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BAR 29 - Truffle Shuffle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel The Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jank Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Snake comes to the cage accompanied by Portuguese Anthem. Miguel The Snake has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel The Snake!
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, Jank Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Snake.
Stevens lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Miguel The Snake has been cut.
Stevens stuffs the takedown.
The Snake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevens circles away.
Stevens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stevens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stevens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No luck for The Snake with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel The Snake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stevens lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Snake has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stevens.
The Snake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevens but Stevens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Snake is breathing heavily.
Stevens lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stevens throws a series of strikes that have The Snake backpedaling.
The Snake is rocked!
Stevens lands a left and a right that send The Snake crashing to the mat, dazed. Stevens thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh The Snake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevens feints and then cracks The Snake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Snake down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! The Snake is out on his feet! Stevens sets himself and nearly takes The Snake's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jank Stevens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingo Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meng Hippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hippo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eels Up Inside Ya. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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243 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
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300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kingo Kongo!
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, Meng Hippo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hippo misses with a looping left.
Hippo throws a looping overhand right but Kongo ducks down to avoid it.
Kongo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Meng Hippo has been cut.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Hippo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kongo.
Hippo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Kingo Kongo has been cut.
Hippo lands a nice shot that snaps Kongo's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hippo.
Kongo moves into the clinch.
Hippo looking to slow down the pace here.
Hippo effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting on Hippo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hippo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo breaks the clinch.
Hippo misses with a straight right.
Kongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hippo moves away.
Hippo looks to land a right hand but Kongo moved out of range.
Hippo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hippo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kongo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kongo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kongo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hippo lands a jab to Kongo's midsection.
Hippo misses with a double jab
and Kongo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kongo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hippo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hippo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippo misses with a punch to the body.
Hippo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kongo crunches a lovely knee into Hippo's ribcage.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Hippo blocks with his arms.
Hippo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meng Hippo.
Kongo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hippo throws a body punch but Kongo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Hippo to work.
Kongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hippo.
A knee to the head by Kongo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hippo looking to stall.
Kongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Hippo has Kongo pressed against the cage.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Hippo blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kongo throws an elbow that misses.
Kongo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hippo is stalling here.
Kongo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kongo lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Hippo to work.
Kongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hippo avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hippo trying to stall but Kongo improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meng Hippo.
Hippo misses with a straight right.
Hippo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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 Kingo Kongo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kongo gets a clinch.
Hippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Kongo gets an underhook and turns Hippo into the cage.
Kongo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hippo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hippo tries to stall but Kongo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meng Hippo.
Kongo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kongo dodges the punch combination from Hippo.
Hippo scores with a hook to the body. Kongo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kongo!
Hippo is breathing heavily.
Hippo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kongo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hippo.
Kongo catches Hippo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo rushes Hippo and presses him up against the cage.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hippo stalling.
Hippo taking a breather.
Kongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hippo.
Kongo lands an elbow inside that Hippo shrugs off.
Kongo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hippo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hippo taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kongo.
Kongo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kongo looking to throw knees to the head but Hippo is blocking nicely.
Hippo tries a body shot but Kongo blocks it.
Hippo pushes Kongo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kongo misses with a knee to the head.
Kongo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Kongo gets an underhook and turns Hippo into the cage.
Kongo looking to throw knees to the head but Hippo is blocking nicely.
Kongo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kongo looking to throw knees to the head but Hippo is blocking nicely.
Hippo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kongo trying to land knees to the body.
Hippo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hippo is defending well for now.
Kongo lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo leaning against his opponent.
Kongo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hippo leaning against his opponent.
Kongo lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Hippo on the inside.
Hippo managing to block the knees to the body from Kongo.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Hippo blocks with his arms.
Kongo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hippo tries to break free but Kongo pushes him back against the cage.
Hippo is trying to maintain a safe position but Kongo gets an underhook and turns Hippo into the cage.
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.
Knees to the body from Kongo.
Hippo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meng Hippo.
Kongo drives through and clinches with Hippo against the cage.
Kongo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kongo blocking some punches.
Kongo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kongo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hippo is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Hippo to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kongo lands an elbow that stopped Hippo in his tracks for a moment.
Hippo trying to stall but Kongo improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingo Kongo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Hippo misses with a shot to the body
and Kongo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kongo clobbers Hippo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kongo throws a series of punches but Hippo moves out of range.
