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BLØØDSPØRT: XXII PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Izecson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fa Ya Narong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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255 lbs
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285 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Izecson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fa Ya Narong!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narong throws a head kick that misses
and Izecson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Narong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Izecson's half guard.
Izecson wants to get back to his feet.
Narong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Izecson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Narong stalling.
Izecson pushes Narong off looking to stand but Narong dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Narong is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fa Ya Narong has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Narong tries to keep at a distance but Izecson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Izecson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Narong lands a hook that snaps the head of Izecson backwards.
Izecson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Izecson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Narong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Narong avoiding damage as Izecson throws knees to the body.
Izecson tries a body shot but Narong blocks it.
Izecson is trying to force a seperation but Narong has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Narong.
The crowd are getting on Narong's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Izecson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Narong.
Izecson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Narong - that landed with a thud.
Izecson breaks the clinch.
Narong gets a clinch.
Narong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Narong gets through Izecson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Izecson is rocked!
Izecson is breathing heavily.
Narong has Izecson pressed against the cage. Izecson drops his hands and Narong takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Izecson tumbling to the canvas! Narong rains down with more punches but Izecson was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Narong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fa Ya Narong!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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281 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Herald!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza drops Herald with a left right combo! Souza follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Justin Herald has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herald is working to avoid the ground and pound but Souza connects with a decent elbow.
Herald is rocked!
Herald tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Herald is still in real trouble! Can Souza finish him?
Souza is working Herald over with some ground and pound from side control.
Souza tries to score with some ground and pound. Herald controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Herald seems to have recovered his senses.
Souza is looking to take a break and control but Herald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Herald struggling a bit here.
Souza wants to control but Herald is keeping him busy.
Herald is working to avoid the ground and pound but Souza connects with a decent elbow.
Souza wants to control but Herald is keeping him busy.
Souza is working Herald over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald is trying to buck Souza off.
Souza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Herald has escaped the position, nice work there.
Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Herald keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Herald's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Herald wants to get back to his feet but Souza drags him back down.
Souza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Herald tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Souza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Souza working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Herald manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Herald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Herald controlling the position.
Souza pushes down on Herald's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Herald wants to control but Souza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Souza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Souza prevents Herald from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking for a kimura here.
Herald is trying to maintain the position but Souza is very close to passing his half guard.
Herald is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Souza jumps into side control!
Souza throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Souza working away.
Souza landing a few strikes.
Souza scoring with punches and elbows.
Souza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Herald is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Herald pushes Souza away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Souza gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald can't do much from the bottom here.
Souza throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herald is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Souza tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Souza working the ground and pound.
Herald is not content to let Souza control the position.
Herald tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souza tries to score with some ground and pound. Herald controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza misses with the ground and pound.
Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Herald knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Herald knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Herald's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Herald lands a jab-cross combination.
Herald ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herald moves away.
Herald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Souza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paolo Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Souza misses with a shot to the body
and Herald counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Herald. Those never looked like landing.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Herald is just out of range.
Herald misses with a body shot.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Herald.
Paolo Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Herald does no damage.
Herald works Souza's body with a nice hook.
Souza throws a combination that misses
and Herald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Souza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Herald.
Souza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Herald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Herald.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herald scores with a hook to the body. Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Herald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Herald scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Souza is rocked!
Herald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donk. Herald catches Souza right on the button with a cross.
Oh Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Herald scores with a hook to the body. Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Souza seems to have got his legs back now.
Souza drops his hands momentarily and Herald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Herald connects with a body shot that sends Souza's belly button to the back.
Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Herald pounces like a tiger and cracks Souza with a vicious hook! Souza is down but not out! Herald follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Justin Herald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tonio Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortega comes to the cage accompanied by Last Caress. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tonio Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier has a takedown stuffed.
Xavier has his takedown stuffed
and Ortega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Francisco Xavier has been cut.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Xavier working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Ortega looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Xavier! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Francisco Xavier!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cruz Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jefferson. No joy for Field on that attempt.
Jefferson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jefferson dodges the punch combination from Field.
Jefferson throws a sloppy head kick and Field moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Jefferson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Field is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jefferson.
Jefferson moves in looking to clinch but Field pushes him off.
Jefferson lands a leg kick that knocks Field off balance momentarily.
Field chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jefferson can pounce on him.
Jefferson lands a big head kick that sends Field tumbling to the mat! Jefferson takes a step backwards and waves Field back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A head kick misses from Jefferson.
