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The Big Bang 10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burt Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gengis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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220 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Burt Angle!
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, Gengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khan wants it to stay on the feet.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan throws a right hand that Angle ducks under and follows up with a left that Angle also avoids with ease.
Khan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Angle's calf.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khan.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Angle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Angle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Angle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Angle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Angle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Angle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan dodges the ground and pound from Angle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan regains half guard, as Angle was trying to land strikes.
Angle 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.
Angle is looking to stall here but Khan recovers full guard.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Angle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Angle from controlling successfully.
Angle is looking to work some ground and pound but Khan has wrist control.
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.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Angle closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Angle lands in his opponent's guard.
Khan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Angle is controlling him.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Angle.
Angle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Angle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Angle throws a strike but Khan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan won't allow Angle to sweep him here.
Khan postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Angle is on top in guard.
Khan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Angle is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Angle gets to his feet - Khan follows without any prompting.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Angle fails with a takedown attempt.
Angle is breathing heavily.
Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gengis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Angle shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Khan tries to clinch there but Angle circles away.
Khan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Khan swinging wilding here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan lands with a hook. Angle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan throws a right and a left that Angle avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gengis Khan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Angle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Burt Angle has been cut.
Khan defending well as Angle loads up on a big left hand.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Khan.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan throws a combination. Angle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Angle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan instigates a clinch.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Angle stalling in the clinch but Khan improves position.
Angle seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Khan is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Angle blocks it.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Angle's efforts to push away.
Angle avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Khan.
Angle prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Angle is trying to maintain a safe position but Khan gets an underhook and turns Angle into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Angle is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Angle working aggressively here.
Angle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Angle won't allow it.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Angle.
Khan keeps control of Angle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angle blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Angle fails to land.
A short right from Angle.
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.
Angle leaning against his opponent.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Angle dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Angle's head and hops out.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Angle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Angle.
Angle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khan sees it coming and defends easily.
Angle thows a huge punch but Khan dodges it nicely.
Angle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
Angle slips a nice elbow through Khan's hands, connecting with Khan's forehead.
Ground and pound from Angle.
Angle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Angle prevents Khan from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Angle shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Angle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Angle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan lands with a nice combination. Angle backs away looking to recover.
Angle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khan.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Angle circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Angle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khan misses with the combination.
Angle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gengis Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Burt Angle's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Angle managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
A frustrated look appears on Angle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Angle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Angle in his tracks for a moment.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angle has him pressed against the cage.
Angle scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
Angle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Angle's defenses.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Angle prevents a body shot from Khan.
Angle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Angle managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Angle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Angle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan tries to clinch up but Angle circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Angle dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Angle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Angle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angle scores with a takedown into Khan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan is looking to stand up but Angle isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Angle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Angle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Angle throwing strikes from guard but Khan blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Angle throwing strikes but missing.
Angle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Angle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Angle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Angle from controlling successfully.
Angle is in close to Khan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Angle trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Angle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khan's head.
Angle thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan throws a right and a left that Angle avoids nicely.
Burt Angle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gengis Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gengis Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Angle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Angle stalks Khan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khan's face. Khan staggers backwards, shaken.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Angle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khan throws a series of strikes that have Angle backpedaling.
Angle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Angle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burt Angle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gengis Khan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and White Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bas Rotten has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bas Rotten!
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, White Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goodman in his tracks.
Rotten moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rotten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rotten shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goodman defends it nicely.
Goodman lands a body shot.
Goodman misses the shot to the body.
Goodman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bas Rotten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rotten misses with the combination.
Rotten's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rotten duly obliges.
Rotten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rotten throws a right and a left that Goodman avoids nicely.
Rotten clinches up with Goodman and pushes him back against the cage.
Goodman 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!
Rotten manages to break the clinch.
Goodman needs to keep his hands up - Rotten had a free shot at his head there.
Rotten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goodman circles away quickly and effectively.
Rotten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rotten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rotten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goodman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rotten connects with a body shot.
Goodman looks gassed!
Rotten scores with a one two! Goodman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Goodman misses with a leg kick.
Goodman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rotten lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like White Goodman has been cut.
Rotten closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rotten is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Goodman tries to get to full guard but Rotten has control of the leg.
Rotten is keen to just control but Goodman is a slippery customer.
Rotten thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rotten is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Goodman!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotten tries to control but Goodman wriggling away.
Rotten raining down shots from the mount!
Rotten will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rotten working Goodman over with strikes here.
