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KOR 104 - July 4th Show II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Sanchez (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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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sonny Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana fails with a takedown attempt.
Santana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Santana shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Santana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Santana with an uppercut!
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez darts in and clinches Santana up against the ropes.
Santana is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the ropes.
Santana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez is leaning against Santana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Santana has Sanchez pressed against the ropes, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Santana blocks it.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Santana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanchez forces Santana back against the ropes and clinches.
Sanchez wants to stall.
Santana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Santana is controlling the position.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Santana stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Santana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanchez smiles and moves away.
Sanchez stalks Santana and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Santana's face. Santana staggers backwards, shaken.
Santana checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Santana fails with the takedown.
Lucas Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Santana shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Santana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santana has Sanchez pressed against the ropes, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santana gets underhooks to prevent Sanchez's takedown attempt.
Sanchez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Santana regains guard.
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santana throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanchez stands up over Santana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santana wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Santana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Santana sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Santana tries to clinch up.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Santana backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Santana keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Santana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Santana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lucas Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santana on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanchez is chipping away with strikes.
Sanchez is working Santana over with some ground and pound from side control.
Santana is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanchez connects with a decent elbow.
Santana is trying to control Sanchez's posture but Sanchez avoids it.
Santana takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez controls the position.
Sanchez scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sanchez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Santana gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sanchez passes Santana's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Santana wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Santana is having none of it.
Sanchez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sanchez escapes and gets back to his feet.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santana circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santana counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Santana's hands, connecting with Santana's forehead.
Sanchez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Santana is trying to escape the mount.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Santana can't escape the position.
Sanchez looking to control but Santana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez breaks from Santana's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Santana is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Santana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanchez looking to finish Santana with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santana!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santana is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanchez has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanchez content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but Santana denies him.
Sanchez working the ground and pound.
Sanchez scoring with punches and elbows.
Sanchez grinds an elbow into Santana's temple.
Sanchez wants to control but Santana is keeping him busy.
Sanchez staying calm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santana down.
Santana taking a bit of punishment here - Sanchez scoring with strikes.
Sanchez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Santana holds on to Sanchez's head and controls the position momentarily.
Santana is trying to buck Sanchez off.
Sanchez grinds an elbow into Santana's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working away.
Santana trying his best to control but Sanchez has mounted him.
Sanchez with shots to the head and body - Santana looks very uncomfortable down there.
Santana taking shots to the head.
Santana is rocked!
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Santana is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez drops a big elbow. That's hurt Santana! More shots from Sanchez and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flex McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flex McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGee as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
McGee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McGee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McGee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McGee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
McGee preventing the sweep.
McGee lands a couple of digs.
McGee trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McGee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGee trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
McGee scoring with some ground and pound.
McGee trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but McGee defends easily.
Silva looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva keeping moving, preventing McGee from controlling successfully.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McGee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGee controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
McGee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McGee looking to control.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
Silva looks gassed!
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.
Silva 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
McGee lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McGee connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
McGee 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.
McGee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McGee 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.
McGee lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGee pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from McGee.
McGee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McGee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McGee 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.
Silva tries to roll over but McGee keeps him under control.
McGee 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.
McGee lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McGee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McGee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McGee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McGee is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McGee is controlling the pace.
McGee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva tries to get to full guard but McGee has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McGee connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Silva is looking to control McGee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McGee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McGee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flex McGee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McGee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent McGee getting side control.
McGee is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
McGee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva taking some punishment here, with McGee in his half guard.
McGee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McGee 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.
McGee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva working for a triangle but McGee defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
McGee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because McGee has passed into half guard!
McGee passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
McGee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McGee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McGee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McGee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McGee working Silva over with strikes here.
McGee with the ground and pound from mount.
McGee landing strikes, looking to finish!
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 tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! McGee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McGee trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A nice elbow there by McGee.
McGee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
McGee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but McGee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McGee unloading with bombs!
McGee scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
McGee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Flex McGee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McGee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McGee unloading with bombs!
McGee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McGee with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
McGee landing strikes from the mount.
McGee with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
McGee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands with some strikes.
Silva wants to hold on but McGee pushes him away.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by McGee.
Silva can't escape the position.
McGee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McGee cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McGee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McGee lands a nice shot to the head.
McGee lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flex McGee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McGee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva wants to control but McGee is keeping busy.
