 |
CW 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Exu Mor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Brugnolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brugnolo has chosen Poison - Alice Cooper as his entrance music. Exu Mor had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
21
226 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
|
182 cm
28
195 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Exu Mor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Brugnolo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brugnolo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mor.
Brugnolo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brugnolo manages to avoid it.
Mor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brugnolo throws a front kick aimed at Mor's knee but Mor avoids it well.
Brugnolo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mor.
Brugnolo has closed the distance and engaged Mor in a clinch.
Brugnolo leaning against his opponent.
Brugnolo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Brugnolo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brugnolo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mor's face.
It looks like Exu Mor has been cut.
Brugnolo lands a shot to the body.
Mor is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brugnolo scores with a knee to the head.
Mor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brugnolo stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brugnolo.
Brugnolo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Brugnolo.
Brugnolo lands with a short shot to the head.
Brugnolo controlling the action here for a moment.
Brugnolo lands a knee to the head.
Brugnolo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mor regains guard.
Brugnolo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brugnolo with a nice head shot there.
Brugnolo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brugnolo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brugnolo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brugnolo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brugnolo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brugnolo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mor's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brugnolo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brugnolo on the ground.
Brugnolo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mor's guard.
Brugnolo controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Brugnolo 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.
Mor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brugnolo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brugnolo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mor's head.
Brugnolo moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brugnolo is working Mor over with some ground and pound from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mor managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brugnolo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mor taking a bit of punishment here - Brugnolo scoring with strikes.
Exu Mor's cut is getting worse.
Brugnolo throws an elbow but Mor slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Brugnolo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Exu Mor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brugnolo.
Mor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brugnolo lands a leg kick that knocks Mor off balance momentarily.
Mor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Brugnolo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brugnolo thuds his shin into the meat of Mor's side.
Brugnolo is looking to slow Mor down with leg kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brugnolo - the referee stops the clock and Mor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brugnolo. Mor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brugnolo moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brugnolo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Brugnolo working over Mor with some ground and pound. Mor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brugnolo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brugnolo in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brugnolo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Exu Mor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Brugnolo passes to full mount!
Brugnolo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brugnolo dominating with strikes here.
Jeez, Exu Mor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Exu Mor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kevin Brugnolo!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heavy Hitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heavy Hitter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 150 cm
27
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
213 cm
20
359 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Crichton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heavy Hitter!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crichton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hitter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hitter misses with the combination.
Crichton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hitter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hitter is being controlled here.
Crichton is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hitter looks calm but he's in trouble here. Crichton gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hitter is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Crichton lets go of the hold and Hitter can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Crichton!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
48% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Handsoncock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akainu Sakazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
28
158 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
|
175 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Handsoncock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akainu Sakazuki!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakazuki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab from Handsoncock.
Sakazuki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Handsoncock counters with a left to the body.
Handsoncock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Handsoncock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Handsoncock connects with a solid leg kick.
Sakazuki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sakazuki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Handsoncock lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
A head kick by Sakazuki misses
and Handsoncock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Handsoncock shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sakazuki is trying to defend but Handsoncock finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Handsoncock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Handsoncock is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakazuki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sakazuki trying to control but Handsoncock postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakazuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handsoncock.
Handsoncock lands with a punch from half guard.
Sakazuki is looking to control Handsoncock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sakazuki avoid being mounted?
Sakazuki looks gassed!
Handsoncock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Handsoncock seems to be looking for submissions.
Handsoncock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sakazuki's head.
Sakazuki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handsoncock.
Nice strikes from Handsoncock there.
Handsoncock seems to be looking for submissions.
Handsoncock looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Handsoncock scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handsoncock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sakazuki defending well though.
Handsoncock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sakazuki is refusing to be controlled, as Handsoncock sits in half guard.
Sakazuki wants to get back to full guard.
Sakazuki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Handsoncock is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Handsoncock.
Handsoncock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sakazuki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handsoncock.
Handsoncock wants to take a breather but Sakazuki is having none of it.
Handsoncock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Handsoncock there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handsoncock seems to be looking for submissions.
