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OG 23: This Is Spine Crank PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Carioca!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carioca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray clinches up with Carioca and pushes him back against the cage.
Carioca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carioca letting Gray take a breather here.
Gray working Carioca over with knees to the body.
Carioca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gray lands an elbow inside.
Gray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Carioca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carioca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carioca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carioca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carioca taking a breather.
Gray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Gray.
Gray throws the kick towards the body but Carioca avoids it.
Gray thuds a left hand into Carioca's body.
Gray lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A bone on bone clash there as Gray blocks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Gray. Those never looked like landing.
Carioca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gray forces Carioca back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Gray lands an elbow just above Carioca 's eye.
Carioca takes an elbow to the temple.
Carioca looking to slow down the pace here.
Gray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca is trying to break free.
Gray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carioca's efforts to push away.
Carioca has had enough of the clinch but Gray keeps him there for the moment.
Gray prevents a body shot from Carioca.
Carioca takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gray as Carioca tries to tie him up.
Gray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Gray.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
Gray prevents Carioca from breaking the clinch.
Gray manages to break the clinch.
Gray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gray closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gray lands a knee to the head.
Gray landing knees to the body.
Carioca is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gray lands an elbow inside that Carioca shrugs off.
Carioca takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gray lands an elbow inside that Carioca shrugs off.
Carioca is trying to maintain a safe position but Gray gets an underhook and turns Carioca into the cage.
Gray keeps control of Carioca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carioca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gray manages to break the clinch.
Carioca throws a head kick but Gray moves out of range.
A combination from Carioca does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carioca lands a head kick. Gray smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch combination from Carioca misses.
A big right from Gray misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray lands a lovely overhand right.
Gray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carioca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gray jabs Carioca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carioca looks gassed!
Gray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carioca moves away.
Gray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carioca avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray with a nice cross.
Carioca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Gray lands.
Carioca throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Gray dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Gray.
Gray clinches up with Carioca and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gray.
Gray missing with knees to the body.
Carioca tries to break free but Gray pushes him back against the cage.
Carioca wants to get back to striking at distance but Gray won't allow it.
Gray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carioca misses with a wild body shot.
Carioca throws a wild body kick that Gray sees coming a mile off.
Gray looks to land a body kick but Carioca moved away.
Carioca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gray. Gray obviously looking to wear him down.
Carioca swinging wildly here.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray has closed the distance and engaged Carioca in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Gray.
Gray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gray lands a nice elbow.
Gray lands an elbow inside that Carioca shrugs off.
Gray lands a nice knee to the body.
Carioca is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Gray.
Gray lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray lands a nice elbow.
Gray is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gray scores a nice knee to the body.
Gray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carioca's defenses.
Gray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gray lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Paulo Carioca has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
David Gray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gray has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gray lands a nice elbow.
Gray crunches a lovely knee into Carioca's ribcage.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carioca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gray lands with a light punch inside.
Gray holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gray pushes Carioca back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Gray.
Gray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carioca up against the cage.
Gray scores with a knee to the head.
Gray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carioca misses with a few strikes there.
Paulo Carioca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray avoids the head kick by Carioca.
Carioca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cariocas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gray lands with a right hand.
Gray throws a leg kick that misses.
Carioca tries to score with a low kick but Gray moves his leg out of the way.
Carioca misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray swings for the body but Carioca moves out of range.
Gray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray throws a hook but Carioca blocks it.
Paulo Carioca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carioca gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gray.
Jab by Gray.
Carioca tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Gray.
Gray throws a good cross that connects.
Carioca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gray throws a half hearted mid kick.
David Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Carioca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray scores with a decent looking hook.
Carioca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carioca throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Gray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Carioca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Gray.
Gray moves into range and clinches up with Carioca.
Carioca working hard to break the clinch.
Gray is working Carioca over against the cage.
Carioca is trying to push Gray away but Gray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carioca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carioca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carioca's face.
A short body shot lands from Gray as the two fighters clinch.
Gray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carioca moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carioca. That's going to slow Gray down.
Carioca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carioca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carioca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray lands a jab to Carioca's midsection.
Gray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carioca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carioca lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carioca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carioca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carioca on the side of the head.