Silva taking some punishment here, with McGee in his half guard.
Silva won't allow McGee to pass to mount.
McGee is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva won't allow McGee to pass to mount.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
McGee throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McGee with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McGee is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McGee wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to control. McGee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGee moves into full guard.
Silva pushes down on McGee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but McGee frees his head quite easily.
McGee tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva blocks McGee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
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.
McGee wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
McGee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McGee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
McGee wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva looking for a triangle here. McGee is fighting it but it looks tight! Silva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, McGee is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rodrigo Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fisk Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 - 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fisk Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
Harrison takes a swing at Slide's ribcage but misses.
Slide ducks under a wild hook from Harrison.
Fisk Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slide avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slide takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harrison lands a nice hook to Slide's body. Slide takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Slide's head but Slide sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Slide saw that one coming.
Slide uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrison.
Slide avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Slide avoids them all with ease.
Harrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slide throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Slide counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harrison's guard now.
Slide stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slide stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Slide cracks the inside of Harrison's front leg.
Harrison throws a hook but Slide blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slide.
Slide will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slide moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harrison throws out a loose jab but Slide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrison is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harrison.
It looks like Bimbo Slide has been cut.
Fisk Harrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrison looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Slide - just one landing.
Harrison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Slide trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Slide from controlling successfully.
Slide tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
Slide with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrison being controlled here, momentarily.
Slide won't allow Harrison to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slide's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slide wants to stand but Harrison is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Slide throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrison throws a shot from downtown. Slide moves away and avoids it.
Slide throws a combination that misses
and Slide takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slide momentarily.
Slide thumps Harrison with a low kick.
Harrison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Slide.
Harrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slide counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harrison's knee momentarily.
Slide has Harrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harrison wants to break free but Slide has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slide.
Slide escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slide scores with a kick to the midsection.
Slide misses with a few strikes there.
Slide moves out of range of the strikes.
Slide stalks Harrison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harrison's face. Harrison staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slide throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrison counters with a straight right hand.
Slide throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slide scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harrison doesn't seem bothered though.
Slide with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slide moves into the clinch.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Slide moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slide.
Harrison misses with a double jab
and Slide counters with an outside leg kick.
Harrison misses with a double jab
and Slide counters with a three punch combo that has Harrison backing up. Harrison nods at Slide to acknowledge the strikes.
Harrison misses with a body shot
and Slide counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harrison's knee momentarily.
Slide throws a good cross that connects.
A right-left combo lands from Slide.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Harrison misses with a double jab
and Slide counters with a slapping leg kick.
Slide lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slide plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Slide gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slide escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slide moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Slide moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harrison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bimbo Slide is winning the standup battle so far.
Slide lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Slide misses.
Slide moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harrison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slide lands with a nice combination. Harrison backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Slide both land. Nice combination.
Slide feints and then cracks Harrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrison down.
Slide misses with a double jab.
Harrison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slide makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Slide looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Slide connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Slide buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slide lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slide buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slide looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harrison!
Slide looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Slide is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?
Harrison really wants to buck Slide off and get back to his feet.
Slide scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Slide controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harrison is squirming around, avoiding Slide's attempts to control the action.
Harrison is looking to improve his position but Slide isn't that keen on the idea.
Slide controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 time! Slide's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Slide there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slide scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut lands for Slide. That snapped Harrison's head back.
Slide misses with the combination.
Harrison misses the jab.
Harrison throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bimbo Slide is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slide.
Harrison throws out a loose jab but Slide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slide cracks the inside of Harrison's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harrison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slide can pounce on him.
Slide is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slide. Slide obviously looking to wear him down.
Slide fails to land with a series of punches.
Slide throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harrison.
Slide changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slide shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Slide showed some decent athleticism there.
Slide trying to mount his opponent but Harrison defends it.
Harrison is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slide decides to return to a standing position.
Slide lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slide.
Danga de danga de dang - Slide scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slide lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slide lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A swing and a miss from Harrison.
Slide throws a right and a left that Harrison avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slide.
Slide scores with a hook.
Bimbo Slide is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a jab to the body
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slide throws a nice outside leg kick.
Slide lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slide.
Slide lands a body shot.
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Slide.
Good leg kick by Slide there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slide shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Slide connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Slide controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slide tries to control but Harrison wriggling away.
