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UCF 11 Nogueira Vs Simmons PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helder Gracies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Something in your Mouth. Jonas Gomez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Helder Gracies's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Jonas Gomez!
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, Helder Gracies!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracies dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Gracies's head and hops out.
Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Gracies.
Gomez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gracies has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gomez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gracies looking for the choke from the back.
Gracies working for the choke.
Gomez can't escape the position.
Gomez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gracies.
Gracies is not going to allow Gomez to sit and survive in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracies looking to break Gomez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gomez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gracies will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gracies is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Gracies is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gomez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gracies has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Gomez! Can he survive? No! He's out! Gracies gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Helder Gracies!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bolonha Henriques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Blanka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blanka has chosen Dont Approach me - Eminem - Xzibit as his entrance music. Bolonha Henriques has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bolonha Henriques!
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, Pedro Blanka!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henriques misses with a leg kick.
Blanka shoots in looking for a takedown. Henriques tries to sprawl out of it but Blanka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henriques manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blanka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blanka swats away the attempt to clinch by Henriques.
Henriques scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Henriques clinches up with Blanka and pushes him back against the cage.
Henriques breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henriques moves in looking to clinch but Blanka pushes him off.
Henriques tries to clinch but Blanka is having none of it.
Henriques throws a right and a left that Blanka avoids nicely.
Henriques shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blanka makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blanka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriques pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blanka is keeping the position for now.
Blanka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Henriques trying to control the position from guard on top but Blanka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blanka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blanka trying to keep a closed guard but Henriques is proving a slippery customer.
Henriques wanted to stand there but Blanka had control of the position.
Henriques wants to control from the top but Blanka keeps moving.
That's two 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.
Blanka has control of Henriques's left arm, preventing Henriques from doing any damage.
Blanka keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
Blanka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henriques wants to control from the top but Blanka keeps moving.
Blanka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanka keeping moving, preventing Henriques from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blanka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanka is looking to advance position but Henriques won't allow it.
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.
Henriques is trying to control but can't.
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.
Henriques is concentrating on defense, preventing Blanka from advancing position.
Henriques trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Blanka is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Blanka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pedro Blanka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikael Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valerio Gracie!
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, Mikael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gracie rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silva's guard! Nice work there by Gracie!
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Silva seems to have locked his on tight now - Gracie screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Silva, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mikael Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Almeida!
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, Murilo Rua!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Almeida stuffs the takedown attempt from Rua. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
Almeida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rua momentarily.
Almeida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Almeida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Almeida tries to avoid it but Rua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Almeida to the ground. Almeida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Almeida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rua is out of range.
Almeida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Almeida misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Almeida but Almeida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raphael Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murilo Rua.
Almeida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rua has time to react.
Almeida fakes the leg kick and cracks Rua in the body.
Rua looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Almeida.
Almeida throws a wild body kick that Rua sees coming a mile off.
Rua blocks a head kick by Almeida.
Nice sprawl there from Almeida as Rua shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is looking to land body kicks.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown. Almeida tries to sprawl out of it but Rua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Almeida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Almeida is looking to land body kicks.
Murilo Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Almeida.
A left lands for Almeida.
Almeida throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Rua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Almeida throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Almeida tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almeida looks for the body kick but Rua saw that one coming.
Almeida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almeida throws a front kick aimed at Rua's knee but Rua avoids it well.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
Almeida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Almeida looks for the body kick but Rua saw that one coming.
Almeida just misses with a punch to the body.
Almeida moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Almeida looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Almeida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Almeida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
Almeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Almeida.
Almeida is looking to land body kicks.
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Almeida circles away and we're back to standing.
Rua is trying desperately to land a takedown but Almeida is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua needs to keep his hands up - Almeida had a free shot at his head there.
Almeida delivers a nice body kick.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almeida.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rua is defended easily by Almeida.
Rua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Almeida finds it's way round the side to connect with Rua's head.
A head kick misses from Almeida.
Almeida leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Almeida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick from Almeida.
Almeida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Almeida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Almeida.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Almeida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raphael Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick.
Rua has managed to clinch.
Rua looking for a takedown.
