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Bellum Vs UPG: Rio LIVE! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared White!
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, Ryan Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Lewis.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
White tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
White misses with a head kick.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Lewis coming out on top.
Lewis lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lewis to the ground. White is now in Lewis's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
White throwing strikes from guard but Lewis blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis pushes White off and gets back to his feet.
Lewis clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lewis throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lewis looks gassed!
White closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as White tries to tie him up.
White stops a takedown attempt from Lewis.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
The referee calls for White to work.
White goes for a takedown attempt but Lewis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lewis throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Lewis misses the jab.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lewis's waist but Lewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White works Lewis's body with a nice hook.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White blocks a jab.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White is looking to clinch.
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.
Lewis stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White fails to land the takedown.
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lewis.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Both fighters circling a little - White finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as White shoots in.
Lewis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
White moves into range and clinches up with Lewis.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lewis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lewis prevents White from breaking the clinch.
White just leaning against Lewis, taking a breather.
White keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White tries to stall but Lewis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe White would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
White is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lewis is controlling him well.
Lewis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
White is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Lewis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lewis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lewis throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White tries to move into range but Lewis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Lewis. That snapped White's head back.
White is rocked!
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jared White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White is looking to clinch.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
White blocks a jab.
Lewis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lewis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lewis wants to stand up but White is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White passes Lewis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
White is keen to just control but Lewis is a slippery customer.
White is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
White working over Lewis with some ground and pound. Lewis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lewis looks like he's trying to stand up.
White seems to be working for a kimura but Lewis defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. White lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lewis to stand up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis misses with the combination.
White pushes Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
White gets through Lewis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White taking a breather.
White breaks the clinch.
Lewis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lewis has his feet on White's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lewis throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Lewis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
White dives in and grabs Lewis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes down on White's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryan Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Lewis is looking for a takedown.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White clinches.
White breaks the clinch.
Lewis throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Ryan Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lewis's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White landing with the ground and pound.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
White prevents Lewis from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jared White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jared White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lewis back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lewis throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Lewis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
White staying out of range there.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
White slips under a jab.
White slips a jab from Lewis.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lewis throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Lewis keeps the fight on the outside.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lewis blocks a head kick by White.
White misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis scores with a nice strike.
Lewis scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lewis's guard.
Lewis is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and White dives into side control.
Lewis tries to escape but White is in control.
Lewis tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
White has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Lewis! Can he survive? No! He's out! White gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jared White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darien Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darien Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Bird!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels looking to score a takedown here. Bird is defending well but Michaels drives through and ends up in Bird's guard.
Bird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Bird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bird is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Michaels landing some decent shots from guard.
Michaels throwing strikes from guard but Bird blocks nicely.
Bird is looking for a triangle but Michaels pushes his legs off easily.
Michaels prevents Bird from getting back to his feet.
Michaels landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Michaels engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bird working for a triangle but Michaels defends it easily.
Michaels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bird looking for a guillotine here but Michaels defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels distracts Bird with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bird on the ground.
Michaels landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Michaels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Michaels with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Michaels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Michaels is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Michaels is controlling the pace.
Michaels takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Michaels working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Michaels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Michaels is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Michaels perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Michaels is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Bird is hurt! He's hurt bad - Michaels fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Bird from any more punishment! Congratulations to Michaels! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darien Michaels!
An out of breath Darien Michaels thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles Skarbowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pancho Pantera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pancho Pantera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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199 lbs
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pancho Pantera!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skarbowsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skarbowsky drives through and clinches with Pantera against the cage.
Skarbowsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pantera has Skarbowsky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Skarbowsky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky crunches a lovely knee into Pantera's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Skarbowsky.
Pantera looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarbowsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Panteras head.
Skarbowsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Skarbowsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skarbowsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skarbowsky.
Knees to the body from Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skarbowsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Panteras head.
Skarbowsky drops Pantera with a big knee straight up the middle! Pantera is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Pantera is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarbowsky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pantera is still on wobbly legs! Can Skarbowsky finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Skarbowsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pantera seems to have recovered his senses.
Skarbowsky moves into the clinch.
Skarbowsky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skarbowsky drops Pantera with a big knee straight up the middle! Pantera is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skarbowsky wants to clinch up but Pantera keeps it at a distance.
Skarbowsky moves into the clinch.
Skarbowsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Skarbowsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skarbowsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky scores with a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky crunches a lovely knee into Pantera's ribcage.
Skarbowsky scores with a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky lands an elbow that stopped Pantera in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pantera takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pantera's defenses.
Skarbowsky crunches a lovely knee into Pantera's ribcage.
Pantera takes an elbow to the temple.
Skarbowsky with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the head.
Skarbowsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skarbowsky lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky lands an elbow inside that Pantera shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Skarbowsky.
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!
Skarbowsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pantera's face.
Skarbowsky connects with a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the head.
Skarbowsky tries a knee to the head but Pantera blocks it.
Skarbowsky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pantera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skarbowsky working Pantera over with knees to the body.
Pantera takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skarbowsky.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skarbowsky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skarbowsky prevents the takedown attempt.
Skarbowsky working Pantera over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky dominated that round.
That's time! Skarbowsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skarbowsky lands with a kick to the temple. Pantera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Skarbowsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pantera.
Skarbowsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pantera.
Skarbowsky is looking to clinch but Pantera is avoiding it.
Skarbowsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pantera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pantera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Skarbowsky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Skarbowsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pantera is trying to drag Skarbowsky to the mat but Skarbowsky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Skarbowsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pantera is breathing heavily.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pantera's defenses.
Skarbowsky lands a good knee to the midsection. Pantera won't want to take too many of those.
Pantera takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are battling for dominant position up against the cage here. Skarbowsky manages to get control of his opponent's head and throws a big knee - Pantera drops to the canvas! He's done! Skarbowsky goes wild and celebrates with his corner - this is a big victory for him and to get the win in such devastating fashion will certainly boost his reputation amongst the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
Jean Charles Skarbowsky seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johhny Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Penthouse. Johhny Stan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johhny Stan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stan tries to land a body kick
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
Man scores with a three punch combo!
Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Stan's head.
Man tests Stan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stan misses with a body punch
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oooooh!!! Man has knocked Stan down with a huge combo! Man steps away and waves a wobbly Stan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Stan is rocked!
Stan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stan is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Stan throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Stan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Stan goes down! Will Stan beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Man ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Stan's jaw. Stan's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Man does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ice Man!
Post fight, Ice Man took to the microphone: 'Brazil best of the world. Thank Cigano for hard train. hahah'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronny Ho has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronny Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maddox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maddox misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maddox.
Maddox tries to move to mount but Ho blocks the move with his legs.
Maddox looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ho is avoiding damage well.
Maddox tries to advance to mount but Ho denies him.
Ho gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Maddox prevents Ho from getting the reversal.
Ho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ho turns into him and now he's in Maddox's guard.
Ho prevents Maddox from getting back to his feet.
Ho decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Maddox, up you get!
Sloppy strikes from Ho. Those never looked like landing.
Ho throws the kick towards the body but Maddox avoids it.
Ho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox looking to score a takedown here. Ho is defending well but Maddox drives through and ends up in Ho's guard.
Ho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ho looking for a sweep. Not yet Ho, not yet.
Maddox not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maddox wants to control from the top but Ho keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maddox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maddox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho can't keep his opponent in guard - Maddox advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho wants to control but Maddox is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maddox trying to control the action but Ho is working from the bottom.
Maddox moves nicely into side control.
Ho struggling a bit here.
Maddox works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Maddox is working Ho over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox works to advance to full mount. Ho defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Maddox controlling from the full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maddox jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ho is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ho and Maddox has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Maddox tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ho prevents Maddox from moving into mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox is looking to take a break and control but Ho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brad Maddox will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ho misses with a two punch combination.
Maddox tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maddox somewhat.
Ho misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ho fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maddox.
Ho throws a right hand that Maddox ducks under and follows up with a left that Maddox also avoids with ease.
Ho misses with a double jab.
Maddox fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ho sprawls well initially but Maddox persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maddox looks to land a strike but Ho avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Maddox wants to pass the guard but Ho is keeping the position.
Maddox trying to control but Ho is working from the bottom.
Ho has his foot on Maddox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maddox works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is pushing down on Ho's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ho is fighting to maintain full guard but Maddox has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ho is in trouble now - Maddox has advanced to mount!
Maddox wants to control the pace but Ho is squirming around nicely.
Maddox cracks Ho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Ronny Ho has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ho is rocked!
Ronny Ho's cut is getting worse.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Maddox! Ho is hurt baaadly! Maddox is firing away with more strikes - Ho is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Maddox!
During a confident post fight interview, Brad Maddox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrari comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver by Dio. Vinicius Ferrari has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Greco!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferrari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greco.
Ferrari throws a series of punches but Greco avoids them all with ease.
Ferrari throws the left hand but Greco avoids the punch easily.
A head kick from Greco lands but Ferrari takes it in his stride.
Greco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferrari.
Vinicius Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greco checks a low kick from Ferrari.
Greco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greco misses with a two punch combination.
Ferrari avoids the head kick by Greco.
Greco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Ferrari lands.