Gray looks to throw the jab but Carioca is out of range.
Carioca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gray's head.
A clash of legs there as Carioca blocks the low kick.
Carioca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carioca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray takes a swing at Carioca's ribcage but misses.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carioca can do to turn this around?
Gray takes a swing at Carioca's ribcage but misses.
Gray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carioca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carioca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gray throws a low kick, looking for Carioca's leg but Carioca calmly moves out of range.
Carioca throws a head kick but Gray moves out of range.
Carioca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Gray.
Gray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cariocas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gray with a nice cross.
Gray punishes Carioca's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Gray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carioca doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gray finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carioca tries to bum rush Gray with a series of wild strikes but Gray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carioca takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gray lands the left hand.
Gray throws a head kick but Carioca moves out of range.
Gray lands a nice looking body shot.
Gray lands with a cross.
Carioca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gray scores a nice knee to the body.
Paulo Carioca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gray is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Gray.
Carioca tries to land knees in the clinch but Gray avoids the damage to the body.
Gray scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gray.
David Gray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gray stalling the fight.
Gray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carioca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gray circles away quickly and effectively.
Gray throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Gray.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gray 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Gray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kakihara Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace has chosen Stop being greedy - DMX as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kakihara Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donovan doesn't seem bothered though.
Wallace listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jason Donovan has been cut.
Wallace lands a big uppercut and Donovan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Donovan looks OK. Wallace waves Donovan back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace throws a right hand that Donovan ducks under and follows up with a left that Donovan also avoids with ease.
Wallace connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Donovan to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Wallace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kakihara Wallace!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Bowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dasani Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Bowers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dasani Silva's chin.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Bowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dasani Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowers fails to land the takedown.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Bowers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bowers there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Tommy Bowers has been cut.
Bowers shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Bowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva gets caught napping as Bowers dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
Bowers is breathing heavily.
Bowers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowers stops Silva from standing up.
Bowers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bowers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Bowers is proving a slippery customer.
Bowers drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Bowers off! Bowers jumps back into Silva's guard.
Bowers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bowers stands up from Silva's guard - Bowers perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tommy Bowers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Bowers on that attempt.
Bowers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Bowers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bowers is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Bowers on that attempt.
Oh Bowers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throws a right hand that Bowers ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowers also avoids with ease.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a series of punches but Bowers avoids them all with ease.
Bowers seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bowers.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowers circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bowers has time to react.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Bowers on that attempt.
Silva throws a series of punches but Bowers moves out of range.
Bowers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowers circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bowers.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowers circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Bowers fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dasani Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Bowers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bowers.
Bowers shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bowers.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Bowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowers fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva lands a head shot.
Bowers gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Bowers tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Silva is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Bowers buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Bowers!! Bowers is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Silva throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dasani Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiho Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Costa (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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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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
7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hiho Silva!
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, Luis Costa!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Costa counters with a nice body kick.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Costa counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Costa defends it easily.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Costa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
Costa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Costa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like Costa might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Luis Costa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Costa misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Costa counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Nice body kick from Costa.
Costa throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Costa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Costa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Costa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hiho Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa is looking to land body kicks.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Costa.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Costa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Costa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Costa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Costa is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Costa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Costa has an Americana. Silva didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Costa is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Costa hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Luis Costa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khyen Heimdall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikkel Bukholt Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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167 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khyen Heimdall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikkel Bukholt Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen works over Heimdall's head and body with a nice combination.
Nielsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heimdall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nielsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nielsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heimdall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimdall.
Nielsen misses with a takedown attempt
and Heimdall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Heimdall wants to take a breather but Nielsen is having none of it.
Nielsen has hold of Heimdall's hands but Heimdall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nielsen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heimdall slips a nice elbow through Nielsen's hands, connecting with Nielsen's forehead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Heimdall is nestled in close to Nielsen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Heimdall trying to control the action but Nielsen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen taking some punishment here, with Heimdall in his half guard.
Nielsen won't allow Heimdall to pass to mount.
Heimdall seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Nielsen has recovered full guard.
Heimdall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Heimdall wants to pass the guard but Nielsen is keeping the position.