Almeida has Rua pressed against the cage.
Almeida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua misses with an elbow strike.
Almeida is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Almeida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Almeida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Almeida tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua has a takedown stuffed.
Almeida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua shoots for a takedown but Almeida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Almeida dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rua blocks the body kick.
Rua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Almeida defends it nicely.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses.
Almeida misses with a low kick.
Rua blocks a head kick by Almeida.
Almeida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
Almeida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raphael Almeida is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua tries for a takedown but Almeida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raphael Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murilo Rua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
Rua scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rua prevents Almeida from escaping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almeida keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rua has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rua working away.
Rua scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Almeida to see if he's OK.
Rua scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Almeida to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Rua.
Rua working the head and body with strikes.
Rua tries to move into full mount but can't pass Almeida's legs.
Rua working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Almeida is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Almeida takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rua scores with punches from side control.
Almeida wants to get back to his feet.
Rua working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rua scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Almeida to see if he's OK.
Rua tries to advance to mount but Almeida denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to bench press Rua off him but Rua keeps the position.
Almeida is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rua connects with a decent elbow.
Rua tries to advance to mount but can't.
Almeida taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rua throws a strike aimed at the side of Almeida's head but Almeida avoids it well.
Rua in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rua postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rua passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Almeida!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua tries to control but Almeida wriggling away.
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.
Almeida wants to hold on but Rua pushes him away.
Rua lands with some strikes.
Rua won't let Almeida get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida is trying to escape the mount.
Rua is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Almeida can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rua putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua avoids the attempt from Almeida to control.
Rua unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Rua 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!
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Almeida circles away and we're back to standing.
Rua gets the takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Rua's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Almeida tries to escape but Rua is in control.
Almeida dodges the ground and pound from Rua.
Almeida is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rua is controlling him well.
Rua lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua throws an elbow but Almeida slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Almeida stuffs the takedown attempt from Rua. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
Raphael Almeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murilo Rua.
Almeida lands with a shot to the body.
Rua moves out of range as Almeida throws a body kick.
Almeida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.
Almeida leaves Rua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rua avoids the head kick by Almeida.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Almeida misses with a head kick.
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.
Rua blocks a head kick by Almeida.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Almeida circles away.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raphael Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Almeida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Almeida throws a head kick that half lands.
Rua changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Almeida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rua misses with the ground and pound.
Almeida sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua stops Almeida from getting back to his feet.
Rua throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rua not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Almeida is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rua scores with a couple of nice shots.
Almeida tries to get to full guard but Rua has control of the leg.
Almeida is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rua scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Almeida's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but Almeida shows good takedown defense.
Almeida connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Almeida.
Almeida misses with a head kick.
Almeida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown. Almeida tries to sprawl out of it but Rua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Almeida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Almeida is looking to score with low kicks.
Rua slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almeida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Almeida but Almeida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Almeida is fending him off so far but Rua persists. Nope, Almeida circles away and we're back to standing.
Rua shoots in but Almeida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Almeida throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Murilo Rua.
I think Rua 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Dourado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ben wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelo Dourado had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Dourado!
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, ben wells!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dourado wants to clinch up but wells keeps it at a distance.
Dourado moves in looking to clinch but wells pushes him off.
Dourado tries to clinch up.
wells swats away the attempt to clinch by Dourado.
Dourado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with wells, pushing him back against the cage.
wells tries for a takedown but Dourado manages to get underhooks.
Dourado lands a nice elbow.
wells wants a takedown.
Dourado is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
wells changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dourado fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marcelo Dourado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ben wells.
Dourado tries to close the distance and clinch but wells swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dourado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dourado tries to clinch up.
Dourado closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Dourado.
Dourado lands an elbow inside that wells shrugs off.
It looks like ben wells has been cut.
Dourado lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dourado gets underhooks to prevent wells's takedown attempt.
Dourado unloads a knee to the mid-section.
wells can't get the takedown.
wells looks gassed!
Dourado with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dourado lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dourado lands an elbow that stopped wells in his tracks for a moment.
Dourado connects with a knee to the head.
Dourado prevents the takedown attempt.