Greco scores with a head kick.
It looks like Vinicius Ferrari has been cut.
Chris Greco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ferrari is breathing heavily.
Greco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferrari. Greco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferrari takes a swing at Greco's ribcage but misses.
Greco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferrari avoids the head kick by Greco.
Greco throws a head kick but Ferrari moves out of range.
Greco misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ferrari. Those never looked like landing.
Greco throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Greco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferrari scores with a three punch combo!
Greco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferrari.
Greco ducks under a wild hook from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with a double jab.
Ferrari moves away from the strike by Greco.
Ferrari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greco lands with a shot to the body.
Ferrari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greco lands a left and a right that send Ferrari crashing to the mat, dazed. Greco thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ferrari is rocked!
Greco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferrari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Ferrari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferrari.
Ferrari seems to have got his legs back now.
Crack! A monster head kick from Greco and Ferrari falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Greco!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chris Greco!
Chris Greco really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Burning Fist Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renata Sobrawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sobrawl might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the Tiger. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hatton's choice of entrance music: Da Rockwilder by Redman & Method Man. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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28
145 lbs
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26
143 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renata Sobrawl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Hatton!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hatton enables Sobrawl to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hatton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sobrawl trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hatton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sobrawl drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hatton dives on top into guard.
Hatton forces his way into half guard.
Hatton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sobrawl doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hatton.
Sobrawl keeping hold of Hatton's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton is looking to pass Sobrawl's guard but actually Sobrawl recovers to full guard.
Hatton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hatton tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobrawl is retaining full guard.
Hatton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hatton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sobrawl is proving hard to escape from.
Hatton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobrawl manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sobrawl closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sobrawl lands in his opponent's guard.
Hatton wants to sweep here but Sobrawl controlling him for the moment.
Sobrawl might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sobrawl postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sobrawl stops Hatton from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrawl passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hatton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sobrawl lands a nice forearm strike.
Sobrawl has knee on belly momentarily but Hatton bucks him off and regains half guard.
Hatton pushes Sobrawl off looking to stand but Sobrawl dives back in and keeps control.
Sobrawl works his way into side control.
Hatton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sobrawl wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is not content to let Sobrawl control the position.
Hatton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sobrawl is trying to control. Hatton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sobrawl works his way into side control.
Hatton is looking for a sweep.
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!
Sobrawl tries for a kimura but Hatton is defending well.
Sobrawl has hold of Hatton's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Hatton tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sobrawl cranks the arm and Hatton screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Hatton, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Renata Sobrawl!
Renata Sobrawl opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dont Tasemebro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen A Kind of Magic as his entrance music. Dont Tasemebro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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188 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dont Tasemebro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Williams!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Tasemebro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tasemebro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Tasemebro misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with a combination
and Tasemebro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tasemebro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Dont Tasemebro has been cut.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tasemebro.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams moves out of range as Tasemebro throws a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Tasemebro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams blocks a head kick by Tasemebro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tasemebro manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tasemebro.
Tasemebro throws a head kick that misses.
Tasemebro tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams takes a swing at Tasemebro's ribcage but misses.
Tasemebro tries a head kick but it misses.
Tasemebro lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Tasemebro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That kick from Tasemebro tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Tasemebro.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Tasemebro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick from Tasemebro lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
It looks like Mike Williams has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tasemebro scores with a head kick. Williams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tasemebro tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tasemebro can pounce on him.
Tasemebro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tasemebro was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Tasemebro avoids the body shot from Williams.
Tasemebro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a hook. Tasemebro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Williams misses.
A shot to the liver by Tasemebro. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Tasemebro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams takes a swing at Tasemebro's ribcage but misses.
Tasemebro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tasemebro scrambles back to his feet.
That kick from Tasemebro tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tasemebro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tasemebro stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tasemebro.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tasemebro can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tasemebro. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams throws a hook but Tasemebro blocks it.
Tasemebro scores with a head kick.
Williams throws a body punch but Tasemebro moves out of range.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tasemebro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tasemebro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dont Tasemebro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williams throws a jab when Tasemebro was well out of range.
Williams lands the left hand.
Tasemebro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tasemebro.
Tasemebro avoids the body shot from Williams.
Tasemebro avoids the body shot from Williams.
Tasemebro lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tasemebro moves away.
Tasemebro connects with a high kick.
Tasemebro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tasemebro.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tasemebro.
Dont Tasemebro is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasemebro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tasemebro is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tasemebro lands with a slapping head kick.
Tasemebro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tasemebro misses with a head kick.
Tasemebro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tasemebro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tasemebro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tasemebro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Tasemebro moved out of range nicely.