Handsoncock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Handsoncock is thwarting Sakazuki's attempts to control the position.
Handsoncock has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sakazuki defend it? Handsoncock steps over the head and cranks it - Sakazuki is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Handsoncock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Handsoncock!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nautotoot Horne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horne has chosen MC Frontalot - Braggadocio (Tekken 2 remix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
25
216 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
|
193 cm
20
223 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dale English!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nautotoot Horne!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
English gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horne counters with a straight right hand.
English doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Horne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horne throws out a powerful jab.
English doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Horne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale English. That's going to take a lot out of him.
English uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horne.
English with a poor takedown
and Horne counters with a straight right hand.
English doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Horne counters with a stiff right hand.
English tries for a takedown but Horne circles away easily
and Horne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
English fails with the takedown
and Horne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
English displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horne throws out the jab.
English misses with a takedown attempt
and Horne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps English thinking.
Horne cracks a nice hook into English's ribs.
Nautotoot Horne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
English fails with the takedown
and Horne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horne misses with a double jab.
Horne takes a swing at English's ribcage but misses.
Horne scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut there from Horne.
English throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horne digs a good hook to English's body.
Horne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
English shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Horne is trying to escape the mount.
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!
Horne tries to hold on but English pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horne is looking to improve his position but English isn't that keen on the idea.
Horne slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
English prevents Horne from improving his position.
Horne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Horne wants to control but English is keeping busy.
English is looking to advance position but Horne won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horne is refusing to be controlled, as English sits in half guard.
Horne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
English lands strikes from half guard.
English works his way into side control.
English stands up and beckons Horne to his feet.
English tries to clinch but Horne moves away
and Horne counters with a one-two to the body.
Dale English seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
English gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horne throws an off balance right hand
and English counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
English misses with a takedown attempt
and Horne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
English misses with a takedown attempt
and Horne counters with a right hand to the body.
English with a lazy takedown attempt
and Horne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
English is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Horne - just one landing.
English tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horne was well out of range. Poor timing from English.
Horne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but English moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
English avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
English tries for a takedown but Horne circles away easily
and Horne counters with a series of strikes. English will be more careful next time no doubt.
English tries for a takedown but Horne circles away easily
and Horne counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
English shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horne counters with a straight right hand.
English misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nautotoot Horne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horne dips to his left and cracks English with an uppercut!
English shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
English slips under a jab.
Horne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but English manages to avoid it.
Horne misses with a body shot
and English connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
English tries for a takedown but Horne circles away easily
and Horne counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Horne misses.
English shoots and misses
and Horne 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 Dale English. That's going to take a lot out of him.
English rushes Horne and presses him up against the cage.
English wants to break free but Horne has control.
English letting Horne take a breather here.
Horne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Horne. Those never looked like landing.
Horne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danga de danga de dang - English scores with a four punch combination!
English uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horne.
A swing and a miss from Horne.
Horne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
English shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horne counters with a nice uppercut.
Horne throws a right hand that English ducks under and follows up with a left that English also avoids with ease.
English with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Horne counter with a right hand.
Horne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horne loads up on a big right hand but English slips the punch.
English shoots and misses
and Horne counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
English misses with a takedown
and Horne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horne thows a body shot but no joy.
English tries for a takedown but Horne circles away easily
and English takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
English moves to clinch but Horne breaks away
and Horne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Horne.
English fails with the takedown
and Horne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
English takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
English walks into a jab.
English shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
English throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Horne counters with a two punch combo.
English shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping English at a distance.
English doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Horne counters with a nice body shot.
English gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horne counters with a left to the body.
Dale English is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
English misses the shot to the body.
Horne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from English.
Horne lands with a shot to the body.
Horne fails to land with a series of punches.
English falls off balance throwing a combination
and Horne counters with a series of strikes. English will be more careful next time no doubt.
English looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by English.
English gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
English throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps English thinking.
Nautotoot Horne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
English gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Horne counter with a right hand.
Horne lands a nice looking body shot.