Rotten lands a big shot there that rocks Goodman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rotten cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rotten trying to control but Goodman is having none of it.
Rotten putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rotten lands a big elbow.
Goodman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rotten cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rotten in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rotten controlling his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rotten landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotten can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goodman is looking to escape.
Rotten putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rotten looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Goodman is trying to escape the mount.
Goodman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rotten lands a heavy elbow.
Rotten raining down shots from the mount!
Rotten raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goodman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rotten cracks Goodman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Goodman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rotten seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rotten looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rotten scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goodman is staying active underneath Rotten, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rotten is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Goodman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rotten controlling the action here.
Rotten working over Goodman with some ground and pound. Goodman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rotten missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goodman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rotten pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rotten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on White Goodman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goodman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rotten shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Goodman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Goodman 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.
Rotten wriggles free and stands up.
Good leg kick by Rotten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rotten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goodman is looking to clinch but Rotten is avoiding it.
Rotten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goodman.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Rotten misses with a series of wild punches.
Goodman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rotten does it's job there.
Rotten is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Goodman is breathing heavily.
Rotten closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Rotten.
Goodman takes an elbow to the temple.
Rotten has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goodman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rotten changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Goodman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas Rotten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Rotten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rotten clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rotten.
Rotten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rotten obliges.
Rotten can't get the takedown.
Rotten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goodman clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Goodman fails to pull guard.
Rotten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goodman can do to turn this around?
Goodman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rotten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goodman throws out a leg kick but Rotten moves out of range and Goodman only half commits.
Rotten throws a series of strikes that have Goodman backpedaling.
Rotten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Goodman will feel that in the morning.
Rotten thumps Goodman with a low kick.
Rotten lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rotten.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rotten lands with a right hand.
Rotten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for Rotten.
Rotten throws a right hand that Goodman ducks under and follows up with a left that Goodman also avoids with ease.
Rotten lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rotten throws a right hand that Goodman ducks under and follows up with a left that Goodman also avoids with ease.
Rotten tries to clinch there but Goodman circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rotten counters by clinching up.
Rotten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rotten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rotten tries to score a body lock takedown but Goodman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rotten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rotten stalling.
Rotten lands a shot to the body.
Rotten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Rotten.
Rotten is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rotten wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hook to the body lands for Rotten.
Rotten breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rotten.
Rotten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotten scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rotten dips to his left and cracks Goodman with an uppercut!
Rotten connects with a solid leg kick.
A left and a right from Rotten both land. Nice combination.
Rotten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Rotten finds it's way through Goodman's defenses.
Rotten is working the combinations to good effect here.
Goodman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rotten.
Rotten throws a right and a left that Goodman avoids nicely.
Rotten misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rotten is defended easily by Goodman.
Bas Rotten is winning the standup battle so far.
Rotten shoots in for a takedown but Goodman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rotten scores with a spinning back kick!
Goodman walks into a stiff left hand from Rotten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rotten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on White Goodman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rotten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goodman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rotten with a jab.
Rotten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rotten throws a leg kick which misses Goodman's front leg but catches the back leg as Goodman tries to avoid it.
Goodman throws a low kick but Rotten avoids it.
Rotten shoots in and bounces Goodman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Goodman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rotten is aware though and is defending well.
Rotten connects with a couple of short punches.
Rotten loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rotten got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goodman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rotten has managed to get both his arms back between Goodman's legs - danger averted.
Goodman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rotten throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goodman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rotten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goodman throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rotten uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Goodman some visible discomfort.
Goodman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bas Rotten overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goodman taking a bit of punishment here - Rotten scoring with strikes.
Rotten is working Goodman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rotten works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rotten creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rotten trying to control the position but Goodman is working away.
Goodman tries to bench press Rotten off him but Rotten keeps the position.
Goodman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rotten tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rotten has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rotten is looking to take a break and control but Goodman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is looking to regain half guard here but Rotten keeps moving and retains side control.
Rotten landing strikes.
Goodman is looking to reverse the position.
Rotten is looking to take a break and control but Goodman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rotten is chipping away with strikes.
Goodman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rotten working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman struggling a bit here.
Goodman tries to bench press Rotten off him but Rotten keeps the position.
Rotten is looking to take a break and control but Goodman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rotten tries for a kimura but Goodman is defending well.
Rotten working the ground and pound.
Goodman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rotten working the body and head with strikes.
Goodman is looking for a sweep.