Fisk Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slide controlling the position easily from mount.
Slide wants to control the pace but Harrison is squirming around nicely.
Slide takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bimbo Slide showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slide 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bimbo Slide!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Landon Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mata Leao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds comes to the ring accompanied by Stork's Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Landon Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mata Leao!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Reynolds. No joy for Leao on that attempt.
A swing and a miss from Leao.
Leao takes one to the side of the head.
Leao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reynolds but Reynolds pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reynolds misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Reynolds.
Reynolds keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Landon Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mata Leao.
A punch combination from Reynolds misses.
Leao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reynolds throws out a powerful jab.
Leao shoots in but Reynolds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reynolds scores with a one two! Leao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds leaves Leao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reynolds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reynolds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown by Leao or perhaps it was just good defense by Reynolds which made him look bad.
Leao avoids the body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with an overhand left.
Reynolds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reynolds lunges at Leao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leao's hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leao.
Landon Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reynolds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reynolds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leao circles away quickly and effectively.
Leao throws a combination that misses
and Reynolds counters with a three punch combo that has Leao backing up. Leao nods at Reynolds to acknowledge the strikes.
Leao doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reynolds connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leao momentarily.
Leao walks into a straight right hand from Reynolds.
Leao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Reynolds swivels and escapes.
Reynolds lands a nice hook to Leao's body. Leao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reynolds throws a low kick but Leao avoids it.
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
Leao bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Reynolds avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leao.
Leao thows a huge punch but Reynolds dodges it nicely.
Leao missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leao sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reynolds defending well though.
Leao looks to land a strike but Reynolds avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reynolds bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leao's guard.
Leao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reynolds trying to control the position from guard on top but Leao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reynolds is really struggling to control Leao but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Leao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leao trying to keep a closed guard but Reynolds is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Leao keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Reynolds dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Reynolds comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reynolds scores with a body shot.
Leao misses with a takedown
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Reynolds does no damage.
A jab from Reynolds does it's job there.
Reynolds scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reynolds avoids it really well and circles away.
Leao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reynolds is fending him off so far but Leao persists. Nope, Reynolds circles away and we're back to standing.
Landon Reynolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mata Leao.
Reynolds lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reynolds slaps away a takedown attempt from Leao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reynolds throws a jab when Leao was well out of range.
Reynolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reynolds is fending him off so far but Leao persists. Nope, Reynolds circles away and we're back to standing.
Leao is breathing heavily.
Reynolds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leao was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reynolds tries to bum rush Leao with a series of wild strikes but Leao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leao tries to clinch up
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Leao as he checks the leg kick.
Reynolds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reynolds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leao with a poor takedown
and Reynolds counters with a nice body shot.
Reynolds throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leao on the side of the head.
Reynolds works Leao's body with a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Reynolds as Leao shoots in.
Reynolds lands a jab to the head.
Leao doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Reynolds counter with a right hand.
Landon Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
Reynolds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reynolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Reynolds. No joy for Leao on that attempt.
Leao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left lands for Reynolds.
Landon Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds stuns Leao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reynolds connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reynolds scores with a body shot.
Reynolds lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leao backs up against the ropes.
No joy there for Reynolds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reynolds jabs Leao right on the nose. Leao blinks but takes it well.
Leao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leao.
Reynolds stuns Leao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reynolds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reynolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leao can do to turn this around?
Reynolds lands an overhand right.
Reynolds throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reynolds counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reynolds cracks Leao with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Reynolds dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reynolds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds lands with a straight right. Leao didn't see that one coming.
Reynolds misses with a combination
and Leao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leao throws a strike but Reynolds avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Leao throws and elbow that misses. Reynolds uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leao's guard. Nice move by Reynolds!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leao can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reynolds drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Leao manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reynolds has Leao in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leao throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leao slips nicely into half guard.
Leao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leao trying to control the action but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Leao throwing shots but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Reynolds trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leao is stalling here. Reynolds is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Leao seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Reynolds has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Leao tries to bench press Reynolds off him but Reynolds keeps the position.
Leao is being controlled here.
Reynolds wants to control for a moment but Leao uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Reynolds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leao defending well though.
Reynolds looks to land a strike but Leao avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Landon Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leao throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Leao looking for a sweep. Not yet Leao, not yet.
Reynolds slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Leao trying to control the position.
Leao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reynolds trying to control but Leao is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Decent striking displayed by Reynolds there.