Dourado leaning against his opponent.
wells has Dourado pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dourado manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wells is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dourado gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dourado lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dourado lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dourado is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
wells has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dourado is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
wells being controlled against the cage.
Dourado connects with a knee to the head.
Dourado stalling against the cage.
Dourado connects with a nasty looking knee right to wells's face.
Dourado dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dourado is pressed up against the cage. wells has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dourado down to the mat. Dourado avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
wells keeps the fight on the outside.
Dourado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dourado wants to clinch up but wells keeps it at a distance.
Dourado moves in looking to clinch but wells pushes him off.
Dourado tries to clinch up.
Marcelo Dourado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
wells swats away the attempt to clinch by Dourado.
Dourado wants to clinch up but wells keeps it at a distance.
Dourado wants to clinch up but wells keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
wells looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dourado!
Dourado avoids a series of strikes thrown by wells.
Dourado is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Dourado trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dourado is squirming around, avoiding wells's attempts to control the action.
Dourado wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by wells.
Dourado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for wells on the ground.
Dourado'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.
The referee warns Dourado that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
wells tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dourado squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
wells dominating with strikes here.
wells landing strikes, looking to finish!
You get the feeling that Dourado really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
wells landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dourado squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
wells punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dourado is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
wells is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dourado can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dourado is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
wells working the ground and pound effectively.
wells controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Dourado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on ben wells's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
wells scores with the left hand. Dourado knows he should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dourado moves in looking to clinch but wells pushes him off.
Dourado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dourado is looking to clinch but wells is avoiding it.
wells just misses with a punch to the body.
Dourado doesn't manage to clinch there - wells circles away.
Dourado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marcelo Dourado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
wells throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dourado drives through and clinches with wells against the cage.
wells looking for a takedown.
Dourado crunches a lovely knee into wells's ribcage.
Dourado lands an elbow inside that wells shrugs off.
wells is trying to drag Dourado to the mat but Dourado just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dourado gets underhooks to prevent wells's takedown attempt.
Marcelo Dourado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ben wells.
Dourado lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dourado connects with a knee to the head.
Dourado lands a good knee to the midsection. wells won't want to take too many of those.
Dourado working wells over with knees to the body.
wells is breathing heavily.
Dourado putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has wells in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dourado comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dourado.
Dourado lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
wells takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dourado creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through wells's defenses.
Dourado is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dourado lands an elbow inside.
Dourado with a knee to the head.
Dourado with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dourado is pushing wells up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dourado using the Thai plumb to throw knees but wells has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dourado landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dourado lands a knee to the body.
wells is working for takedown but Dourado is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dourado connects with a knee to the head.
wells being controlled against the cage.
Dourado is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
wells managing to block the knees to the body from Dourado.
wells can't get the takedown.
Dourado connects with a nasty looking knee right to wells's face.
Dourado using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dourado is pressed up against the cage. wells has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dourado down to the mat. Dourado avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dourado tries to clinch up.
Dourado moves in looking to clinch but wells pushes him off.
wells lands a jab to the nose.
Dourado tries to clinch up.
wells keeps the fight on the outside.
Dourado gets caught flat footed, as wells shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
wells in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
wells connects with a couple of short punches.
wells throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dourado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dourado is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dourado is wriggling around but wells manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wells prevents Dourado from standing back up.
wells working the head and body with strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
wells scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dourado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dourado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
wells listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
wells fails to land with a series of punches.
Dourado tries to clinch but wells moves out of range.
Dourado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dourado fails in his attempt to clinch.
wells avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
wells closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dourado to the mat! Dourado manages to get full guard.
Dourado wants to stand and escape but wells is having none of it.
wells scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
wells won't allow Dourado to get back to his feet.
wells is standing up over Dourado. Dourado looks to escape but wells dives into side control.
wells advances to full mount.
Dourado'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.
wells lands a big shot there that rocks Dourado but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
wells lands a heavy elbow.
wells has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dourado's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but ben wells will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on ben wells's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from wells misses the target.
Dourado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dourado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but wells paws at him with a jab and circles away.
wells loads up on a big right hand but Dourado slips the punch.