Bas Rotten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goodman is trying to work for a sweep but Rotten has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rotten postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Goodman looks a forlorn figure.
Goodman is bucking up trying to escape but Rotten cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Goodman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rotten breaks from Goodman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Goodman taking shots to the head.
Rotten lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rotten in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rotten can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goodman is looking to escape.
Goodman regains half guard.
White Goodman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rotten pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Rotten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rotten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rotten!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between jaha nehe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Funk Soul Brotha - FatBoy Slim. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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18
300 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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22
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jaha nehe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards tries to clinch but nehe moves out of range.
nehe shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
nehe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jaha nehe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
nehe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
nehe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Edwards is fending him off so far but nehe persists. Nope, Edwards circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nehe pushes Edwards up against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but nehe blocks with his arms.
nehe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Edwards lands an elbow inside.
It looks like jaha nehe has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Edwards creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through nehe's defenses.
jaha nehe's cut is getting worse.
Edwards lands a vicious elbow to the side of nehe's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Edwards tries to finish him with strikes but nehe still seems able to defend himself so Edwards steps back and lets nehe get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at jaha nehe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Edwards!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Barreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaspar Barros (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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275 lbs
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253 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Barreto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaspar Barros!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barreto misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Barreto.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barros is defended easily by Barreto.
Barreto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barreto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barreto as he jumps to the side.
Barreto misses with a wild combination.
Barros shoots in but Barreto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jose Barreto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaspar Barros.
Barreto with a hook.
Barros shoots in for a takedown but Barreto shows good takedown defense.
Barreto throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Gaspar Barros has been cut.
Barreto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barreto trying to control the action but Barros is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barros has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barreto is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barros wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barros gets back to full guard.
Barreto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barros looks gassed!
Barros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto tries to stand but Barros is controlling from the bottom.
Barreto trying to control but Barros is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barreto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barreto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Barreto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaspar Barros's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barreto throws a combination. Barros tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barreto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barreto throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barros takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barreto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jose Barreto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barreto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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.
Barreto decides to stand up, so the ref orders Barros to his feet.
A left and a right from Barreto both land. Nice combination.
That has opened up Gaspar Barros's cut even more.
Barros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jose Barreto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreto lands with a kick to the temple. Barros shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jose Barreto is winning the standup battle so far.
Barreto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barros to the mat! Barros manages to get full guard.
Barros is breathing heavily.
Barreto wanted to stand there but Barros had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto preventing the sweep.
Barros has a closed guard, preventing Barreto from standing up.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barreto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto wants to get up but he can't break Barros's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barros looking for a sweep. Not yet Barros, not yet.
Barreto wants to get up but he can't break Barros's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barros with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barros on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barreto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barros.
Barreto scores with a leg kick.
Barros is trying desperately to land a takedown but Barreto is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Barros.
Barreto lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick from Barreto lands but Barros takes it in his stride.
Barreto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barreto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barreto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barreto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The cut above Gaspar Barros's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barreto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barreto misses with a few strikes there.
Barros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Barreto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gaspar Barros's cut.
That's time! Barreto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Barreto.
Barros with a poor takedown
and Barreto counters with an outside leg kick.
Barreto throws a head kick that Barros semi-blocks.
Barreto has Barros up against the cage in a clinch.
Barreto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barros's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barros with a poor takedown
and Barreto counters with a single leg into guard. Barros didn't expect that.
Barreto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Barreto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Barreto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barreto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barreto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barreto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreto connects with a solid leg kick.
Barreto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barreto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barreto throws a leg kick which misses Barros's front leg but catches the back leg as Barros tries to avoid it.
Barreto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barros's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barreto, right into the meat.
Barreto's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Barreto duly obliges.
Barreto feints and as Barros raises his hands in defense, Barreto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barros trying to keep a closed guard but Barreto is proving a slippery customer.
Barreto tries to stand but Barros is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Barreto escapes and throws Barros's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Barreto stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jose Barreto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Barros looking for submissions off his back.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barreto tries to stand but can't do so whilst Barros controls his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Barreto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barreto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Barreto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob The Jew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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22
295 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luca Brasi!
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, Bob The Jew!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - The Jew has eaten all the pies!
The Jew slips a jab and a cross from Brasi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brasi checks a leg kick.
Luca Brasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brasi moves into the clinch.
The Jew is trying to force a seperation but Brasi has the dominant position.
The Jew drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brasi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brasi breaks the clinch.
The Jew is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brasi.
Brasi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brasi blocks the body kick.