Leao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leao shoots in for a takedown but Reynolds shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leao ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a two punch combination.
Reynolds swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leao counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reynolds won't be happy with that.
Leao in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Reynolds taking a bit of punishment here - Leao scoring with strikes.
Mata Leao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynolds tries to bench press Leao off him but Leao keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mata Leao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reynolds 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Reynolds!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Adeleye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobral comes to the ring accompanied by Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up. Adeleye is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Last of the Mohicans. Mateo Sobral could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nelson Adeleye's chin.
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10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateo Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nelson Adeleye!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adeleye shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Adeleye from controlling successfully.
Adeleye advances position into side control!
Adeleye goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sobral rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Adeleye's guard! Nice work there by Sobral!
Adeleye avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sobral won't allow Adeleye to sweep him here.
Adeleye has an active guard here but Sobral has managed to pass into half guard.
Sobral throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sobral not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Adeleye is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobral is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Adeleye!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral wants to control the pace but Adeleye is squirming around nicely.
Adeleye is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sobral thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sobral fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poor strikes thrown by Sobral there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Sobral there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Adeleye is trying desperately to improve position.
Sobral looking to ground and pound but Adeleye is blocking nicely.
Adeleye prevents Sobral from taking his back.
Sobral wants to finish this one by submission but Adeleye is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sobral.
Adeleye sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeleye tries to get to full guard but Sobral has control of the leg.
Sobral is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adeleye sees it coming and defends easily.
Sobral is breathing heavily.
Adeleye is trying to get back to full guard.
Adeleye is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sobral is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Adeleye gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Adeleye is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sobral, into his guard.
Adeleye passes Sobral's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Adeleye is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sobral actively working from the bottom here.
Adeleye is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sobral doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Adeleye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeleye is thwarting Sobral's attempts to control the position.
Adeleye 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.
Sobral gets back to full guard.
Adeleye preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Adeleye dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adeleye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobral manages to avoid it.
Sobral misses with a takedown
letting Adeleye counter with a right hand.
Sobral tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adeleye is able to avoid easily.
Nice shot lands for Adeleye.
Adeleye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adeleye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Adeleye or perhaps it was just good defense by Sobral which made him look bad.
Sobral clinches but Adeleye breaks the clinch
and Adeleye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adeleye just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Adeleye misses.
Adeleye looks to land a left hand but Sobral moved out of range nicely.
Adeleye scores with a hook to the body. Sobral takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adeleye throws a looping overhand right but Sobral ducks down to avoid it.
Sobral has his takedown stuffed
and Adeleye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good work by Sobral as he checks the leg kick.
Sobral tries to clinch
and Adeleye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mateo Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adeleye digs a good hook to Sobral's body.
Adeleye scores with a jab. Sobral acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adeleye cracks Sobral with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sobral tests Adeleye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adeleye darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adeleye lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeleye throws a body punch but Sobral moves out of range.
Adeleye darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adeleye tests Sobral's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adeleye shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adeleye showed some decent athleticism there.
Sobral is refusing to be controlled, as Adeleye sits in half guard.
Sobral is looking to improve his position.
Adeleye wants to take a breather but Sobral is having none of it.
Sobral is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adeleye pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Adeleye escapes and gets back to his feet.
Adeleye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Adeleye.
Mateo Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adeleye shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sobral connects with a nice looking jab.
Sobral gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adeleye counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateo Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adeleye shoots in for a takedown but Sobral shows good takedown defense.
Sobral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adeleye.
Sobral closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Adeleye trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeleye slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adeleye looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sobral passes into side control.
Sobral is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adeleye has escaped the position, nice work there.
Adeleye manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral is staying active underneath Adeleye, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Adeleye wants to work for an arm triangle but Sobral is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sobral moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Adeleye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sobral shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Adeleye moves into full guard.
Adeleye wants to sweep here but Sobral controlling him for the moment.
Sobral drops back, looking for a kneebar! Adeleye looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Adeleye looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Adeleye!
Sobral manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sobral wants to take a breather but Adeleye is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adeleye is pressing down on Sobral's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Adeleye looking for a guillotine here but Sobral defends easily.
Sobral trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adeleye wants to sweep here but Sobral controlling him for the moment.
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Adeleye is keeping the position.
Adeleye looking for a sweep. Not yet Adeleye, not yet.