Jefferson scores with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jefferson.
Jefferson scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Jefferson tenderised Field's leg. Field is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jefferson throws a powerful right kick. Field tried to block low but the kick was high! Field was taken right off of his feet! Jefferson jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cruz Jefferson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamidd Karzay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pequeno Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karzay comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack . Hamidd Karzay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamidd Karzay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pequeno Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Karzay enables Carlos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Karzay manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Karzay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carlos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carlos is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karzay can't keep his opponent in guard - Carlos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Carlos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Karzay defend it? Carlos steps over the head and cranks it - Karzay is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Carlos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pequeno Carlos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Markus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murilo Ninja has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Ninja!
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, Vinicius Markus!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Markus enables Ninja to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Markus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Markus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ninja got a little sloppy there for a moment and Markus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ninja has managed to get both his arms back between Markus's legs - danger averted.
Ninja slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Markus prevents Ninja from improving position.
Ninja working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ninja tries to advance position but instead Markus slips a leg back in to half guard.
Ninja seems to be working for a kimura but Markus defends the submission attempt.
Ninja stops Markus from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ninja's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ninja's back!
Ninja covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Ninja holding both Markus 's hands and preventing any damage.
Ninja staying busy and making it hard for Markus to control.
Markus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ninja kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two 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.
Ninja has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Markus.
Markus trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Ninja wants to get back to his feet.
Markus looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Ninja is controlling Markus 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ninja trying to control but Markus is working from the bottom.
Markus keeping full guard, as Ninja tries to pass.
Markus trying to keep a closed guard but Ninja is proving a slippery customer.
Markus can't keep his opponent in guard - Ninja advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Markus missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ninja blocks the strikes from Markus.
Ninja is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Markus is just riding it out for now. Ninja eventually gives up the hold.
Ninja is looking for a kimura here.
Markus wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ninja is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Ninja dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ninja changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Markus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Markus is not content to let Ninja control the position.
Ninja working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Ninja.
Markus is not content to let Ninja control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markus manages to get back to half guard.
Ninja is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ninja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ninja trying to pass the guard but Markus defending well.
Ninja 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.
Markus trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ninja wants to control but Markus is keeping him busy.
Markus is looking for a sweep. Ninja is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ninja wants to pass to mount but Markus is defending the position.
Markus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ninja.
Markus is trying to maintain the position but Ninja is very close to passing his half guard.
Ninja seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Markus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ninja missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ninja wants to pass to mount but Markus is defending the position.
Markus is looking to escape.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ninja is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Markus wants to control but Ninja is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markus won't allow Ninja to pass to mount.
Ninja is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ninja trying to control from Markus's half guard. Markus has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ninja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ninja throwing strikes but missing.
Markus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ninja is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Markus trying to keep a closed guard but Ninja is proving a slippery customer.
Ninja looking to pass the guard.
Ninja controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ninja looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vinicius Markus wasn't active enough on the ground.
Markus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Ninja dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Markus gets caught flat footed, as Ninja shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Markus is trying to keep Ninja in close.
Ninja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ninja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ninja 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.
Ninja got a little sloppy there for a moment and Markus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ninja has managed to get both his arms back between Markus's legs - danger averted.
Markus controls Ninja momentarily but Ninja frees himself.
Ninja looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ninja trying to control the position from guard on top but Markus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ninja pushes down on Markus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ninja throwing shots but Markus is blocking nicely.
Ninja is taking a breather. Markus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ninja is looking to advance position but Markus won't allow it.
Ninja is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ninja looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Markus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ninja throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ninja working for a guillotine from mount but Markus is in no mood to give up.
Ninja unloads with some shots from mount but Markus bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Markus is looking to get to half guard.
Ninja throws some wild stikes that Markus manages to avoid easily.
Ninja will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Markus wants to hold on but Ninja pushes him away.
Ninja trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ninja punching from mount but Markus doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ninja goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Markus turns into him and now he's in Ninja's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Markus trying to control the position from guard on top but Ninja 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Murilo Ninja wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ninja rushes Markus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Markus is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ninja is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Markus to the mat. Markus regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Markus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ninja's guard.
Markus trying to control but Ninja is working from the bottom.
Vinicius Markus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murilo Ninja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markus throwing strikes from guard but Ninja blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murilo Ninja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ninja has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murilo Ninja!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by IF YOU WANT BLOOD YOU GOT IT!!!. Murphy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Big pimpin Jay-Z. Eric Murphy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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223 lbs
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217 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Murphy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Rua scores with a leg kick.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua throws a solid leg kick but Murphy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rua.