Hippo misses the shot to the body.
Hippo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hippo loads up on a big right hand but Kongo slips the punch.
Hippo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kongo counters with a head kick that drops Hippo to the mat! Hippo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo throws a head kick that misses.
Kongo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kingo Kongo is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Kongo.
Kongo moves into the clinch successfully.
Hippo managing to block the knees to the body from Kongo.
Kongo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hippo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kongo lands an elbow just above Hippo 's eye.
Hippo tries to work over Kongo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kingo Kongo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hippo avoids the damage to the body.
Hippo looking to stall.
Kongo tries a knee to the head but Hippo blocks it.
Kongo avoiding damage.
Hippo digs a right hand underneath Kongo's ribcage. Kongo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hippo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Hippo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot lands for Hippo.
Kongo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo throws a right and a left that Hippo avoids nicely.
Hippo misses with a two punch combination.
Hippo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kongo at a distance.
Kongo throws a right and a left that Hippo avoids nicely.
Hippo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kongo. Kongo obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
Hippo misses with a wild body shot.
Hippo lands a nice looking body shot.
Kongo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kingo Kongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kongo needs to keep his hands up - Hippo had a free shot at his head there.
Kongo lunges at Hippo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hippo's hand.
Kongo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kongo.
A shot to the body from Hippo misses
and Kongo counters by moving into the clinch.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo works on Kongo's body with a couple of short punches.
Kongo throws an elbow that misses.
Kongo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Hippo blocks with his arms.
Kongo trying to land knees to the body.
Kongo looking to throw knees to the head but Hippo is blocking nicely.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hippo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kongo controls his hands.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but Hippo blocks with his arms.
Kongo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hippo won't want to take too many of those.
Kongo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hippo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kongo.
Meng Hippo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hippo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hippo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A right hand to the body from Hippo.
Hippo misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hippo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hippo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kongo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kongo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hippo is defending well for now.
Hippo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hippo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kongo has him pressed against the cage.
Hippo is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingo Kongo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kongo 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 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingo Kongo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Braulio Estima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Single Ladies (Put a ring on it) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Braulio Estima has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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203 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Powerful |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Braulio Estima!
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, Arthur Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a leg kick but Estima sees it coming and moves out of range.
Estima changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Estima looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jackson is avoiding damage well.
Jackson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jackson controlling the position well.
Estima is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson trying to control but Estima postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Estima.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson won't allow Estima to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Estima is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson is staying active underneath Estima, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Estima tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Estima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a push kick but Estima slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estima misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Estima is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Estima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson lands with a kick to the temple. Estima shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson throws a solid leg kick but Estima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jackson.
Estima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arthur Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Estima shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braulio Estima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Estima to the canvas! Estima doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jackson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Jackson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramiro Crisp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Torres's choice of entrance music: The Way Of The Fist. Thiago Torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramiro Crisp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Torres!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crisp shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
Torres connects with a crisp jab.
Crisp shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
Torres scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crisp.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramiro Crisp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Crisp shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Torres. No joy for Crisp on that attempt.
Crisp has a takedown stuffed.
Nice uppercut lands for Torres. That snapped Crisp's head back.
Torres's corner calls for a 1-2. Torres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crisp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crisp is breathing heavily.
Torres bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crisp is defended easily by Torres.
Crisp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice takedown defense from Torres. No joy for Crisp on that attempt.
Torres lands a jab.
Torres lands an overhand right.
It looks like Ramiro Crisp has been cut.
Crisp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crisp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Crisp persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Torres cracks a nice hook into Crisp's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torres.
Torres throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crisp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Torres defends it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Crisp 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Torres digs a good body shot into Crisp's ribs.
Crisp walks into a left hand.
Torres paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Torres is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crisp had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Torres cracks Crisp with a good jab.
Crisp gets caught flat footed, as Torres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Torres with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torres chips away with some ground and pound.
Torres wants to control from the top but Crisp keeps moving.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Crisp is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crisp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Crisp blocks nicely.
Torres must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crisp keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crisp fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a shoot takedown. Crisp fights it but they end up in guard.
Crisp keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Crisp keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres wants to control from the top but Crisp keeps moving.
Crisp throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crisp is keeping the position for now.