Adeleye is trying to control the position but Sobral postures up.
Sobral won't allow Adeleye to sweep him here.
Mateo Sobral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral advances to half guard.
Sobral tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adeleye knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Adeleye misses.
Adeleye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobral moves away.
Adeleye cracks Sobral with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sobral closes the distance but Adeleye moves to the side
and Adeleye counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Adeleye trying to mount his opponent but Sobral defends it.
Adeleye is looking for a kimura here.
Sobral wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeleye thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sobral's head.
Adeleye passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sobral!
Sobral really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Adeleye looking for a guillotine from mount but Sobral is having none of it.
Sobral is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeleye moves to take his opponent's back.
Adeleye looking for the choke but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sobral trying to get back to his feet but Adeleye is in full control for now.
Sobral is in bad spot here.
Adeleye has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobral is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Adeleye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adeleye 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Adeleye!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Semenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes into the arena with Give me da loot blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Semenko!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver drops Semenko with a right and a left! Silver comes rushing in but Semenko regains his composure and manages to keep Silver in guard.
It looks like Dave Semenko has been cut.
Silver 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Semenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silver trying to control but Semenko is working from the bottom.
Silver is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Semenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Semenko is wriggling around but Silver manages to pass to half guard.
Semenko is staying active underneath Silver, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silver is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Semenko is just riding it out for now. Silver eventually gives up the hold.
Silver throwing shots but Semenko is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silver is defended easily by Semenko.
Silver misses with the combination.
Silver looks to land a combination but Semenko avoids it well.
Semenko has Silver up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Semenko.
It looks like Anderson Silver has been cut.
Semenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Semenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Semenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Semenko lands an elbow inside that Silver shrugs off.
Semenko with a knee to the head.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Semenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silver blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson Silver's cut is getting worse.
Semenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Semenko lands an elbow just above Silver 's eye.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Semenko misses with a knee to the head.
Semenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenko lands a knee to the body.
Semenko with a knee to the head.
Anderson Silver's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Semenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Silver avoids the damage to the body.
Silver blocks the elbow strike.
Semenko lands an elbow inside.
Silver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silver changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Semenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Semenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Semenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silver's brow.
Nice elbow from Semenko.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Semenko.
Jeez, Anderson Silver's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
Semenko misses with a knee strike.
Semenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silver tries to pull guard but Semenko won't allow it.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silver dodges an elbow strike from Semenko.
Semenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Semenko with a knee to the head.
Semenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silver dodges an elbow strike from Semenko.
Semenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Semenko has him pressed against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silver drops down looking for an ankle pick but Semenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Semenko moves into the clinch.
Semenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Silver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Semenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Semenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver blocks an elbow strike from Semenko.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Semenko.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Semenko misses with a head kick.
Semenko lands a jab to the head.
Silver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Semenko circles away.
Semenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Semenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Semenko tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
Silver throws a head kick that misses
and Semenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silver is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silver shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silver showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenko is trying to maintain the position but Silver is very close to passing his half guard.
Semenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Semenko wants to control but Silver is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko is pressing down on Silver's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silver won't allow Semenko to sweep him here.
Semenko keeping full guard, as Silver tries to pass.
Silver wants to control from the top but Semenko keeps moving.
Semenko trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silver throws a sloppy body shot
and Semenko counters with a big head kick but Silver shrugs it off.
Semenko clinches.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but Silver blocks with his arms.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.
Semenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver dodges an elbow strike from Semenko.
Semenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko is breathing heavily.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Semenko.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver blocks an elbow strike from Semenko.
Semenko misses with a knee to the head.
Semenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Semenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver thows a leg kick but Semenko checks it
and Semenko counters with a head kick.
Dave Semenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silver.
Anderson Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silver.
Semenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silver drops back looking for a leg! Semenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Semenko manages to kick Silver off! Silver jumps back into Semenko's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver controls from within his opponent's guard.
Semenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silver manages to get himself to full guard.
Semenko is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silver looking to control.
Silver has a closed guard, preventing Semenko from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silver trying to keep a closed guard but Semenko is proving a slippery customer.
Silver is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Semenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A left and a right from Silver both land. Nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Semenko lands a head kick. Silver smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anderson Silver's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dave Semenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikki Ramires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Guerreiro. Ramires has chosen Dropkick Murphys - The Gauntlet as his entrance music. Heikki Ramires has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Renan Silva's chin.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Silva!