Rua throws a solid leg kick but Murphy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rua.
Rua walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murphy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murphy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Marco Rua has been cut.
Murphy throws a low kick, looking for Rua's leg but Rua calmly moves out of range.
Rua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy lands with a nice combination. Rua backs away looking to recover.
Eric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Rua can't get the takedown.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Rua is trying to stall.
Murphy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Rua controls his hands.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
Murphy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Murphy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eric Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a body kick the misses
and Rua counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rua.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murphy is keeping the position for now.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murphy is on top in guard.
Rua working for a triangle but Murphy defends it easily.
Rua is adopting a defensive guard.
Murphy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rua, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Rua throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
Rua throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murphy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Murphy throws a low kick but Rua moves out of range easily.
Rua misses with a looping left.
Murphy lands a big head kick that sends Rua tumbling to the mat! Murphy takes a step backwards and waves Rua back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rua is rocked!
Marco Rua's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Rua's head, knocking him out cold! Murphy is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Murphy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Beto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bika comes to the cage accompanied by My Decision. Beto has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j4oXUTkn7s as his entrance music. Adriano Beto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Bika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Beto!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bika dips to his left and cracks Beto with an uppercut!
Bika throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beto fails with the takedown
and Bika counters with a nice body shot.
Bika connects with the punch.
Bika scores with a one two! Beto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Beto enables Bika to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Beto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bika stands up over Beto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bika is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bika distracts Beto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bika with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bika lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bika keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beto's head.
Bika scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bika trying to control but Beto is working from the bottom.
Beto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bika puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Beto trying to hold on to Bika's head to control him but Bika postures up.
Beto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beto looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bika lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bika lands with a punch from half guard.
Bika scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bika slips a nice elbow through Beto's hands, connecting with Beto's forehead.
Bika 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.
Bika trying to control the action but Beto is working from the bottom.
Bika has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nice strikes from Bika there.
Beto is rocked!
Ground and pound from Bika.
Beto is still in real trouble! Can Bika finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bika lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bika scores with a big shot! Beto's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Beto! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Bika!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mad Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max comes to the cage accompanied by this is ur destiny . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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156 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mad Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Phillips connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Max some visible discomfort.
Phillips is trying to ground and pound but Max uses the momentary lack of control by Phillips to regain half guard.
Max is looking to improve his position.
Max keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Phillips looks to land a strike but Max avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Max keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Max manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Phillips manages to get himself to full guard.
Max throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phillips striking from the bottom here.
Phillips throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Phillips is on top in guard.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Max blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips looking to sit in guard and control but Max gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Phillips working for a triangle but Max defends it easily.
Max trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Max postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Phillips is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phillips is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Max defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Max working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Max preventing the sweep.
Max scoring with punches to the head and body.
Max trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Phillips preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Phillips looking to hit a scissor sweep but Max is one step ahead there.
Max scoring with some ground and pound.
Phillips looking for a sweep. Not yet Phillips, not yet.
Phillips looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Max content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Max.
Max wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Max pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phillips is keeping the position for now.
Phillips has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Max is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Phillips.
Phillips misses with a strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Max tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Phillips is looking for a sweep.
Max has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Max looks up at the clock and then as Phillips takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Max smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Phillips is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Phillips is looking to reverse the position.
Max creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Phillips tries to buck Max off but Max is having none of it.
Phillips looks to move to half guard but instead Max has passed into mount! Damn!
Phillips sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Max winds up and cracks Phillips with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Max wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phillips keeps working.
Phillips tries to get to full guard but Max has control of the leg.
Max looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Phillips with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mad Max will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phillips is looking to clinch.
Max doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Phillips counters with a shoot takedown. Max fights it but they end up in guard.
Phillips keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Max's head.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Max blocks nicely.
Max working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phillips.
Phillips throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Max works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phillips forces his way into half guard.
Max avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phillips.
Phillips throwing shots but Max is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ian Phillips has got the better of the ground game so far.
Max wants to get back to full guard.
Max is holding on to half guard well.
Phillips throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Phillips throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Max is looking to improve his position.
Phillips throwing shots but Max is blocking nicely.
Max trying to control here.
Phillips is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Max blocking the ground and pound attempt from Phillips.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Phillips takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Phillips 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.
