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CWFL 33 Gray v Ward PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Illidan Stormrage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Rees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Rees has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
0 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Solid 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Illidan Stormrage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Rees!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rees lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stormrage circles away quickly and effectively.
Rees tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stormrage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rees misses with a looping left.
Stormrage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rees is fending him off so far but Stormrage persists. Nope, Rees circles away and we're back to standing.
Stormrage drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stormrage works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stormrage lands a nice forearm strike.
Stormrage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rees takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stormrage landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stormrage lands a nice forearm strike.
Stormrage in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rees is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Stormrage lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stormrage scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rees to see if he's OK.
Stormrage is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rees is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stormrage landing a few strikes.
Stormrage 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormrage connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rees some visible discomfort.
Rees takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stormrage works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stormrage lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rees on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stormrage lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rees takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stormrage works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stormrage cracks Rees with a big right hand but Rees just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rees really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stormrage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Stormrage lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rees down.
Stormrage cracks Rees with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stormrage cracks Rees with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stormrage lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rees down.
Stormrage lands an elbow.
Stormrage lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage lands some shots froms side control.
Stormrage is putting a hurting on Rees here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rees is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stormrage working the ground and pound.
Rees wants to get back to his feet.
Rees looks gassed!
Stormrage working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stormrage lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stormrage cracks Rees with a big elbow.
Stormrage lands a few punches from side control.
Stormrage working the body and head with strikes.
Stormrage lands some shots froms side control.
Rees can't do much from the bottom here.
Stormrage scoring with punches from side control.
Rees taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Stormrage's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stormrage looks up at the clock and then as Rees takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stormrage smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stormrage is working Rees over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stormrage is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Rees looks calm but he's in trouble here. Stormrage gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Rees is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Stormrage lets go of the hold and Rees can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Illidan Stormrage!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Pridmore (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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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Pridmore!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pridmore shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pridmore leaves Garcia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pridmore throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Pridmore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pridmore but Pridmore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pridmore misses with a takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pridmore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Pridmore throwing short punches from the bottom.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pridmore looking for a sweep. Not yet Pridmore, not yet.
Garcia drops back looking for a leg! Pridmore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pridmore manages to kick Garcia off! Garcia jumps back into Pridmore's guard.
Garcia throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pridmore trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pridmore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pridmore looks gassed!
Garcia drops back looking for a leg! Pridmore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pridmore manages to kick Garcia off! Garcia jumps back into Pridmore's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pridmore misses with a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pridmore!
The referee warns Pridmore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Garcia takes Pridmore's back.
Pridmore tries to escape the position.
Garcia connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Pridmore to escape the position.
Garcia working for a choke but Pridmore is defending well.
Pridmore is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pridmore is trying to get back to his feet but Garcia has full control of the position and if anything, Pridmore has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pridmore is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pridmore breaks Garcia's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pridmore wants to get up but he can't break Garcia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pridmore throwing strikes from guard but Garcia blocks nicely.
Pridmore drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Pridmore off! Pridmore jumps back into Garcia's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pridmore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pridmore has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garcia is proving hard to escape from.
Pridmore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pridmore is aware though and is defending well.
Pridmore wants to get up but he can't break Garcia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pridmore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pridmore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pridmore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pridmore tries to stand but Garcia is controlling from the bottom.
Pridmore looking to pass the guard.
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pridmore defends well.
Pridmore tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pridmore trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Garcia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garcia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pridmore's guard.
Pridmore wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pridmore wants to stand but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia thows a big elbow that misses.
Pridmore looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Garcia passes into half guard.
Garcia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pridmore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pridmore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Garcia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pridmore is looking to improve his position.
Garcia prevents Pridmore from standing back up.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garcia stops Pridmore from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garcia is looking for a kimura here.
Pridmore looks like he's trying to stand up.
Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pridmore looks to clinch
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pridmore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pridmore has a hand on Garcia's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Garcia takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Garcia with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pridmore is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pridmore tries to buck Garcia off but Garcia takes his back!
Pridmore tries to get to his feet, scrambling wildly. Garcia sees the opportunity and transitions to an armbar that forces Pridmore to tap. Impressive finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luis Garcia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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234 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nogueira lands a jab-cross combination.