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, Heikki Ramires!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramires.
Ramires shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Ramires finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Ramires is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramires is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ramires working Silva over with strikes.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Ramires seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramires.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramires doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramires manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva working for a triangle but Ramires defends it easily.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramires is one step ahead there.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ramires passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramires scoring with punches and elbows.
Ramires has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramires lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva tries to bench press Ramires off him but Ramires keeps the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ramires landing a few strikes.
Ramires in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Ramires is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramires connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Ramires lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Ramires grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Ramires grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramires wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ramires is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramires lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ramires looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ramires smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ramires scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ramires connects with a decent elbow.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ramires sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva has hold of Ramires's hands but Ramires slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ramires winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Ramires.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Ramires trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Ramires dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ramires is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Ramires wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Ramires closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramires trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Ramires moves into full mount!
Ramires scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ramires.
Ramires lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Ramires lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ramires lands a heavy elbow.
Ramires has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva is rocked!
Ramires raining down shots from the mount!
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ramires thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Ramires wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramires.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ramires tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Nice strikes from Ramires there.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Ramires has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ramires bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ramires is breathing heavily.
Ramires looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ramires smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Ramires is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramires scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Ramires trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Heikki Ramires has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramires working Silva over with strikes.
Ramires is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Ramires landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Ramires cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ramires landing punches.
Ramires breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ramires is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ramires prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Ramires lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramires putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva tries to reverse the position but Ramires maintains control.
Ramires can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Ramires is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ramires fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva taking shots to the head.
Ramires landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is pressing down on Ramires's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ramires is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramires has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Ramires showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Ramires counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Ramires passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ramires lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramires wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Ramires scoring with strikes.
Ramires is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ramires scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ramires trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Ramires tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ramires has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to buck Ramires off but Ramires is having none of it.
Ramires takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ramires's best efforts.
Ramires wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ramires pulls his head out easily.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ramires moves nicely into side control.
Ramires advances to mount.
Ramires lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramires lands a big elbow.
Ramires lands a big elbow.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ramires looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramires cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ramires seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Silva is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Heikki Ramires!
Heikki Ramires is the new featherweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mateo valaquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakatsu Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lose Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Masakatsu Gomi enters the ring!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, mateo valaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakatsu Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gomi lands a left and a right that send valaquez crashing to the mat, dazed. Gomi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
valaquez is rocked!
Gomi throws a series of punches but valaquez avoids them all with ease.
Oh valaquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomi pushes valaquez up against the ropes in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Gomi.
valaquez seems to have got his legs back now.
valaquez is breathing heavily.
Gomi manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Gomi scoring well with a low kick there.
valaquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Gomi swinging wildly here.
Gomi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi clinches up with valaquez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gomi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gomi manages to break the clinch.
Gomi scores with a shot to the body.
Gomi throws a body punch but valaquez moves out of range.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but valaquez manages to avoid it.
valaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomi throws a right and a left that valaquez avoids nicely.
valaquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
valaquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gomi closes the distance and pushes valaquez back into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Gomi.
valaquez tries to pull guard but Gomi holds him up against the ropes and eventually valaquez drops back down to his feet.
Gomi is leaning against valaquez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands a hook that snaps the head of valaquez backwards.
Gomi lands an elbow that stopped valaquez in his tracks for a moment.
Gomi is struggling to control the position.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
valaquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomi tries to sprawl out of it but valaquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gomi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomi forces valaquez back against the ropes and clinches.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
valaquez avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Gomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a series of punches but valaquez avoids them all with ease.
Gomi scores with a leg kick.
Gomi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gomi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
valaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
valaquez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gomi did well to prevent valaquez getting side control.
Gomi moves into full guard.
valaquez postures up.
valaquez won't allow Gomi to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gomi is on top in guard.
Gomi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gomi wants to stand but valaquez is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. valaquez is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakatsu Gomi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
valaquez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomi defends it nicely.
Gomi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gomi darts in and clinches valaquez up against the ropes.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Gomi tries to bum rush valaquez with a series of wild strikes but valaquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomi moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomi lands with a light punch inside.
Gomi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi is leaning against valaquez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gomi breaks from the clinch.
Gomi throws a series of strikes that have valaquez backpedaling.