The Jew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brasi looks to land a combination but The Jew avoids it well.
The Jew closes the distance but Brasi moves to the side
and Brasi counters with a three punch combo that has The Jew backing up. The Jew nods at Brasi to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Jew with a poor takedown
enabling Brasi to counter with a crisp jab.
Brasi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brasi duly obliges.
The Jew looks gassed!
Brasi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi scores with a one two! The Jew had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brasi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brasi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brasi tries to bum rush The Jew with a series of wild strikes but The Jew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brasi misses with a few strikes there.
Brasi works over The Jew's head and body with a nice combination.
Brasi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brasi is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brasi connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt The Jew! He's out on his feet! Brasi rushes in and drops The Jew with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luca Brasi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
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25
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bimbo Slide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slide paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slide misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slide moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Slide leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Bimbo Slide has been cut.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Slide is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Slide is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Slide takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva presses Slide against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Slide blocks with his arms.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Slide is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Bimbo Slide's cut is getting worse.
Silva lands an elbow just above Slide 's eye.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Bimbo Slide's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silva stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Silva's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slide lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Bimbo Slide's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva pushes Slide back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slide goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bimbo Slide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slide counters with a one-two to the body.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slide shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Slide throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a combination
and Slide counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slide throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slide perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva is in trouble now - Slide has advanced to mount!
A nice elbow there by Slide.
Slide lands a big elbow.
Slide unloading with bombs!
Slide lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slide working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slide. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slide scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Slide working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Slide.
Slide dominating with strikes here.
Slide lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Slide working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slide is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Slide 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.
Slide is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Slide unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slide landing punches.
Slide lands a big elbow.
Slide landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Slide connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slide dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bimbo Slide's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slide shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slide.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slide counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Slide moves away
and Slide counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slide fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Slide misses with a wild combination.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to clinch
and Slide counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slide working the strikes but Silva uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slide.
Slide thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva is staying active underneath Slide, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Slide there.
Slide missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slide controlling the action here.
Slide is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Slide in his half guard.
Slide throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slide landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slide thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva is staying active underneath Slide, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Slide looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slide seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bimbo Slide overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slide throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slide working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Slide prevents Silva from standing back up.
Slide lands strikes from half guard.
Slide is just content to waste time from the top position. Silva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Slide lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Slide from controlling successfully.
Slide not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Slide is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva is looking to stand up but Slide isn't so interested in that idea.
Slide connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bimbo Slide dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bimbo Slide's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Slide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slide counters with a straight right hand.
Slide looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Slide shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bimbo Slide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slide throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Slide's knee but Slide avoids it well.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slide counters with a takedown into side control.
Slide landing a few strikes.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva is trying to buck Slide off.
Slide is chipping away with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Slide scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slide cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slide lands a few punches from side control.
Slide scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Slide in side control lands a decent elbow.
Slide scores with a couple of short elbows.
Slide working the ground and pound from side control.
Slide wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Slide slows the pace down.
Bimbo Slide is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Slide control the position.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slide landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slide grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Slide working the ground and pound from side control.
Slide lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slide lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Slide taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bimbo Slide showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slide, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bimbo Slide!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcio Melim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kelso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Michael Kelso enters the cage!
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207 lbs
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217 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcio Melim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kelso!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melim 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.
Melim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kelso looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelso, not yet.
Melim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Melim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kelso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Melim defends well.
Melim 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.
Kelso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Melim is one step ahead there.
Melim looking to pass the guard.
Melim thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kelso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Melim defends well.
Kelso escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Melim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melim drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kelso manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Melim has Kelso in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kelso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Melim can't keep his opponent in guard - Kelso advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Melim is not content to let Kelso control the position.
Kelso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelso looks gassed!
Kelso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Melim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Melim looking for submissions off his back.
Melim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kelso pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kelso is working for a kimura but Melim is defending it quite comfortably.
Kelso is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Melim sees it coming and defends easily.
Kelso is pressing down on Melim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Melim is holding on for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Melim shoots in and bounces Kelso off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelso can't keep his opponent in guard - Melim advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Melim is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Melim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kelso is just riding it out for now. Melim eventually gives up the hold.
Melim seems to be looking for submissions.
Kelso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kelso is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kelso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Melim is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melim thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kelso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Melim is one step ahead there.
Kelso has his foot on Melim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Melim works his way back into a safe position though.
Kelso is trying to keep Melim in close.
Melim 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.