Heimdall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heimdall is working Nielsen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nielsen wants to stand up but Heimdall is controlling him.
Nielsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heimdall chips away with some ground and pound.
Heimdall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Heimdall postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimdall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nielsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nielsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heimdall tries to free his leg and advance position but Nielsen is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimdall pushing down on Nielsen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Heimdall lands with a punch from half guard.
Heimdall trying to mount his opponent but Nielsen defends it.
Heimdall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Heimdall uses his free foot to push down on Nielsen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nielsen.
Heimdall has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nielsen's face.
Nielsen is rocked!
Nielsen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Heimdall looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heimdall raining down shots from the mount!
Nielsen is still in real trouble! Can Heimdall finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimdall landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nielsen is bucking up trying to escape but Heimdall cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nielsen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Heimdall cracks Nielsen with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khyen Heimdall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan OReily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan OReily!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OReily shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing OReily's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
OReily tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. OReily takes a step back to recover.
OReily takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
OReily looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
OReily finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Silva's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and OReily falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Terrible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Terrible!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrible keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terrible slips under a jab.
A big left from Terrible misses.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terrible will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Terrible lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tua's sensitive parts.
Tua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tua scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua avoids the head kick by Terrible.
Tua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tua just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrible defending well as Tua loads up on a big left hand.
Tua walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Terrible checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Terrible pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrible throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tua throws a chopping leg kick but Terrible manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Terrible misses with a low kick as Tua jumps back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tua.
It looks like Ivan Terrible has been cut.
Tua clinches up with Terrible and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Terrible pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tua takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Terrible pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tua is out of range and Terrible settles back down.
Ivan Terrible seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terrible goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tua jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab lands there for Tua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrible throws a head kick that misses.
Tua missing with a left hand there. Terrible was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terrible throws a leg kick
and Tua counters with a crisp right hand that drops Terrible! Tua lets Terrible back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
An inside leg kick lands from Tua.
Terrible looks gassed!
Terrible walks into a jab.
Terrible is rocked!
That has opened up Ivan Terrible's cut even more.
Terrible looks to land a right hand but Tua moved out of range.
and Tua counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Terrible! He's just covering up as Tua starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fatu Tua!
Fatu Tua retains his heavyweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobral is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by captain jack sparrow. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Diaz!
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, Renato Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral fails with the takedown
and Sobral takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sobral gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Diaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sobral is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sobral on the ground.
Sobral has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Diaz is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sobral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz decides to stand back up.
Diaz lands a head kick. Sobral smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Renato Sobral has been cut.
Sobral shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Sobral looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diaz connects with a high kick.
Diaz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz tests Sobral's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz catches Sobral with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Sobral.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Sobral is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sobral is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Diaz shuts the power down on Sobral. Lights out, game over! Diaz is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ralph Diaz!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Smackthatcow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Purell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smackthatcow comes to the cage accompanied by Wretches & Kings. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Floyd Purell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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230 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Smackthatcow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Floyd Purell!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Smackthatcow.
Smackthatcow throws a head kick that misses.
Purell lands with a shot to the body.
Purell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smackthatcow tries to clinch up.
Purell misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Purell scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Hugo Smackthatcow has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Purell blocks a head kick by Smackthatcow.
Purell keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Purell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Smackthatcow blocks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Purell. Those never looked like landing.
Purell lands a two punch combo.
Smackthatcow tries to clinch up.
Purell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Purell swats away the attempt to clinch by Smackthatcow.
Purell scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purell cracks Smackthatcow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smackthatcow is rocked!
Purell swats away the attempt to clinch by Smackthatcow.
Purell swats away the attempt to clinch by Smackthatcow.
Smackthatcow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smackthatcow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smackthatcow wants to clinch
and Purell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Purell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smackthatcow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smackthatcow throws a right hand that Purell ducks under and follows up with a left that Purell also avoids with ease.
Purell swinging wildly here.
Purell lands a nice shot to the body.
Smackthatcow is breathing heavily.
Purell feints with a jab and clips Smackthatcow right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Smackthatcow is sent crashing into the canvas and Purell leaps in for the kill! Smackthatcow tries to get to his feet but Purell is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Smackthatcow is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Purell!
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