Nogueira shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Nogueira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Nogueira wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nogueira counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nogueira defends well.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nogueira manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nogueira is keeping the position for now.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nogueira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Nogueira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson advances to full mount.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson tries to control but Nogueira wriggling away.
Nogueira taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson working for a guillotine from mount but Nogueira is in no mood to give up.
Nogueira is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nogueira is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson looking to secure an arm triangle but Nogueira defends it well.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Nogueira taking shots to the head.
Johnson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Nogueira is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira is sitting in close to Johnson's body. Johnson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nogueira is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nogueira is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Max Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between PeePoop Buttstinks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, PeePoop Buttstinks!
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, Carlos Souza!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza digs a good body shot into Buttstinks's ribs.
Souza throws a series of punches but Buttstinks avoids them all with ease.
Souza avoids the head kick by Buttstinks.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza connects with a looping right hand.
Buttstinks throws a low kick but Souza avoids it.
Buttstinks misses the shot to the body.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buttstinks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buttstinks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Souza not doing much here.
Souza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buttstinks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants to take a breather but Buttstinks is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Souza's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Buttstinks is trying to stand back up but Souza is controlling him
Souza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Buttstinks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Souza.
Souza is taking a breather. Buttstinks says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Buttstinks pushes Souza off looking to stand but Souza dives back in and keeps control.
Souza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Buttstinks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Despite being in the dominant position, Carlos Souza just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza tries to keep at a distance but Buttstinks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buttstinks keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Souza is trying to maintain a safe position but Buttstinks gets an underhook and turns Souza into the cage.
Buttstinks looking to throw knees to the head but Souza is blocking nicely.
Souza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buttstinks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttstinks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Souza goes for a takedown attempt but Buttstinks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Buttstinks tries to clinch up.
Souza looks to land a right hand but Buttstinks moved out of range.
Souza lands a head shot.
PeePoop Buttstinks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Souza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buttstinks. Buttstinks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Buttstinks is breathing heavily.
Souza shoots in and drives through. Buttstinks sprawls well.
PeePoop Buttstinks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Souza.
Souza connects with a right hand. Buttstinks shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buttstinks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza shoots for a double leg takedown but Buttstinks sprawls well. He's pushed Souza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Buttstinks gets underhooks to prevent Souza's takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buttstinks prevents it.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Buttstinks has him pressed against the cage.
Buttstinks tries a knee to the head but Souza blocks it.
Buttstinks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buttstinks misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Buttstinks gets underhooks to prevent Souza's takedown attempt.
Buttstinks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buttstinks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Souza tries to break free but Buttstinks pushes him back against the cage.
Buttstinks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Souza.
Buttstinks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Souza avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Buttstinks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Souza stalks Buttstinks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Buttstinks's face. Buttstinks staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Souza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souza is looking to clinch but Buttstinks is avoiding it.
Buttstinks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Souza stalks Buttstinks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Buttstinks's face. Buttstinks staggers backwards, shaken.
Souza scores with a nice head shot.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Buttstinks circles away.
Souza checks a low kick from Buttstinks.
Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buttstinks.
Buttstinks stuffs the takedown attempt from Souza. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza fails to land the takedown.
Buttstinks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Carlos Souza has been cut.
Buttstinks throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buttstinks.
Buttstinks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Souza lands with a big left! Buttstinks is wobbled badly! Souza comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Buttstinks to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Carlos Souza!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilberto Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into the arena with The Kinks - Apeman blaring out of the sound system. Alberto Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilberto Souza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
Souza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lopez did well to prevent Souza getting side control.
Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is trying to maintain the position but Souza is very close to passing his half guard.
Lopez looking for submissions off his back.
Souza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lopez defends it well.
Lopez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Souza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Souza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Souza's body.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
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.
Souza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lopez avoids it really well and circles away.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lopez as he avoids it easily.
Lopez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Gilberto Souza has been cut.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Alberto Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilberto Souza.
Souza has a takedown stuffed.
Souza looks gassed!
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Souza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Souza's hands.
Lopez throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Souza with an uppercut!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Souza.
Lopez manages to get back to half guard.
Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lopez moves into full guard.
Lopez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Souza manages to get himself to full guard.
Lopez passes Souza's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lopez stops Souza from getting back to his feet.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but Souza defending well.
Souza is looking to get back to full guard here but Lopez has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilberto Souza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Lopez. No joy for Souza on that attempt.