Horne misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
English avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horne throws a right hand that English ducks under and follows up with a left that English also avoids with ease.
English throws a leg kick
and Horne counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nautotoot Horne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
English with a poor takedown
and Horne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
English misses with a takedown
and Horne counters with a left to the body.
English takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Horne. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Horne misses the target.
Horne lands a slapping body shot.
Horne throws a right and a left that English avoids nicely.
Horne lunges at English with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by English's hand.
English doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Horne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale English. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horne lands a lovely overhand right.
English misses with a two punch combination.
English shoots and misses
and Horne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horne tries to sprawl but English drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Horne is pressing down on English's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Horne trying to keep a closed guard but English is proving a slippery customer.
Horne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
English advances position into side control!
English working the head and body with strikes.
Horne wants to control but English postures up.
English is looking to take a break and control but Horne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Horne is working to avoid the ground and pound but English connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on English's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
English grinds an elbow into Horne's temple.
Horne on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Horne manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dale English has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
English lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
English wants to take a breather but Horne is having none of it.
English throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Horne is looking for a sweep. English is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
English slips a nice elbow through Horne's hands, connecting with Horne's forehead.
English scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from English there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horne has hold of English's hands but English slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Horne trying to control from the bottom.
English lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horne is trying to get back to full guard.
English trying to mount his opponent but Horne defends it.
Horne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Horne trying to control but English postures up.
Dale English overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
English is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Horne is just riding it out for now. English eventually gives up the hold.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. English lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horne trying to hold on to English's head to control him but English postures up.
Horne is trying to get back to full guard.
English seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horne wants to get back to full guard.
English working over Horne with some ground and pound. Horne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
English working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dale English showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Horne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nautotoot Horne!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
83% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Royster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayor Jaynestown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jaynestown's choice of entrance music: Hero of Canton. Mayor Jaynestown is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 199 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
195 cm
27
257 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Royster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mayor Jaynestown!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royster instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaynestown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Marcus Royster has been cut.
Royster drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaynestown lands with a left to the head.
Royster drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaynestown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jaynestown rushes Royster and presses him up against the cage.
Jaynestown lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaynestown prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Royster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaynestown.
Jaynestown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Royster.
Royster takes a shot to the head.
Jaynestown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaynestown.
Jaynestown lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaynestown lands a body shot.
Royster is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaynestown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaynestown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Royster backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaynestown is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jaynestown.
Jaynestown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Jaynestown.
Jaynestown lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaynestown lands with a left to the head.
Jaynestown'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.
Jaynestown receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Jaynestown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaynestown.
Jaynestown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Royster backwards.
Jaynestown scores with a shot to the side of Royster's head.
Jaynestown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roysters head.
Jaynestown works on Royster's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaynestown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaynestown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jaynestown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaynestown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Royster backwards.
Royster takes a shot to the head.
Jaynestown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jaynestown lands a right hand.
Jaynestown scores with a shot to the side of Royster's head.
Nice body punch from Jaynestown - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaynestown.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaynestown.
Jaynestown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaynestown is struggling to control the position.
Jaynestown lands a hook that snaps the head of Royster backwards.
Royster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaynestown scores with a shot to the side of Royster's head.
Jaynestown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Jaynestown.
Jaynestown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaynestown stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jaynestown digs a right hand underneath Royster's ribcage. Royster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaynestown has Royster pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jaynestown.
Jaynestown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Royster.
Jaynestown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jaynestown stalling the fight.
Jaynestown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jaynestown presses Royster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaynestown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaynestown.
Jaynestown lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Jaynestown.
Jaynestown is leaning against Royster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaynestown pushes Royster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Royster has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jaynestown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Jaynestown.
Jaynestown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaynestown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Royster takes a shot to the head.
Jaynestown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Royster backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jaynestown on the inside.
Royster drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaynestown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaynestown digs a right hand into Royster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Royster's gas tank.
A short left from Jaynestown.
Jaynestown lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaynestown.
A short left from Jaynestown.
Jaynestown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jaynestown lands a left hand.
Jaynestown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Royster or not.