Crisp throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crisp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torres smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crisp misses with a takedown attempt
and Crisp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres scores with a sloppy right hand. Crisp should have avoided that one.
Torres scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramiro Crisp's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crisp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Crisp with a poor takedown
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Crisp shoots and misses
and Torres makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramiro Crisp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crisp misses with a takedown
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Torres does it's job there.
Ramiro Crisp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws a head kick but Crisp moves out of range.
Torres lands with a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crisp fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crisp has his takedown stuffed
and Torres holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crisp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crisp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torres might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crisp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Torres is thwarting Crisp's attempts to control the position.
Torres is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torres takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crisp is refusing to be controlled, as Torres sits in half guard.
Crisp wants to control but Torres is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Torres is keen to just control but Crisp is a slippery customer.
Crisp punching from the bottom.
Crisp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crisp fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a right hand to the body.
Crisp has his takedown stuffed
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres jabs at Crisp's body.
Crisp misses with a takedown attempt
and Torres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crisp won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Crisp down.
Crisp 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.
Torres lands a nice forearm strike.
Torres trying to control the position but Crisp is working away.
Torres is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crisp has escaped the position, nice work there.
Torres working away.
Torres trying to control the position but Crisp is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Torres landing a few strikes.
Crisp tries to bench press Torres off him but Torres keeps the position.
Torres really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crisp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Torres trying to control the action but Crisp is working from the bottom.
Crisp wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crisp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a takedown into side control.
Torres wants to control but Crisp is keeping him busy.
Torres lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Crisp down.
Torres working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crisp is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Crisp is defending well.
Crisp slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ramiro Crisp's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crisp shoots and misses
and Torres counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crisp thinking.
Crisp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crisp drops his hands momentarily and Torres takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crisp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramiro Crisp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crisp keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres pushes down on Crisp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crisp is defending against the submission attempts here by Torres.
Torres trying to mount his opponent but Crisp defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crisp missing with punches from the bottom.
Crisp trying to hold on to Torres's head to control him but Torres postures up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Torres. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Torres blocks the strikes from Crisp.
Crisp slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crisp trying to keep a closed guard but Torres is proving a slippery customer.
Crisp lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Crisp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Crisp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torres is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Crisp there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Crisp working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Torres can do anything to dispel that myth.
Torres is squirming around, avoiding Crisp's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Crisp there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crisp landing strikes from the mount and Torres is in trouble!
Crisp throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Torres because Crisp loaded up on that one.
Thiago Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crisp is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Torres is surviving well by controlling Crisp's body position as best he can.
Crisp throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Crisp punching from mount but Torres doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Crisp throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ramiro Crisp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crisp landing shots from mount.
Torres avoids a series of strikes thrown by Crisp.
Crisp raining down shots from the mount!
Torres is looking to improve his position but Crisp isn't that keen on the idea.
Crisp tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crisp is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Torres has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ramiro Crisp.
Well Torres 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 27:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Torres!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiko Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald De Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiko Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harald De Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Wolfe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rogan throws a lazy right hand but De Wolfe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Wolfe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rogan is trying to defend but De Wolfe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rogan tries to get to full guard but De Wolfe has control of the leg.
De Wolfe uses his free foot to push down on Rogan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rogan.
De Wolfe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rogan is looking to escape.
Rogan tries to reverse the position but De Wolfe maintains control.
Rogan blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wolfe jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rogan is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rogan and De Wolfe has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rogan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rogan manages to get back to half guard.
Rogan wants to get back to his feet.
Rogan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rogan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogan can't keep his opponent in guard - De Wolfe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rogan gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Wolfe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Wolfe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rogan is keeping the position for now.
De Wolfe trying to control but Rogan is working from the bottom.
De Wolfe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rogan dives on top into guard.
Rogan tries to stand but De Wolfe is controlling from the bottom.
De Wolfe keeping full guard, as Rogan tries to pass.
De Wolfe is trying to control the position but Rogan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wolfe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Wolfe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Wolfe has his foot on Rogan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rogan works his way back into a safe position though.
De Wolfe looks gassed!
Rogan pushes down on De Wolfe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Wolfe has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Rogan escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Rogan!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogan wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Wolfe keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wolfe is trying to get back to half guard.
Rogan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A swing and a miss from Rogan.
Rogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Wolfe moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by De Wolfe.
De Wolfe is trying to get an arm triangle but Rogan is defending well.
Rogan is pushing De Wolfe's head away, looking to escape. De Wolfe manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harald De Wolfe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rogan throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Wolfe counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogan swings for the body but De Wolfe moves out of range.
De Wolfe slips under a jab.
De Wolfe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogan throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Wolfe counters with a good low kick that Rogan was not able to check.
De Wolfe moves out of range of the strikes.
De Wolfe fails with a takedown attempt.
De Wolfe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rogan is trying to defend but De Wolfe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rogan gets full guard.
De Wolfe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Wolfe wants to pass the guard but Rogan is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wolfe has gone for a leg lock! Rogan slips out almost immediately though and dives into De Wolfe's guard.
De Wolfe is breathing heavily.
De Wolfe trying to keep a closed guard but Rogan is proving a slippery customer.
Rogan wants to stand but De Wolfe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rogan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
De Wolfe can't keep his opponent in guard - Rogan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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.
De Wolfe wants to improve his position but Rogan is controlling well.
De Wolfe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Wolfe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Wolfe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rogan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Wolfe has an active guard here but Rogan has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wolfe is looking for a sweep. Rogan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Wolfe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rogan pulls his head out easily.
Rogan wants to get back to his feet.
De Wolfe is thowing punches from the bottom. Rogan grabs hold of a loose arm and pivots for an armbar! It's tight and De Wolfe has to tap! Superb work there from Rogan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kiko Rogan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Akkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Rourke (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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171 lbs
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184 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Akkari!
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, Gary Rourke!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akkari tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rourke swivels and escapes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rourke!
Akkari shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rourke wants to control but Akkari is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Akkari wants to pass to mount but Rourke is defending the position.
Akkari is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Akkari mounts Rourke! Really nice guard pass there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akkari looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Akkari trying to control but Rourke is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akkari fails to advance to Rourke's back.
Akkari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rourke is looking to escape.
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.
Akkari looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Akkari wants to finish this one by submission but Rourke is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Akkari.
Rourke tries to reverse the position but Akkari maintains control.
Akkari wants to take his opponent's back but Rourke doesn't allow it.
Akkari working for a guillotine from mount but Rourke is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akkari is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rourke is surviving well by controlling Akkari's body position as best he can.
Akkari goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rourke turns into him and now he's in Akkari's guard.
Akkari 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rourke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rourke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akkari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Akkari has his foot on Rourke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rourke works his way back into a safe position though.
Akkari is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rourke defends well.
Rourke won't allow Akkari to sweep him here.
Akkari looking for a triangle here. Rourke is fighting it but it looks tight! Akkari pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rourke is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Leandro Akkari!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wellker Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Traveler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Traveler has chosen Push It To The Limit as his entrance music. Wellker Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Traveler's chin.
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184 lbs
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194 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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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, Wellker Silva!
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, Tim Traveler!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Traveler moves away from the strike by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Traveler shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Traveler wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Traveler won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva keeping full guard, as Traveler tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Traveler from controlling successfully.
Traveler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Traveler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva tests Traveler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Tim Traveler has been cut.
Silva rushes Traveler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Traveler tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Traveler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traveler looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva drops Traveler with a right and a left! Silva comes rushing in but Traveler regains his composure and manages to keep Silva in guard.
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 would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Traveler has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Traveler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva wanted to stand there but Traveler had control of the position.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Traveler throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Traveler.
Traveler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Traveler getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traveler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Traveler is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Traveler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Traveler won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Traveler jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva is pushing Traveler's head away, looking to escape. Traveler manages to hold on to the position though.
Silva is not content to let Traveler control the position.
Traveler prevents Silva from escaping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Traveler's head but Traveler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Traveler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wellker Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a series of punches but Traveler moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traveler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is not content to let Traveler control the position.
Traveler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Traveler is controlling the pace.
Traveler is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Traveler looks gassed!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Traveler working Silva over with strikes.
Traveler wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Traveler 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Traveler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Traveler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Traveler has double underhooks.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva tries to clinch but Traveler is having none of it.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Traveler throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Traveler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Traveler scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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 misses with a straight left.
Traveler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Traveler lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Danga de danga de dang - Traveler scores with a four punch combination!