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lopez misses the body punch
and Souza counters with a takedown into side control.
Souza throwing strikes but Lopez manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza is trying to get back to his feet.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Souza counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Souza slips under a jab from Lopez.
Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Souza moved out of range.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza dives in and grabs Lopez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes down on Souza's head and hops out.
Alberto Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilberto Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Souza is out of range.
Souza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Souza connects with a crisp jab.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Souza knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Lopez.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Souza's body. Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheers as Lopez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Souza doesn't seem phased though.
Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gilberto Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza looks for a takedown but Lopez sprawls well.
Souza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lopez misses with a hook to the body
and Souza counters with a one-two to the body.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gilberto Souza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lopez throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Lopez throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Lopez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Souza counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lopez's guard now.
Lopez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lopez working for a triangle but Souza defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souza drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lopez dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Souza working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lopez has passed into half guard!
Lopez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Souza!
Lopez lands a nice shot to the head.
Lopez looking to secure an arm triangle but Souza defends it well.
Souza defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lopez.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lopez prevents Souza from getting the reversal.
Gilberto Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to finish this one by submission but Souza is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lopez.
Souza's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Souza swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lopez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Souza throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lopez. What's that going to do exactly?
Souza tries to buck Lopez off but he can't manage it.
Souza is looking to improve his position but Lopez isn't that keen on the idea.
Lopez landing strikes from the mount and Souza is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez won't let Souza get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Souza flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Souza is bucking up trying to escape but Lopez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lopez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lopez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
Souza is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Souza wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Lopez looking to control but Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lopez unloads with some shots from mount but Souza bucks and avoids them well.
Souza is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lopez looking to ground and pound but Souza is blocking nicely.
Souza tries to reverse the position but Lopez maintains control.
Souza looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Souza controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Souza prevents Lopez from getting a body triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alberto Lopez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopez, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Lopez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Roche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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179 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank St Pierre!
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, Roger Roche!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roche misses with a series of wild punches.
Roche lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and St Pierre falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roger Roche!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ieata Lotapewp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ieata Lotapewp had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Mike Miller will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ieata Lotapewp!
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, Mike Miller!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lotapewp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Miller finds it's target.
A jab from Lotapewp misses.
Miller throws a low kick but Lotapewp avoids it.
Miller closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lotapewp! Miller dives in looking to finish! Lotapewp is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tajhon Blahs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tajhon Blahs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rodrigo drops Blahs with a left and a right! Oh, Blahs is hurt - rodrigo dives into side control looking to finish!
Blahs is rocked!
It looks like Tajhon Blahs has been cut.
rodrigo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oh Blahs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
rodrigo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blahs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
rodrigo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Blahs regains half guard.
Blahs seems to have got his legs back now.
rodrigo thows a huge punch but Blahs dodges it nicely.
Blahs wants to improve his position but rodrigo is controlling well.
rodrigo is pressing down on Blahs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blahs is holding on for now.
rodrigo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blahs defends it well.
Blahs is staying active underneath rodrigo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blahs tries to roll over but rodrigo keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rodrigo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Blahs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
rodrigo looks to score with a jab to the body but Blahs is just out of range.
Blahs throws a sloppy body shot
and rodrigo counters with a straight right hand.
rodrigo misses with a wild combination.
rodrigo throws a jab when Blahs was well out of range.
Blahs misses with a series of wild punches.
rodrigo misses with a combination
and Blahs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
rodrigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blahs circles away quickly and effectively.
rodrigo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blahs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tajhon Blahs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blahs 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.
rodrigo looks gassed!
rodrigo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blahs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
rodrigo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blahs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blahs is pushing down on rodrigo's leg trying to pass to half guard. rodrigo is fighting to maintain full guard but Blahs has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blahs trying to pass the guard but rodrigo defending well.
Blahs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
rodrigo wants to control but Blahs is keeping busy.
Blahs is looking to advance position but rodrigo won't allow it.
rodrigo looking for submissions off his back.
rodrigo is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rodrigo won't allow Blahs to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blahs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
rodrigo lands with a nice body punch.
rodrigo tries to keep at a distance but Blahs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blahs misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Blahs.
A left hand lands to the body for Blahs.