Kelso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Kelso will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Melim shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Melim was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kelso bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kelso stands and throws Melim's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Melim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Melim manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso moves into full mount! Melim won't be happy about that!
Melim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kelso working for a submission but Melim is keeping him at bay.
Kelso looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kelso working for a submission but Melim is keeping him at bay.
Melim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kelso working for a submission but Melim is keeping him at bay.
Melim is looking to improve his position but Kelso isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Kelso wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kelso thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Melim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kelso has hold of Melim's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Melim manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Melim sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kelso is looking for a kimura here.
Melim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melim tries to get to full guard but Kelso has control of the leg.
Melim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kelso is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Michael Kelso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Melim won't allow Kelso to pass to mount.
Melim is refusing to be controlled, as Kelso sits in half guard.
Melim won't allow Kelso to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Melim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kelso leaves Melim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kelso scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelso tests Melim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Kelso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelso loads up on a big right hand but Melim slips the punch.
Kelso lands a right hook to the body.
Kelso uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melim fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelso scores with a punch to the head.
Kelso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marcio Melim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melim blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kelso digs a good hook to Melim's body.
Kelso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Melim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Melim shoots for a takedown but Kelso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcio Melim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelso connects with a right hand. Melim shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelso's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelso obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Melim has a takedown stuffed.
Kelso is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kelso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Melim takes one to the side of the head.
Michael Kelso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Melim can't get the takedown.
Kelso has clasped his hands together around Melim's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Marcio Melim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelso blocks the strikes from Melim.
Kelso wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Melim, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Kelso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelso 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Kelso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Cigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Scatman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cigano comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky Balboa Theme. Scatman has chosen im a scat man as his entrance music. The key to victory for Junior Cigano has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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225 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Cigano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeremy Scatman!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scatman walks into a straight right hand from Cigano.
It looks like Jeremy Scatman has been cut.
Scatman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cigano throws a body punch but Scatman moves out of range.
Cigano works Scatman's body with a nice hook.
Cigano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scatman is looking to clinch but Cigano is avoiding it.
Cigano thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scatman is defended easily by Cigano.
Cigano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scatman tries to close the distance and clinch but Cigano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior Cigano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cigano has Scatman up against the cage in a clinch.
Cigano controlling the action here for a moment.
Scatman prevents Cigano from breaking the clinch.
Scatman has Cigano pressed against the cage, preventing Cigano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cigano pulls guard effortlessly.
Scatman wanted to stand there but Cigano had control of the position.
Cigano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scatman is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scatman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Scatman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scatman throwing strikes from guard but Cigano blocks nicely.
Scatman trying to control but Cigano is working from the bottom.
Cigano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cigano throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cigano scores with a nice shot.
Scatman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cigano looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Scatman passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cigano gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cigano missing with punches from the bottom.
Scatman working the head and body with strikes.
Scatman wants to stand but Cigano has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Cigano tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Scatman prevents Cigano from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Scatman lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scatman tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cigano controls his leg.
Cigano missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scatman is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cigano misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Scatman misses with a head shot. Cigano uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cigano trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Scatman wanted to stand there but Cigano had control of the position.
Cigano striking off his back but it's not causing Scatman any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Scatman slips a jab and a cross from Cigano.
Cigano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cigano thuds his right hand into Scatman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cigano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scatman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cigano.
Scatman moves into range and clinches up with Cigano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scatman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cigano's defenses.
Cigano blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scatman throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scatman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cigano's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scatman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cigano's brow.
Scatman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Scatman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scatman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cigano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scatman has him pressed against the cage.
Scatman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cigano's efforts to push away.
Cigano jumps into guard, dragging Scatman to the mat.
Scatman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cigano will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cigano will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cigano controlling Scatman's posture.
Scatman tries to free his leg and advance position but Cigano is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scatman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cigano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Cigano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Scatman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Scatman ducks under a wild hook from Cigano.
Scatman doesn't manage to clinch there - Cigano circles away.
Cigano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cigano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cigano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cigano looks to land a right hand but Scatman moved out of range.
Cigano misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cigano trying to stall but Scatman improves his position.
Scatman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cigano blocks the elbow strike.
Cigano dodges an elbow strike from Scatman.
Scatman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cigano's efforts to push away.
Cigano avoids the elbow strike from Scatman, against the cage.
Scatman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cigano ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cigano no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cigano trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Scatman thows a big elbow that misses.
Cigano trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Scatman stands up over Cigano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cigano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cigano trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Scatman working some strikes from top position.