Gomi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with valaquez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gomi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
valaquez slips a jab and a cross from Gomi.
Nice defenses there by valaquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
valaquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
Gomi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gomi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from valaquez.
Gomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
valaquez ducks right into an uppercut from Gomi.
Masakatsu Gomi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomi throws a head kick but valaquez moves out of range.
Gomi has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masakatsu Gomi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
valaquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomi misses with an uppercut. valaquez saw that one coming.
Gomi rushes valaquez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
valaquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomi moves into the clinch.
Gomi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
valaquez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gomi walks away with a smile on his face. valaquez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mateo valaquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi clinches with his opponent.
Gomi breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands a jab.
valaquez looks for a takedown but Gomi sprawls well.
Gomi moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has valaquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gomi displaying some good clinch control by pressing valaquez up against the ropes.
Gomi lands a hook to the side of the head.
valaquez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gomi lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakatsu Gomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gomi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but valaquez manages to avoid it.
Gomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but valaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
valaquez tries to keep at a distance but Gomi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on valaquez's shoulder, as valaquez tries to avoid the shot.
Gomi closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Masakatsu Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gomi breaks the clinch.
Gomi tries to land a leg kick but valaquez saw it coming and moves away.
Gomi is looking to slow valaquez down with leg kicks.
Gomi throws a lazy right hand but valaquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
valaquez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gomi gets a clinch.
Gomi is working valaquez over against the ropes.
Gomi holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands a knee to the head.
Gomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomi tries to bum rush valaquez with a series of wild strikes but valaquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
mateo valaquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi throws a series of punches but valaquez avoids them all with ease.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomi feints and then cracks valaquez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow valaquez down.
Gomi throws a right and a left that valaquez avoids nicely.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by valaquez.
Gomi wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
valaquez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gomi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gomi looks to throw the jab but valaquez is out of range.
Gomi scores with a leg kick.
Gomi works over valaquez's head and body with a nice combination.
Gomi has valaquez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gomi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Masakatsu Gomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomi looking to throw knees to the head but valaquez is blocking nicely.
valaquez tries to pull guard but Gomi won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi breaks the clinch.
Gomi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but valaquez blocks it with crossed arms.
valaquez fails to pull guard.
Gomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomi throws a body punch but valaquez moves out of range.
valaquez tries to keep at a distance but Gomi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masakatsu Gomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gomi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masakatsu Gomi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Gregorivich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Sabrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorivich comes to the ring accompanied by The Pot. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sabrol's choice of entrance music: Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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178 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Gregorivich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Sabrol!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorivich misses with a body shot.
Gregorivich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sabrol moves away.
Gregorivich takes a swing at Sabrol's ribcage but misses.
Gregorivich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gregorivich scores with a hook to the body. Sabrol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sabrol tries to clinch up but Gregorivich circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Gregorivich misses.
Gregorivich throws a series of punches but Sabrol avoids them all with ease.
Sabrol gets a clinch.
Gregorivich tries to score a body lock takedown but Sabrol shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gregorivich manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sabrol 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.
Sabrol trying to control but Gregorivich is working from the bottom.
Sabrol has gone for a leg lock! Gregorivich slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sabrol's guard.
Gregorivich thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorivich drops back looking for a leg! Sabrol is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sabrol manages to kick Gregorivich off! Gregorivich jumps back into Sabrol's guard.
Gregorivich is working Sabrol over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sabrol keeping full guard, as Gregorivich tries to pass.
Gregorivich distracts Sabrol with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sabrol looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gregorivich preventing the sweep.
Gregorivich throws a strike but Sabrol rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sabrol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gregorivich is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorivich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sabrol is aware though and is defending well.
Gregorivich keeping moving, preventing Sabrol from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sabrol is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sabrol stopping the sweep attempt from Gregorivich.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sabrol avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabrol wants to pass the guard but Gregorivich is keeping the position.
Sabrol is pushing down on Gregorivich's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gregorivich is fighting to maintain full guard but Sabrol has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sabrol is keen to just control but Gregorivich is a slippery customer.
Sabrol is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gregorivich gets full guard.
Sabrol trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregorivich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gregorivich working for submissions but it's allowed Sabrol to get to half guard.
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.
Gregorivich gets full guard.
Sabrol is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gregorivich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gregorivich has escaped and now he's on top!