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 Wellker Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Traveler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Traveler.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Traveler slips the punch.
Wellker Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traveler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva misses with a double jab
so Traveler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Traveler is controlling him.
Traveler postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Traveler trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to stand but Traveler is controlling the position.
Traveler is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Traveler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva tries to kick Traveler off but Traveler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva won't allow Traveler to pass to mount.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Traveler.
Traveler wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Traveler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Traveler catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Traveler.
Wellker Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Traveler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Traveler off to one side.
Traveler connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Traveler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Traveler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Traveler tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Traveler moves away.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Traveler defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Traveler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Traveler.
Wellker Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Traveler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Traveler postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Traveler just content to control the position.
Traveler misses with the ground and pound.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Traveler is controlling him well.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is not content to let Traveler control the position.
Traveler misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traveler throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Traveler is controlling him well.
Traveler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Traveler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Silva parries the strikes from Traveler easily there. Traveler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Traveler lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Traveler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Traveler throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Traveler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
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.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Traveler, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva has Traveler pressed against the cage, preventing Traveler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a hook but Traveler avoids it easily.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Traveler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Traveler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Traveler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva kicks Traveler off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Traveler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Traveler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Traveler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wellker Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Traveler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Traveler slips under a jab.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Traveler.
Traveler throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Traveler is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Silva is trying to stand back up.
Traveler trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Traveler has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Traveler trying to control.
Tim Traveler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Traveler is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traveler has his opponent's back but Silva is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Traveler.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Traveler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Traveler with a hook.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Traveler connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva slips a straight right by Traveler.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Traveler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Traveler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Traveler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Traveler is controlling him well.
Traveler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is staying active underneath Traveler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Traveler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Traveler stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Traveler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva is staying active underneath Traveler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva throws a hook but Traveler avoids it easily.
Traveler misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Traveler is out of range.
Traveler throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Traveler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Traveler isn't so interested in that idea.
Traveler connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva wants to stand but Traveler is controlling the position.
Traveler slips nicely into half guard.
Traveler is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Traveler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Wellker Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Traveler moves away from the strike by Silva.
Traveler lands a jab.
Silva lands with a cross.
Traveler thows a body shot but no joy.
Traveler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Traveler persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Traveler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Traveler misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Tim Traveler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva lands a with a good body shot.
Silva catches Traveler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Traveler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Traveler breaks from the clinch.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva avoids the body shot from Traveler.
Traveler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Traveler prevents Silva from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Traveler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wellker Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Choi Yong Sool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Ontario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yong Sool comes to the cage accompanied by The Yangyu Conspiracy. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Erwin Ontario enters the cage!
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177 lbs
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179 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Choi Yong Sool!
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, Erwin Ontario!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yong Sool takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yong Sool slips a jab and a cross from Ontario.
Ontario connects with a jab.
Ontario stuns Yong Sool with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yong Sool fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ontario avoids it really well and circles away.
Yong Sool shoots in for a double leg but Ontario sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yong Sool shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Choi Yong Sool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ontario catches Yong Sool with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ontario lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yong Sool's sensitive parts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ontario!
Yong Sool takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ontario throws a series of punches but Yong Sool moves out of range.
Ontario lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yong Sool backs up against the cage.
Ontario lands a slapping body shot.
Yong Sool gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ontario is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yong Sool wants to control but Ontario is keeping him busy.
Yong Sool tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ontario's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontario tries to buck Yong Sool off but Yong Sool is having none of it.
Yong Sool thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ontario can't do much from the bottom here.
Yong Sool looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ontario gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ontario has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yong Sool is working away from the top position though.
Ontario is looking for a sweep. Yong Sool is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Ontario is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yong Sool's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yong Sool's back!
Yong Sool trying to control the hands but Ontario breaks the grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yong Sool manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ontario's guard. Nice work there by Yong Sool.
Yong Sool is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ontario is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ontario has escaped and now he's on top!
Ontario controlling from the top position.
Yong Sool keeping moving, preventing Ontario from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yong Sool working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ontario doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ontario manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ontario 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.
Yong Sool looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yong Sool is trying to control the position but Ontario postures up.
Ontario wants to control from the top but Yong Sool keeps moving.
Ontario is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
Ontario controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ontario avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yong Sool is trying to keep Ontario in close.
Yong Sool is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ontario defends well.