Jaynestown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaynestown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jaynestown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Royster backwards.
Jaynestown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Royster backwards.
Jaynestown lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Jaynestown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mayor Jaynestown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Royster's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jaynestown thuds a left hand into Royster's body.
Jaynestown is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Royster flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Royster is out cold! Jaynestown holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mayor Jaynestown!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuppu Lupaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
27
220 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
|
185 cm
23
217 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuppu Lupaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lupaus.
Sherman tries to clinch
enabling Lupaus to counter with a crisp jab.
Sherman wants to clinch but Lupaus slips to the side
letting Lupaus counter with a right hand.
Lupaus misses with a body shot.
A cross from Lupaus lands.
Sherman connects with a solid leg kick.
Sherman darts in trying to clinch
and Lupaus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sherman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lupaus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lupaus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sherman has managed to free his arm - good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lupaus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lupaus drops an elbow to the side of Sherman's head.
Sherman tries to get to full guard but Lupaus has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman trying to control here.
Lupaus 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.
Sherman wants to get back to his feet.
Lupaus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sherman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lupaus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lupaus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lupaus working over Sherman with some ground and pound. Sherman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lupaus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sherman is refusing to be controlled, as Lupaus sits in half guard.
Lupaus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lupaus prevents Sherman from improving his position.
Lupaus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sherman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sherman pushes Lupaus off looking to stand but Lupaus dives back in and keeps control.
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.
Lupaus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sherman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lupaus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lupaus working Sherman over with strikes.
Lupaus thows a huge punch but Sherman dodges it nicely.
Sherman is trying to maintain the position but Lupaus is very close to passing his half guard.
Sherman controlling the position for now.
Lupaus is trying to control. Sherman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lupaus tries to pass to full mount but Sherman defends it.
Lupaus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lupaus is thwarting Sherman's attempts to control the position.
Sherman tries to get to full guard but Lupaus has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sherman has hold of Lupaus's hands but Lupaus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sherman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lupaus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lupaus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lupaus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lupaus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lupaus is keen to just control but Sherman is a slippery customer.
Sherman tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lupaus has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sherman can't escape the position.
Sherman looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherman is bucking up trying to escape but Lupaus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lupaus lands with some strikes.
Sherman is bucking up trying to escape but Lupaus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lupaus unloading with bombs!
Lupaus with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sherman is looking to improve his position but Lupaus isn't that keen on the idea.
Sherman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lupaus with the ground and pound from mount.
Sherman is rocked!
Lupaus lands a big elbow - Sherman is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sherman is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nuppu Lupaus!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Mockalatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell Joseph had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
28
210 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
|
193 cm
25
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitchell Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Mockalatz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph misses the jab.
Joseph blocks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mockalatz.
Mockalatz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joseph. That did some damage!
Mockalatz scores with a head kick. Joseph tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Joseph takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mockalatz is looking to score with low kicks.
Joseph on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mockalatz works the jab nicely.
Mockalatz pushes Joseph away with a front kick.
Mockalatz throws a shot to the body.
Mockalatz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mockalatz lands with a nice body kick.
Joe Mockalatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mockalatz.
Mockalatz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mockalatz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joseph's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mockalatz lunges at Joseph with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joseph's hand.
Joseph steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mockalatz. That one must have hurt.
Mockalatz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mockalatz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mockalatz throws a head kick that Joseph semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mockalatz connects with a leg kick. Joseph looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mockalatz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mockalatz connects with a high kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Mockalatz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Joseph takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mockalatz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mockalatz thumps Joseph with a low kick.
Nice cross by Mockalatz.
Mockalatz lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Joseph goes down and covers up as Mockalatz starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Mockalatz!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bender comes to the cage accompanied by Don't You Forget About Me. James has chosen W32.Mydoom.AU@mm as his entrance music. Richard James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
24
156 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
|
185 cm
23
155 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard James!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from James misses
and Bender connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James with a poor takedown
enabling Bender to counter with a crisp jab.
Bender walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
James swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bender counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Bender connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bender connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Bender tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
James misses with a left hand
and Bender counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bender.