Williams blocks a head kick by Tasemebro.
Tasemebro swinging wildly here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tasemebro.
Dont Tasemebro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tasemebro throws a head kick that half lands.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tasemebro.
Tasemebro throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Tasemebro.
Williams avoids the head kick by Tasemebro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams throws a body punch but Tasemebro moves out of range.
Tasemebro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Tasemebro's shoulder, as Tasemebro tries to avoid the shot.
Tasemebro tries a head kick but it misses.
Tasemebro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tasemebro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Tasemebro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Tasemebro scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasemebro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Tasemebro is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tasemebro. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Tasemebro slips the punch.
Tasemebro avoids the body shot from Williams.
Tasemebro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tasemebro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Tasemebro is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dont Tasemebro will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Williams misses with a body shot.
Tasemebro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams blocks a head kick by Tasemebro.
Tasemebro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tasemebro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Tasemebro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Tasemebro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams throws a body punch but Tasemebro moves out of range.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tasemebro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasemebro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tasemebro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tasemebro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tasemebro pushes Williams away with a front kick.
Tasemebro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tasemebro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tasemebro pushes Williams away with a front kick.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Tasemebro saw that one coming.
Mike Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tasemebro. That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tasemebro. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Tasemebro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tasemebro.
Williams avoids the body shot from Tasemebro.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tasemebro moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tasemebro moves away.
Tasemebro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasemebro just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tasemebro moves away.
Tasemebro thumps Williams with a low kick.
Tasemebro lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Tasemebro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Tasemebro is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Tasemebro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tasemebro. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Tasemebro.
Dont Tasemebro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasemebro throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tasemebro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tasemebro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tasemebro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tasemebro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
A head kick from Tasemebro lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
Williams avoids the head kick by Tasemebro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Tasemebro does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tasemebro lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tasemebro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dont Tasemebro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tasemebro 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dont Tasemebro!
Dont Tasemebro decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Bivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't Be Touched. Luciano Bivar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Bivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waleed Malik!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bivar fails with a takedown attempt.
Malik has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bivar.
Malik misses with a head kick.
Malik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bivar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bivar shoots in and bounces Malik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bivar throws an elbow that misses. Malik uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bivar's guard. Nice move by Malik!
Malik has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bivar is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Bivar's closed guard. He's half up but Bivar has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Bivar pivots and extends the arm, Malik falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Bivar! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luciano Bivar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dana Whitte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitte comes to the cage accompanied by Flaw - Get up again. Dana Whitte has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dana Whitte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Whitte as Melendez shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Melendez or perhaps it was just good defense by Whitte which made him look bad.
Melendez slips under a jab from Whitte.
Melendez fails with the takedown
and Whitte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dana Whitte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Melendez.
Melendez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whitte counters with a left to the body.
Melendez doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Whitte counter with a right hand.
It looks like Damien Melendez has been cut.
Whitte throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitte loads up on a big right hand but Melendez slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez staying out of range there.
Whitte lands a right hook to the body.
Whitte misses with a left hand
and Melendez counters with a shoot takedown. Whitte fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Melendez prevents Whitte from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitte is controlling Melendez's posture.
Melendez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Whitte wants to sweep but no luck.
Melendez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Whitte manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Melendez has Whitte in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Melendez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whitte is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitte gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Damien Melendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitte. Melendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitte slaps away a takedown attempt from Melendez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Whitte thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitte misses with a straight right.
Whitte tests Melendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Melendez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Melendez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whitte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whitte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Whitte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whitte wants it to stay on the feet.
Melendez looks gassed!
Melendez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whitte counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Melendez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitte counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whitte, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Damien Melendez's cut even more.
Whitte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Melendez shoots in looking for a takedown but Whitte manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Melendez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melendez slips a straight right by Whitte.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Whitte circles away easily
and Whitte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Melendez thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dana Whitte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Melendez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Melendez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whitte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Melendez. Melendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Melendez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Melendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Melendez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitte takes a swing at Melendez's ribcage but misses.
Melendez shoots in for a double leg but Whitte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dana Whitte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Melendez.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Whitte circles away easily
and Whitte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Damien Melendez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Melendez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitte drops Melendez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Melendez looks back up at him and smiles so Whitte waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitte cracks Melendez with a good jab.
Melendez is rocked!
Damien Melendez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Melendez slips under a jab from Whitte.
Whitte lands a big uppercut and Melendez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Melendez looks OK. Whitte waves Melendez back to his feet!
Melendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitte finish him?
Melendez with a poor takedown
and Whitte counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Melendez badly! Whitte follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Melendez out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Whitte finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dana Whitte!
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