Scatman wants to get up but he can't break Cigano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Scatman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scatman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cigano trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cigano throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Scatman wants to stand but Cigano has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Scatman looking to pass the guard.
Scatman wanted to stand there but Cigano had control of the position.
Scatman is breathing heavily.
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.
Scatman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scatman slips under a jab from Cigano.
Cigano catches Scatman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cigano is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cigano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scatman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cigano misses with the combination.
Scatman is looking to clinch.
Cigano lands with a shot to the body.
Cigano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scatman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cigano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cigano jabs at Scatman's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cigano clobbers Scatman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cigano throws a series of punches but Scatman moves out of range.
Cigano throws a looping overhand right but Scatman ducks down to avoid it.
Cigano misses with a series of wild punches.
Cigano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cigano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Cigano misses.
Junior Cigano is winning the standup battle so far.
Cigano digs a good body shot into Scatman's ribs.
A nice combination there by Cigano.
Cigano swinging wilding here.
Cigano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cigano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scatman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scatman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scatman clinches but Cigano breaks the clinch
and Cigano counters with a nice uppercut.
Cigano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scatman tries to clinch up
enabling Cigano to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cigano throws a nice looking combination but Scatman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scatman clinches but Cigano breaks the clinch
and Cigano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Cigano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Scatman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Scatman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scatman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cigano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cigano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cigano stalks Scatman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Scatman's face. Scatman staggers backwards, shaken.
Cigano swinging wilding here.
Cigano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cigano takes a swing at Scatman's ribcage but misses.
Cigano misses with a wild combination.
Cigano connects with the punch.
Cigano works Scatman's body with a nice hook.
Scatman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scatman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cigano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scatman tries to clinch
and Cigano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cigano misses with a wild body shot.
Cigano throws a looping overhand right but Scatman ducks down to avoid it.
Cigano with a poor takedown
and Scatman counters with a takedown into side control.
Cigano wants to get back to his feet.
Scatman scoring with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scatman is working Cigano over with some ground and pound from side control.
Scatman takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Cigano to pass into mount.
Cigano takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cigano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scatman can do to turn this around?
Scatman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Scatman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cigano is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scatman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cigano can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cigano is looking to get to half guard.
Cigano is in a horrible position here. Scatman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cigano working to try and regain half guard.
Scatman blocks Cigano's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cigano is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Cigano 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.
Scatman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cigano's face.
BOOM! Scatman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cigano throwing hammer fists to the chest of Scatman. What's that going to do exactly?
Scatman looking to control but Cigano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scatman breaks from Cigano's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cigano throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cigano is squirming around, avoiding Scatman's attempts to control the action.
Cigano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Scatman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cigano flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Scatman trying to control from Cigano's half guard. Cigano has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Scatman stands up from Cigano's guard - Scatman perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cigano scores with the left hand. Scatman knows he should have avoided that one.
Cigano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scatman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cigano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scatman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jeremy Scatman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cigano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scatman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cigano's guard.
Scatman throws a strike but Cigano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cigano drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Scatman dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremy Scatman.
I think Cigano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Cigano!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krac Wanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snouka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snouka has chosen CURTIS MAYFIELD - SUPERFLY as his entrance music. Krac Wanov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy Snouka's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krac Wanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Snouka!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snouka tries to clinch there but Wanov circles away.
Wanov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Snouka.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wanov.
Wanov throws a shot from downtown. Snouka moves away and avoids it.
Snouka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wanov counters with a takedown into side control.
Wanov working the body and head with strikes.
Wanov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Snouka down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snouka is looking to reverse the position.
Wanov scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wanov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Snouka is rocked!
Snouka throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Snouka is still in real trouble! Can Wanov finish him?
Wanov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wanov lands a strong strike to the head of Snouka. That's dazed him! Wanov looking to finish here. Snouka is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Wanov lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krac Wanov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniele Vantaggiato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Arne Georgsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniele Vantaggiato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Arne Georgsen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vantaggiato circles away quickly and effectively.
Georgsen lands a left and a right that send Vantaggiato crashing to the mat, dazed. Georgsen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Daniele Vantaggiato has been cut.
Vantaggiato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Georgsen.
Vantaggiato will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Georgsen has cracked Vantaggiato with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Georgsen lands another huge swinging hook and Vantaggiato tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Vantaggiato, before Georgsen can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hans Arne Georgsen!
Hans Arne Georgsen is the new light heavyweight champion!
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