James is trying to break the clinch but Bender is controlling him.
James is trying to break free.
Bender stops a takedown attempt from James.
John Bender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard James.
Bender gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
Bender lands a nice uppercut.
James jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bender walks away with a smile on his face. James gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
James misses the jab.
Bender lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James has his takedown stuffed
and Bender counters with a nice leg kick.
John Bender is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James misses with a left hand
and Bender makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
James fails with the takedown
and Bender counters with a leg kick.
James looks gassed!
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bender counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bender lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James misses with a body shot
and Bender counters with a good, hard body kick but James shrugs it off.
James sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bender connects with an inside leg kick.
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bender.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bender scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Bender.
Bender connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bender scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Bender.
Bender lands with a shot to the body.
James has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bender.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
James is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bender is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for James.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bender - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bender 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.
Bender moves into the clinch.
James tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bender lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
James wants a takedown.
Bender lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
James tries for a takedown but Bender manages to get underhooks.
John Bender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard James.
James takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bender working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bender lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Bender lands a nice knee to the body.
Bender lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bender as the two fighters clinch.
Bender lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bender lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
James is breathing heavily.
Bender cracks James with a nice body shot.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
James is trying to drag Bender to the mat but Bender just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bender lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bender.
Bender unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Bender.
Nice elbow from Bender.
Bender using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James wants a takedown.
Bender lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
Bender gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bender using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bender comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James tries to circle away but Bender has him pinned against the cage.
Bender unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James takes a knee to the side of the body.
James changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bender fights it off and pushes away nicely.
James tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender throws a front kick that sends James stumbling back into the cage.
Bender looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bender has taken the fight to the clinch.
James is trying to break the clinch but Bender has him pressed against the cage.
Bender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bender is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bender using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bender - that landed with a thud.
Bender scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bender.
Bender lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender working James over with knees to the body.
James's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bender lands with a short shot to the head.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Bender.
Bender lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bender lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bender.
Bender lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Bender landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bender scores a nice knee to the body.
Bender lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bender.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bender obliges.
James takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bender lands a knee to the body.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Bender lands a knee to the body.
Bender comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bender unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
Bender is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Bender gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
James is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bender softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bender.
Bender lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
James tries to pull guard but Bender won't allow it.
Bender presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bender crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bender - that landed with a thud.
Bender landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
John Bender has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bender scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bender lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
Bender working James over with knees to the body.
James tries to score a body lock takedown but Bender shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bender.
Nice elbow from Bender.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bender dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Bender lands a right hook to the body.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
James closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bender to the mat! Bender manages to get full guard.
Bender 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bender lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
James really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to improve his position but instead Bender has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
James trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
James is really stuck here.
Bender controls the action.
James is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bender knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for James on the ground.
Bender is trying to stick to James's back but James is turning into Bender. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bender's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by James.
James looking to pass the guard.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Bender.
Richard James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bender pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
James wants to pass the guard but Bender is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James is working Bender over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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 John Bender.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bender, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bender!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dingle Berrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanley Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Take it in Blood -- Nas. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
27
178 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
|
180 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dingle Berrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hanley Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Berrian slips the punch.
A head kick by Berrian misses
and Ramirez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Berrian thows a body kick. Ramirez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Berrian misses with a low kick.
Ramirez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berrian pinned against the cage. Berrian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Berrian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramirez throws a front kick aimed at Berrian's knee but Berrian avoids it well.
Berrian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Berrian
and Ramirez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berrian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dingle Berrian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez throws a body kick that misses.
Berrian throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Berrian looks to land a body kick but Ramirez moved away.
Berrian misses with the body kick
letting Ramirez counter with a right hand.
Berrian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirez's calf.
Berrian throws a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to slow Berrian down with leg kicks.
Berrian throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramirez's head.
A low kick from Berrian is predictable there
and Ramirez counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramirez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Berrian. Berrian obviously looking to wear him down.
Berrian throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Berrian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Berrian scores with a one two! Ramirez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Berrian cracks the inside of Ramirez's front leg.