Phillips throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Phillips trying to control from Max's half guard. Max has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Phillips throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phillips looking to pass the guard.
Max 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.
Max working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phillips.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Max keeps moving.
Phillips throws a strike but Max rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Max lands a couple of digs.
Phillips trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Phillips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max scoring with some ground and pound.
Max content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Phillips is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Max is aware though and is defending well.
Max trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Max defends well.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Phillips has his foot on Max's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Max works his way back into a safe position though.
Max trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Max defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Phillips 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Phillips has his takedown stuffed
and Max counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Phillips trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Phillips working for submissions but it's allowed Max to get to half guard.
Phillips throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Phillips is trying to get back to full guard.
Max wants to take a breather but Phillips is having none of it.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phillips is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Max pulls his head out easily.
Max lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Max tries to stand but can't do so whilst Phillips controls his leg.
Phillips works his way to full guard. Good work.
Max postures up and lands a big shot to Phillips's brow.
Phillips is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Max defends well.
Phillips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Max scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Max from controlling successfully.
Phillips looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Max passes into side control.
Max cracks Phillips with a big right hand but Phillips just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Max working the ground and pound.
Max staying calm.
Phillips tries to improve position but can't.
Max is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips manages to get back to half guard.
Phillips is not content to let Max control the position.
Max missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phillips looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Max there.
Max wants to pass the guard but Phillips is defending well.
Phillips looking for submissions off his back.
Max working over Phillips with some ground and pound. Phillips looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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.
Phillips is not content to let Max control the position.
Max wants to pass the guard but Phillips is defending well.
Phillips is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Max pulls his head out easily.
Phillips is trying to get back to full guard.
Phillips is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Max pulls his head out easily.
Max trying to control the action but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Phillips misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Max showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Max 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Max!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flaubert Canto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flaubert Canto!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canto with a poor takedown
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
Canto walks into a left hand.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Canto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Canto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oliveira counters with a shoot takedown. Canto fights it but they end up in guard.
Oliveira is stalling in the full guard.
Canto keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Canto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oliveira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Canto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thiago Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Canto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oliveira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Canto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Canto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oliveira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliveira trying to control the position.
Canto won't allow Oliveira to sweep him here.
Oliveira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira works his way into full mount!
Oliveira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oliveira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oliveira's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Oliveira wants to control the pace but Canto is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Oliveira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Canto is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thiago Oliveira just wasn't active enough.
Canto misses with a takedown attempt
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Thiago Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flaubert Canto.
Oliveira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Canto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oliveira won't be happy with that.
Canto decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canto misses with a takedown attempt
and Oliveira counters with a series of strikes. Canto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Canto looks gassed!
Canto misses with a takedown
and Oliveira counters with a shoot takedown. Canto fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira pushes down on Canto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Canto is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Canto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oliveira was covering up waiting for the punch and Canto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Oliveira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Canto manages to get himself to full guard.
Oliveira trying to control but Canto is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Canto keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thiago Oliveira just wasn't active enough.
Oliveira gets the takedown into side control.
Thiago Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Canto seems a little lost for a moment, as Oliveira dominates the positioning.
Oliveira tries to move to mount but Canto blocks the move with his legs.
Oliveira trying to control the position but Canto is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Oliveira politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Oliveira prefers to stall for the moment though.
Canto is trying to get back to his feet.
Oliveira staying calm.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Canto is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thiago Oliveira wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Canto fails with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Canto fails with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Canto won't be happy with that.
Canto is breathing heavily.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Canto keeps working.
Oliveira in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canto is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveira dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Canto shoots and misses
and Oliveira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oliveira seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Canto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Canto is defending well.
Oliveira is keen to just control but Canto is a slippery customer.
Oliveira is taking a breather. Canto says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thiago Oliveira.
Canto has his takedown stuffed
and Oliveira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oliveira wants to control but Canto is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliveira works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Canto keeps working.
Oliveira remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Canto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Canto sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Flaubert Canto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Canto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oliveira wants to control but Canto is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira controls the position from side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thiago Oliveira.
Canto has his takedown stuffed
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
Thiago Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flaubert Canto.
Canto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Oliveira gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oliveira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Canto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oliveira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oliveira wants to take a breather but Canto is having none of it.
Oliveira works his foot free and advances to mount.
Oliveira throwing strikes here but Canto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliveira 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Oliveira!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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