and English finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Luke English is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
English lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
English chips away with some ground and pound.
English postures up.
English forces his way into half guard.
English is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Luke English has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas tries to roll over but English keeps him under control.
English controlling the action here.
Gordon Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luke English.
I've got English winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Luke English!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Luke English!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Luke English!
Luke English wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
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240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch there but Nogueira circles away.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Nogueira shoots in.
Nogueira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Oscar Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Nogueira.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nogueira 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nogueira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Nogueira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Nogueira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nogueira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nogueira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
Nogueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Nogueira looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Nogueira looking to control.
Silva is looking to stand up but Nogueira won't let him.
Silva stands up and waves to Nogueira to follow him.
Nogueira feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nogueira on the ground.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nogueira in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Nogueira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
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201 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Rocha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rocha moves into range and clinches up with Garcia.
Rocha jumps into guard, dragging Garcia to the mat.
Garcia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rocha is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garcia, into his guard.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Rocha defends easily.
Rocha showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rocha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rocha passes into side control.
Garcia sneaks back into half guard.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Rocha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia with the active half guard here but Rocha passes nicely into side control.
Rocha has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Garcia!
Garcia is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha content just to control the position here.
Rocha is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rocha content just to control the position here.
Rocha connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rocha controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Rocha connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Garcia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rocha looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Garcia can't escape the position.
Rocha raining down shots from the mount!
Rocha working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Garcia is trying to escape the mount.
Rocha breaks from Garcia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Luis Garcia has been cut.
Rocha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
Rocha with shots to the head and body - Garcia looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha landing punches.
Rocha lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Rocha.
Rocha lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocha working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rocha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rocha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Luis Garcia's cut even more.
Luis Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rocha scores with a nice head shot.
The cut above Luis Garcia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rocha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
Rocha forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Rocha lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Rocha is controlling well.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Mauricio Rocha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia is trying to stand up here but Rocha is controlling him well.
Rocha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Rocha prevents Garcia from standing back up.
Garcia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garcia.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rocha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha stands and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rocha working the ground and pound.
Rocha works to advance to full mount. Garcia defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rocha blocks Garcia's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rocha raining down shots from the mount!
Rocha landing punches.
Rocha landing shots from mount.
Garcia is looking to improve his position but Rocha isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Rocha.
Luis Garcia's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luis Garcia's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mauricio Rocha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Belnick Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Massa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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24
162 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Belnick Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Massa!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massa throws a head kick that half lands.
Massa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kicker dives in and grabs Massa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Massa pushes down on Kicker's head and hops out.
Massa misses with a head kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Massa.
Massa wants to stand but Kicker has his arm trapped.
Massa stands up and beckons Kicker to his feet.
Kicker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Massa counters with a head kick. That will keep Kicker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kicker misses with a takedown
and Massa counters with a huge head kick that drops Kicker! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Massa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Regan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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142 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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21
139 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Craig Regan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, A Evans!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Evans tries to get to full guard but Regan has control of the leg.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Regan.
Evans makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Evans.
Regan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Regan wants to stand but Evans has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Evans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Regan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Regan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Regan trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Regan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Evans sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Regan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Evans keeps Regan under control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Regan winds up and cracks Evans with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Evans is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Regan is tapping! Great win for Evans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). A Evans!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Boushay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Madeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bobby Boushay has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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189 lbs
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Boushay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Madeira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madeira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boushay's waist but Boushay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Madeira off to one side.
Madeira has a takedown stuffed.
Boushay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Madeira doesn't seem bothered though.
Boushay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Madeira looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boushay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Joao Madeira has been cut.
Boushay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Madeira blocks a head kick by Boushay.
Boushay lands a jab to Madeira's midsection.
Boushay tries a head kick but it misses.
Boushay drops Madeira with a beautiful combination! Madeira stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Boushay is looking for the KO!
Madeira is rocked!
Boushay steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Madeira is out on his feet! Boushay sets himself and nearly takes Madeira's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bobby Boushay!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarah Northcote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarah Northcote will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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138 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Curtis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sarah Northcote!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northcote shoots in and bounces Curtis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Northcote trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Northcote sitting in guard here, content to control.
Northcote pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curtis is keeping the position for now.
Northcote drops back looking for a leg! Curtis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Curtis manages to kick Northcote off! Northcote jumps back into Curtis's guard.
Northcote thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northcote wants to control from the top but Curtis keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Curtis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Northcote moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curtis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curtis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Curtis is breathing heavily.
Northcote is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Northcote is looking to clinch.
Northcote feints and as Curtis raises his hands in defense, Northcote changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Northcote is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Northcote wants to pass the guard but Curtis is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northcote thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Northcote trying to control but Curtis is working from the bottom.
Northcote thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis can't keep his opponent in guard - Northcote advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Northcote maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Curtis could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Northcote has cracked it and Curtis is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Northcote!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sarah Northcote!
Sarah Northcote is the new bantamweight champion!
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