A lazy body kick from Berrian
and Ramirez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Berrian tries to land a leg kick but Ramirez saw it coming and moves away.
Ramirez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berrian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dingle Berrian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berrian.
Berrian throws a sloppy head kick
and Ramirez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Berrian really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Ramirez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berrian throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick by Berrian misses
and Ramirez counters with a solid body kick.
Berrian is breathing heavily.
Berrian misses with a kick to the body
and Ramirez counters with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
Ramirez connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramirez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Berrian blocks a head kick by Ramirez.
Berrian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Berrian throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ramirez content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Berrian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hanley Ramirez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Berrian on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Berrian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramirez momentarily.
Berrian misses with a kick to the body
and Ramirez counters with an inside leg kick.
Ramirez takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berrian throws a sloppy head kick
and Ramirez counters with a low kick, right behind Berrian 's knee.
Ramirez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Berrian tries to work over Ramirez's front leg with a kick but Ramirez checks it.
Berrian throws a head kick that half lands.
Berrian misses with a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Berrian's knee momentarily.
Berrian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirez's calf.
Berrian misses with the body kick
and Ramirez counters with an outside leg kick.
Berrian misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Berrian misses
and Ramirez counters with a solid body kick.
Berrian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Berrian throws a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez throws out a leg kick but Berrian moves out of range and Ramirez only half commits.
Ramirez tries to bum rush Berrian with a series of wild strikes but Berrian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Ramirez.
Berrian throws a lazy head kick
so Ramirez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanley Ramirez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Berrian misses with a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with an outside leg kick.
Berrian throws a wild body kick that Ramirez sees coming a mile off.
Berrian throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Berrian misses with a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with a nice uppercut.
Berrian throws a head kick that misses
and Ramirez counters with a one-two to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramirez.
Berrian throws a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with a thumping low kick.
Berrian connects with a leg kick. Ramirez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramirez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berrian throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Berrian thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Berrian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berrian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramirez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Berrian's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramirez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Berrian's head.
Ramirez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Berrian keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
Ramirez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Berrian kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Berrian wants to stand up but Ramirez is controlling him.
Berrian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramirez manages to get himself to full guard.
Berrian prevents Ramirez from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hanley Ramirez.
Berrian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramirez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Berrian won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from Ramirez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ramirez controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Berrian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Berrian is trying to get back to half guard.
Ramirez controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hanley Ramirez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berrian. That's going to slow Ramirez down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanley Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Berrian.
Berrian throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Berrian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanley Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berrian misses with a hook to the body
so Ramirez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Berrian is adopting a defensive guard.
Ramirez connects with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Berrian keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrian wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hanley Ramirez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Berrian misses with a low kick as Ramirez jumps back.
Berrian will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Berrian throws a sloppy head kick
and Ramirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berrian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berrian throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Berrian throws a sloppy head kick
and Ramirez counters with a three punch combo that has Berrian backing up. Berrian nods at Ramirez to acknowledge the strikes.
Berrian misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berrian throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ramirez thumps Berrian with a low kick.
A head kick by Berrian misses
and Ramirez counters with a nice leg kick.
Berrian throws a push kick but Ramirez slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berrian.
A leg kick checked by Ramirez.
Berrian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range and Berrian settles back down.
Berrian throws a head kick that misses
and Ramirez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Ramirez catches Berrian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berrian.
Ramirez lands a slapping body shot.
A clash of legs there as Ramirez blocks the low kick.
Berrian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berrian looks to throw a body kick
and Ramirez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berrian.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Berrian avoids the punch easily.
Berrian tries to sprawl but Ramirez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ramirez stalling.
Ramirez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Berrian wants to improve his position but Ramirez is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez controlling the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Berrian trying to hold on to Ramirez's head to control him but Ramirez postures up.
Hanley Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hanley Ramirez.
Berrian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dingle Berrian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berrian throws a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berrian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
Berrian throws a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with a series of strikes. Berrian will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanley Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramirez 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanley Ramirez!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
91% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