Yong Sool isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ontario stacks Yong Sool on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ontario!
Yong Sool is trying to control Ontario's posture but Ontario avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Ontario dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yong Sool shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ontario defends it nicely.
Yong Sool shoots in for a double leg but Ontario sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ontario misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slapping body kick lands there for Ontario.
Yong Sool takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ontario misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ontario!
Ontario jabs at Yong Sool's body.
Ontario goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ontario with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ontario lands a jab-cross combination.
Yong Sool takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ontario lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ontario scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ontario scores with a head kick.
Ontario defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yong Sool.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Choi Yong Sool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ontario looks to land a combination. Yong Sool sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ontario scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ontario stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong Sool changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ontario looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ontario tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ontario is trying to control Yong Sool's posture but Yong Sool avoids it.
Yong Sool is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ontario has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yong Sool working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yong Sool tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ontario wants to control but Yong Sool postures up.
Ontario is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yong Sool works his foot free and advances to mount.
Yong Sool goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ontario turns into him and now he's in Yong Sool's guard.
Ontario is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ontario trying to control the position from guard on top but Yong Sool is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yong Sool is on top in guard.
Ontario working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ontario avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yong Sool loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yong Sool looking to pass the guard.
Ontario is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yong Sool advances position into side control!
Ontario really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yong Sool. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yong Sool has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ontario is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Yong Sool yanks on the arm and Ontario is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Yong Sool.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Choi Yong Sool!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Al Turd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Turd's entrance music is Jump on It. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mustafa Al Turd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reggie Warren!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Turd lands with a shot to the body.
Warren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Al Turd on the side of the head.
Al Turd just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Turd throws a series of punches but Warren avoids them all with ease.
Al Turd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Al Turd catches Warren right on the button with a cross.
Warren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warren looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Turd is just out of range.
Al Turd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mustafa Al Turd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren lands a nice shot to the body.
Al Turd throws a body punch but Warren moves out of range.
Warren throws a sloppy body shot
and Al Turd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Warren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Turd moves away.
Al Turd stuffs the takedown attempt from Warren. Warren gets slowly back to his feet.
Warren looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Warren passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Al Turd!
Warren controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren landing punches.
Al Turd tries to reverse the position but Warren maintains control.
Warren tries to control but Al Turd wriggling away.
Al Turd is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Warren sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Warren wants to finish this one by submission but Al Turd is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Warren.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Turd is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Warren thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Warren thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Al Turd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Warren thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Warren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Al Turd sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Al Turd blocking the ground and pound attempt from Warren.
Warren looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Warren seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Turd is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Al Turd wants to get back to his feet.
Warren is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Al Turd wants to improve his position but Warren is controlling well.
Warren stalling.
Al Turd is not content to let Warren control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Warren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Warren thows a huge punch but Al Turd dodges it nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Al Turd misses with a wild body shot.
Al Turd misses with a shot to the body
and Warren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Al Turd thinking.
Al Turd throws a good cross that connects.
Warren misses with a takedown
and Al Turd counters with a stiff right hand.
Mustafa Al Turd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warren moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Warren's corner calls for a 1-2. Warren obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Al Turd misses with a hook. Warren ducked under it nicely.
Al Turd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Al Turd - just one landing.
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 Mustafa Al Turd will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Al Turd swinging wildly here.
Al Turd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warren moves away.
Al Turd misses with a body shot
and Warren counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Warren won't allow Al Turd to sweep him here.
Al Turd is working hard here to advance position.
Warren controls from within his opponent's guard.
Warren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Warren pushes down on Al Turd's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Warren wants to free his trapped foot but Al Turd is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Warren misses with a head shot. Al Turd uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren postures up in Al Turd's guard and throws a big left but Al Turd blocks it.
Warren being controlled here momentarily.
Warren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Al Turd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Warren is looking to work some ground and pound but Al Turd has wrist control.
Warren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Warren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al Turd looking for a sweep. Not yet Al Turd, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Warren misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Al Turd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Al Turd.
Al Turd is looking to wear down Warren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Al Turd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warren.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warren. Al Turd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warren gets the takedown into side control.
Warren misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Warren working the ground and pound but Al Turd is defending the strikes.
Warren is looking to take a break and control but Al Turd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Al Turd keeps Warren under control for a moment.