Dourado tries to clinch but wells is having none of it.
wells shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dourado is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
wells unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
wells scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dourado?
Dourado is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dourado taking shots to the head.
wells working Dourado over with strikes here.
Dourado is trying to stand.
wells controlling the position easily from mount.
Dourado is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
wells is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
wells won't let Dourado get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
wells putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
wells landing strikes from the mount and Dourado is in trouble!
Dourado'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.
wells raining down shots from the mount!
wells controlling from mount.
wells working Dourado over with strikes here.
wells sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
wells won't let Dourado get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wells sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
wells looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
wells tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
wells lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dourado hang on?
wells has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dourado is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
wells lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dourado wants to try and get back to his feet.
wells controlling the pace for now.
wells fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dourado is trying to stand.
wells connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dourado really wants to buck wells off and get back to his feet.
wells working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dourado wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
ben wells comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think wells 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ben wells!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Katama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durham comes to the cage accompanied by Hed PE - Let's Ride. Katama has chosen New Divide as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simo Katama!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham fails with a takedown attempt.
Durham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katama throws out the jab.
Durham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katama throws out the jab.
Durham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katama.
Katama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katama feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Durham crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simo Katama!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zak Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zak Simmons!
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, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Simmons keeps it at a distance.
Simmons tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liddell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Simmons somewhat.
Simmons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Simmons circles away.
Liddell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
Simmons throws a big shot that misses.
Liddell throws a right hand that Simmons ducks under and follows up with a left that Simmons also avoids with ease.
Liddell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liddell has Simmons pressed against the cage, preventing Simmons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liddell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Liddell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Liddell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Simmons walks away with a smile on his face. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zak Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simmons misses with a combination
and Liddell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liddell.
A frustrated look appears on Simmons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simmons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liddell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simmons.
Simmons slips a straight right by Liddell.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Simmons keeps it at a distance.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Simmons circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Simmons.
That's two 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.
A jab from Liddell finds it's way through Simmons's defenses.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Simmons keeps it at a distance.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Simmons avoids it well.
Simmons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Simmons misses with a hook.
Liddell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simmons, pushing him back against the cage.
Simmons wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddell won't allow it.
Liddell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddell tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a combination
and Liddell counters by clinching up.
Simmons is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Liddell's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A head punch on the inside from Liddell fails to land.
Liddell lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Liddell scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Liddell keeps control of Simmons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simmons stalling in the clinch but Liddell improves position.
Liddell ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Liddell no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Liddell keeping full guard, as Simmons tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Liddell is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simmons looking for a guillotine here but Liddell defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liddell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simmons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Simmons can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Liddell controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Simmons swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddell.
Simmons throws a shot from downtown. Liddell moves away and avoids it.
Simmons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Liddell.
A frustrated look appears on Simmons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liddell lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Liddell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Liddell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simmons has had enough of the clinch but Liddell keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Simmons tries to stall but Liddell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Simmons letting Liddell take a breather here.
Liddell pushes Simmons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Liddell scores with a shoulder strike.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Liddell.
Liddell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simmons up against the cage.
Liddell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Simmons is rocked!
Liddell scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Simmons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liddell lands a hook that snaps the head of Simmons backwards.
Liddell pulls Simmons into guard.
Liddell 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.
Simmons seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Liddell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Simmons has Liddell in his guard.
Simmons 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.
Simmons is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Liddell dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is looking to reverse the position.
Liddell taking a breather here.
Liddell is looking to take a break and control but Simmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liddell remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
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.
Simmons is trying to get back to his feet.
Simmons tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liddell trying to control the action but Simmons is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Simmons counters with a single leg into guard. Liddell didn't expect that.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
Simmons drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Liddell dives on top into guard.
Liddell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Simmons looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Liddell passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to take a break and control but Simmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Simmons manages to work his way to half guard, despite Liddell's best efforts.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Liddell in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Simmons actively working from the bottom here.
Liddell controlling the action here.
Liddell wants to pass to mount but Simmons is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Despite being in the dominant position, Chuck Liddell just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simmons throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liddell.
Simmons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Liddell.