Blahs has hold of one of rodrigo's legs. rodrigo is fighting the takedown attempt but Blahs gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Blahs is pushing down on rodrigo's leg trying to pass to half guard. rodrigo is fighting to maintain full guard but Blahs has managed to sneak the leg through.
rodrigo is trying to control but can't.
Blahs 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.
Blahs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
rodrigo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blahs lands with a punch from half guard.
rodrigo is looking to improve his position.
Blahs works his foot free and advances to mount.
rodrigo wants to control but Blahs is having none of it.
Blahs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
rodrigo can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tajhon Blahs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tajhon Blahs's cut.
That's time! Blahs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Decent striking displayed by Blahs there.
rodrigo moves out of range as Blahs throws a body kick.
Blahs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
rodrigo with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blahs tries a head kick but it misses.
rodrigo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blahs.
Blahs throws an overhand right that lands on rodrigo's shoulder, as rodrigo tries to avoid the shot.
rodrigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blahs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
rodrigo throws a body punch but Blahs moves out of range.
Blahs clinches up with rodrigo and pushes him back against the cage.
rodrigo is breathing heavily.
Blahs is pressed up against the cage. rodrigo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blahs down to the mat. Blahs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blahs feints and as rodrigo raises his hands in defense, Blahs changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rodrigo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blahs passes rodrigo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
rodrigo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Blahs has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Blahs landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blahs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blahs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blahs lands with some strikes.
rodrigo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Blahs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
rodrigo is rocked!
Blahs working the ground and pound effectively.
rodrigo is still in real trouble! Can Blahs finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Blahs.
rodrigo takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Blahs's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tajhon Blahs!
Tajhon Blahs retains his lightweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitchell Joseph!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joseph wants it to stay on the feet.
Joseph throws a front kick aimed at Rocha's knee but Rocha avoids it well.
Joseph throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joseph throws a big shot that misses.
Rocha shoots in and bounces Joseph off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Joseph working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rocha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rocha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rocha landing some decent shots from guard.
Rocha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha throws and elbow that misses. Joseph uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rocha's guard. Nice move by Joseph!
Rocha has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Joseph off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha slips a straight right by Joseph.
Rocha tries to clinch up but Joseph circles away and keeps his distance.
Joseph misses with the combination.
Rocha looks for a takedown but Joseph sprawls well.
Rocha closes the distance and clinches.
Joseph managing to block the knees to the body from Rocha.
Joseph prevents the takedown attempt.
Mitchell Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Rocha.
Rocha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.
Joseph takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rocha takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mauricio Rocha has been cut.
Rocha takes an elbow to the temple.
Rocha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joseph slowing the pace effectively.
Joseph gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Joseph is trying to maintain a safe position but Rocha gets an underhook and turns Joseph into the cage.
Rocha has had enough of the clinch but Joseph keeps him there for the moment.
Joseph is trying to break the clinch but Rocha has him pressed against the cage.
Rocha wants a takedown but no success here.
Joseph creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joseph gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joseph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rocha was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rocha looks gassed!
Joseph wants to hold on but Rocha pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocha misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Joseph suckers Rocha into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Joseph is now in Rocha's guard!
Rocha is looking to stand up but Joseph isn't so interested in that idea.
Joseph controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rocha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Joseph takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Joseph with a hook.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocha manages to avoid it.
Joseph lands a hook that stumbles Rocha back into the cage. Joseph follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Rocha to the canvas! Joseph pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Rocha has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mitchell Joseph!
Mitchell Joseph is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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154 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mel Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arturo Ward!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ward.
Gray scores with a hook.
It looks like Arturo Ward has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Gray. That snapped Ward's head back.
Ward is rocked!
Ward slips under a jab.
Ward is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Gray looks to land a right hand but Ward moved out of range.
Gray misses with a straight left.
Ward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.
Gray throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Ward dodges the punch combination from Gray.
Ward moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
Ward seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Ward ducks down to avoid it.
Ward shoots in for a takedown but Gray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Gray.
A punch combination from Gray misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gray.
Gray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gray stuffs the takedown attempt from Ward. Ward gets slowly back to his feet.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Ward moved out of range.
A big left from Gray misses.
Ward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt.
Mel Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Ward.
A punch combination from Gray misses.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Gray closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ward! Gray dives in looking to finish! Ward is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mel Gray!
Mel Gray retains his featherweight title!
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