Sloppy strikes there by Warren.
Warren with the ground and pound but Al Turd regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Turd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Warren is working away from the top position though.
Warren tries to pass the half guard into mount. Al Turd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Warren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Turd was well out of range. Poor timing from Warren.
Al Turd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Warren at a distance.
Warren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Turd looks to throw the jab but Warren is out of range.
Warren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Al Turd throws an overhand right that lands on Warren's shoulder, as Warren tries to avoid the shot.
Warren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warren fails to land the takedown.
Warren avoids the body shot from Al Turd.
Warren looks to land a body kick but Al Turd moved away.
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.
Al Turd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warren.
Al Turd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warren.
Warren misses with a body shot.
Warren feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Warren being controlled here momentarily.
Warren advances to half guard.
Al Turd regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Warren.
Al Turd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Al Turd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Al Turd is on top in guard.
Warren can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Al Turd controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Warren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Al Turd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warren counters with a shoot takedown. Al Turd fights it but they end up in guard.
Warren preventing the sweep.
Al Turd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Warren.
Warren throwing strikes but missing.
Al Turd keeping moving, preventing Warren from controlling successfully.
Warren passes Al Turd's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Warren working Al Turd over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Warren.
Warren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Warren is stalling here. Al Turd is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Warren seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Al Turd has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Al Turd wants to stand but Warren is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren is trying to get back to half guard.
Al Turd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warren keeps working.
Warren tries to bench press Al Turd off him but Al Turd keeps the position.
Warren struggling a bit here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Al Turd misses with a combination
and Warren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Al Turd cracks Warren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Al Turd.
Warren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Warren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Turd.
Al Turd throws a sloppy body shot
and Warren counters with a left to the body.
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.
Al Turd throws out a loose jab but Warren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Turd throws a shot to the body.
Warren drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Warren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Warren trying to control but Al Turd is working from the bottom.
Warren stopping the sweep attempt from Al Turd.
Al Turd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reggie Warren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Warren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Al Turd is keeping the position for now.
Al Turd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Al Turd is on top in guard.
Warren has his foot on Al Turd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Al Turd works his way back into a safe position though.
Warren looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Warren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Al Turd stays in close to Warren's body and controls the position.
Al Turd stands and throws Warren's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Warren can't do much from the bottom here.
Warren tries to bench press Al Turd off him but Al Turd keeps the position.
Warren wants to control but Al Turd postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Al Turd stalls from top position.
Warren can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Warren really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Al Turd misses with a wild body shot.
Warren misses with a wild body shot.
Warren looks to land a right hand but Al Turd moved out of range.
Warren closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Al Turd controlling the position well.
Warren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Al Turd defending well though.
Warren is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Al Turd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Al Turd blocking the ground and pound attempt from Warren.
Warren content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Warren has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Al Turd won't allow Warren to pass to mount.
Warren trying to control the action but Al Turd is working from the bottom.
Warren is stalling here. Al Turd is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Warren seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Al Turd has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Warren is trying to control Al Turd's posture but Al Turd avoids it.
Warren is looking for a sweep.
Warren manages to get back to half guard.
Warren actively working from the bottom here.
Warren is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
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.
Al Turd takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Warren is looking to improve his position.
Al Turd is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Warren looking for submissions off his back.
Warren is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Al Turd pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Turd trying to control the pace.
Al Turd stands up out of the half guard.
Al Turd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Warren.
Al Turd jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab from Al Turd.
Warren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Turd.
Al Turd lands with a nice combination. Warren backs away looking to recover.
Warren slips a jab from Al Turd.
Al Turd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Al Turd misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Turd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Turd looks to land a combination but Warren avoids it well.
Warren dodges the punch combination from Al Turd.
Warren loads up on a big right hand but Al Turd slips the punch.
Warren shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Al Turd tries to roll over but Warren keeps him under control.
Warren missing with some ground and pound from the 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. Warren connects with a nice short shot to Al Turd's temple.
Al Turd tries to get to full guard but Warren has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mustafa Al Turd will probably get the nod.
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!
Warren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Turd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Turd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Turd was well out of range. Poor timing from Warren.
Al Turd stuffs the takedown.
A slow jab from Al Turd misses its intended target.
Al Turd punishes Warren's body with a nice straight punch.