Sabrol is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gregorivich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gregorivich wants to stand but Sabrol is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gregorivich controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Gregorivich dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sabrol decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gregorivich makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gregorivich.
Gregorivich working a defensive guard here.
Gregorivich keeping moving, preventing Sabrol from controlling successfully.
Sabrol drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gregorivich dives on top into guard.
Gregorivich 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.
Sabrol has a closed guard, preventing Gregorivich from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorivich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gregorivich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sabrol working a defensive guard here.
Gregorivich won't allow Sabrol to sweep him here.
Gregorivich is looking to work some ground and pound but Sabrol has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gregorivich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sabrol throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gregorivich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Sabrol controls Gregorivich momentarily but Gregorivich frees himself.
Sabrol throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sabrol is breathing heavily.
Sabrol keeping moving, preventing Gregorivich from controlling successfully.
Sabrol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gregorivich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gregorivich 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.
Sabrol moves away from the strike by Gregorivich.
Victor Gregorivich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregorivich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sabrol!
Gregorivich lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sabrol hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabrol wants to hold on but Gregorivich pushes him away.
Sabrol working to try and regain half guard.
Sabrol tries to lock up and control but Gregorivich gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sabrol is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gregorivich is staying active.
Sabrol is working to get back to half guard.
Sabrol wants to control but Gregorivich is having none of it.
Sabrol working to try and regain half guard.
Sabrol is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sabrol is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gregorivich has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sabrol's face.
Gregorivich lands with some strikes.
Gregorivich lands a heavy elbow.
Sabrol tries to reverse the position but Gregorivich maintains control.
Gregorivich working Sabrol over with strikes here.
Sabrol is rocked!
Gregorivich loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Sabrol scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Gregorivich land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Gregorivich stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Gregorivich!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Arealius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arealius has chosen Ministry Rock as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
192 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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26
190 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josip Ruzic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Arealius!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruzic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
Arealius closes the distance and pushes Ruzic back into the ropes.
Ruzic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Arealius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Arealius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ruzic avoiding damage as Arealius throws knees to the body.
Ruzic blocks an elbow strike from Arealius.
Ruzic tries to pull guard but Arealius holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ruzic drops back down to his feet.
Ruzic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arealius gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josip Ruzic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Arealius.
Ruzic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arealius throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruzic blocks it with crossed arms.
Arealius stops a takedown attempt from Ruzic.
Arealius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruzic is defending well for now.
Ruzic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Arealius pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Arealius wants to stall.
Ruzic can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic can't get the takedown.
Arealius lands a damaging elbow.
Arealius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruzic wants a takedown but no success here.
Arealius lands a knee to the head.
Arealius gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruzic.
Ruzic wants a takedown.
Arealius tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruzic avoids the damage to the body.
Arealius looking to throw knees to the head but Ruzic is blocking nicely.
Ruzic is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruzic is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Arealius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruzic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Arealius trying to control but Ruzic is working from the bottom.
Arealius 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Arealius's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arealius stopping the sweep attempt from Ruzic.
Ruzic is working hard here to advance position.
Arealius wants to stand and escape but instead Ruzic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Arealius is trying to keep Ruzic in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruzic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruzic postures up in Arealius's guard and throws a big left but Arealius blocks it.
Ruzic with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arealius seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ruzic scores with a sloppy right hand. Arealius should have avoided that one.
Arealius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruzic.
Arealius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruzic slips a jab and a cross from Arealius.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arealius.
Arealius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ruzic misses the jab.
Arealius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arealius tries to clinch but Ruzic is having none of it.
Ruzic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arealius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arealius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruzic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Arealius looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic lands a nice shot that snaps Arealius's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruzic with a nice cross.
Arealius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Ruzic does it's job there.
Donk. Ruzic catches Arealius right on the button with a cross.
Ruzic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruzic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ruzic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arealius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruzic shoots in but Arealius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Ruzic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arealius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruzic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Ruzic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic'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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruzic.
Ruzic thuds his right hand into Arealius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruzic throws a shot to the body.
Arealius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruzic counters with a stiff right hand.
Arealius throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ruzic counters with a stiff right hand.
Arealius falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruzic scores with a counter punch that sends Arealius to the canvas! Ruzic smells blood - he's punishing Arealius with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Arealius has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josip Ruzic!
Josip Ruzic retains his middleweight title!
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