Simmons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liddell taking a breather.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simmons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell works over Simmons's head and body with a nice combination.
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simmons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell punishes Simmons's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell closes the distance and clinches.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Simmons with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liddell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liddell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Liddell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zak Simmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liddell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddell prevents a body shot from Simmons.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liddell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Bridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Druida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bridges comes to the cage accompanied by Hit The Lights - Body Bag. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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204 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Bridges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Little Druida!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Druida jabs at Bridges's body.
Bridges keeps the fight on the outside.
Druida throws a right hand that Bridges ducks under and follows up with a left that Bridges also avoids with ease.
Bridges needs to keep his hands up - Druida had a free shot at his head there.
Druida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bridges moves away.
Druida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Druida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bridges manages to avoid it.
Bridges 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.
Druida keeping full guard, as Bridges tries to pass.
Druida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bridges doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bridges manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Druida keeping moving, preventing Bridges from controlling successfully.
Bridges avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Druida wants to stand but Bridges is controlling the position.
Bridges wants to pass the guard but Druida is keeping the position.
Bridges is working hard here to advance position.
Bridges wants to control from the top but Druida keeps moving.
Druida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bridges pushes down on Druida's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bridges trying to control the action but Druida is working from the bottom.
Bridges tries to pass to full mount but Druida defends it.
Druida moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bridges slips nicely into half guard.
Druida is trying to stand back up but Bridges is controlling him
Bridges is trying to control. Druida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bridges is looking for a kimura here.
Druida flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bridges tries to pass the half guard into mount. Druida knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Druida missing with punches from the bottom.
Bridges looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bridges is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druida works his way to full guard. Good work.
Druida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bridges is one step ahead there.
Druida keeping moving, preventing Bridges from controlling successfully.
Druida is looking for a triangle but Bridges pushes his legs off easily.
Bridges is sitting in close to Druida's body. Druida has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bridges is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bridges is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Druida.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Little Druida!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Orff - Carmina Burana - André Rieu's version. Garcia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vendetta. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Alves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Alves misses with a body kick.
Garcia lands a head kick!
It looks like Joao Alves has been cut.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Garcia lands a jab to Alves's midsection.
Garcia lands a big head kick that sends Alves tumbling to the mat! Garcia takes a step backwards and waves Alves back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Alves is rocked!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garcia - the referee stops the clock and Alves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garcia. Alves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Garcia lands a big head kick that sends Alves tumbling to the mat! Garcia takes a step backwards and waves Alves back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Garcia drops Alves with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Alves! Garcia dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Leon Garcia!
Leon Garcia is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zako Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes into the arena with Gimme Shelter blaring out of the sound system. Simmons has chosen I wanna be a balla as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zako Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.
Nogueira fails with the takedown.
Simmons throws a body punch but Nogueira moves out of range.
A big right from Nogueira misses.
A punch combination from Simmons misses.
Nogueira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nogueira misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Simmons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simmons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nogueira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simmons.
Nogueira moves forwards but Simmons connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nogueira throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.
Simmons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nogueira counters with a one-two to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Simmons throws a right hand that Nogueira ducks under and follows up with a left that Nogueira also avoids with ease.
Nogueira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nogueira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nogueira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nogueira passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to ground and pound but Simmons is blocking nicely.
Nogueira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Simmons trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nogueira jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Simmons is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Simmons and Nogueira has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but Simmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Simmons pushes Nogueira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nogueira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nogueira is trying to get an arm triangle but Simmons is defending well.
Simmons bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Simmons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
Nogueira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Simmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
Simmons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simmons looks to throw the jab but Nogueira is out of range.
Simmons misses with a body shot.
Nogueira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simmons throws a looping overhand right but Nogueira ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Simmons is not content to let Nogueira control the position.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nogueira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Simmons is just riding it out for now. Nogueira eventually gives up the hold.
Nogueira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Nogueira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Simmons is just riding it out for now. Nogueira eventually gives up the hold.
Simmons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nogueira pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but Simmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nogueira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Simmons knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet.
Nogueira works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nogueira working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Simmons turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Nogueira off and cradles Simmons's limp body as Nogueira celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira retains his heavyweight title!
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