Al Turd misses with an uppercut.
Al Turd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Al Turd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Al Turd throws a left and a right that both miss
and Warren counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Warren wants to control from the top but Al Turd keeps moving.
Warren wants to pass the guard but Al Turd is keeping the position.
Warren is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Turd controls Warren momentarily but Warren frees himself.
Warren tries to free his leg and advance position but Al Turd is retaining full guard.
Warren preventing the sweep.
Warren controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Al Turd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Al Turd lands with a nice body punch.
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.
Warren shoots in for a double leg but Al Turd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Warren with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Al Turd to counter with a crisp jab.
Mustafa Al Turd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Warren.
Warren misses the shot to the body.
Al Turd misses with a body shot.
Al Turd swings for the body but Warren moves out of range.
Al Turd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Al Turd swings for the body but Warren moves out of range.
Warren just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Turd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for Warren.
Al Turd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Al Turd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Turd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Warren counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Warren misses
and Al Turd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warren swings for the body but Al Turd moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Turd swings for the body but Warren moves out of range.
Al Turd throws a body punch but Warren moves out of range.
Al Turd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Turd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Warren's head backwards.
Warren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Al Turd moves forwards but Warren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Al Turd throws a lazy body kick
and Warren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warren misses with an uppercut.
Al Turd thows a body shot but no joy.
Warren shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Al Turd sprawls well. Al Turd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Warren gets slowly back to his feet.
Warren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warren misses with a straight left.
Mustafa Al Turd is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warren. Al Turd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Turd misses with a wild combination.
Al Turd stuns Warren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Warren swings for the body but Al Turd moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Al Turd misses
and Warren counters with a single leg into guard. Al Turd didn't expect that.
Al Turd pulls Warren in close to prevent any damage.
Warren is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Al Turd keeping full guard, as Warren tries to pass.
Warren thows a big elbow that misses.
Warren trying to control but Al Turd is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reggie Warren.
I think Warren has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 48:48
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:49
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 47:50
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Reggie Warren!
Reggie Warren is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Esteves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dancing in the Dark. Esteves has chosen The Message as his entrance music. Dirk Pitt 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dirk Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Esteves.
Esteves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pitt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pitt tries to bum rush Esteves with a series of wild strikes but Esteves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Raul Esteves has been cut.
Pitt moves out of range of the strikes.
Esteves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitt.
Donk. Pitt catches Esteves right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitt thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitt misses with a hook.
Esteves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esteves misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Pitt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt scores with a jab.
Esteves works the jab nicely.
It looks like Dirk Pitt has been cut.
Esteves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pitt.
Pitt misses with a two punch combination.
Pitt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Esteves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Esteves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Esteves misses with a wild body shot.
Pitt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pitt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That has opened up Raul Esteves's cut even more.
Pitt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esteves takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Esteves throws an overhand right that lands on Pitt's shoulder, as Pitt tries to avoid the shot.
Pitt throws a hook but Esteves avoids it easily.
Esteves tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Esteves is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pitt rather than just go for the knockout.
Esteves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitt.
Pitt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Esteves misses its intended target.
Pitt slips under a jab.
Esteves staying out of range there.
Esteves lunges at Pitt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pitt's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitt swings for the body but Esteves moves out of range.
Pitt throws a looping overhand right but Esteves ducks down to avoid it.
Esteves shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Esteves misses with a body shot.
Pitt swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves walks into a stiff left hand from Pitt.
The cut above Raul Esteves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Donk. Pitt catches Esteves right on the button with a cross.
Esteves tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Esteves ducks under a wild hook from Pitt.
Esteves slips a straight right by Pitt.
Pitt misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esteves throws a jab but it's blocked by Pitt.
Esteves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raul Esteves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pitt throws a right hand that Esteves ducks under and follows up with a left that Esteves also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Pitt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pitt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esteves.
Esteves ducks under a wild hook from Pitt.
Pitt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pitt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Esteves moves away from the strike by Pitt.
Esteves misses the shot to the body.
Pitt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pitt scores with a hook to the body. Esteves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitt dips to his left and cracks Esteves with an uppercut!
Pitt throws a hook to the side of Esteves's head but Esteves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dirk Pitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitt throws a shot from downtown. Esteves moves away and avoids it.
Esteves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raul Esteves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dirk Pitt!
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