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TFC 3: Johnson vs. Copperpot PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Delieholy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Durko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Delieholy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Durko!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delieholy fails with the takedown.
Durko forces Delieholy back against the cage and clinches.
Delieholy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Delieholy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Durko wants to control from the top but Delieholy keeps moving.
Durko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Delieholy managing to control the position.
Ricardo Durko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Durko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Durko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delieholy controls the position for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durko tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Delieholy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Durko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Delieholy trying to control from the bottom.
Durko trying to pass the guard but Delieholy defending well.
Delieholy tries to kick Durko off but Durko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delieholy is staying active underneath Durko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durko is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Delieholy reverses the position - he's now on top in Durko's guard.
Delieholy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Durko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Delieholy has passed into half guard!
Durko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Durko holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Durko is trying to get back to full guard.
Delieholy throws a strike but Durko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durko wants to sweep here but Delieholy controlling him for the moment.
Delieholy postures up in Durko's guard and throws a big left but Durko blocks it.
Durko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Delieholy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Durko is looking to stand up but Delieholy isn't so interested in that idea.
Delieholy wants to pass the guard but Durko is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Durko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Delieholy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Durko is trying to keep Delieholy in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Delieholy stands up and waves to Durko to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delieholy shoots in but no luck this time.
Delieholy keeps the fight on the outside.
Durko moves forwards but Delieholy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Delieholy gets caught flat footed, as Durko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Delieholy pulls Durko in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durko tries to free his leg and advance position but Delieholy is retaining full guard.
Durko trying to control the position from guard on top but Delieholy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Durko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Delieholy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Durko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Delieholy keeping moving, preventing Durko from controlling successfully.
Durkois looking to pass into half guard but Delieholy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Delieholy is in guard.
Durko working a defensive guard but Delieholy passes into half guard.
Durko is looking to escape.
Delieholy is working for a submission of some sort.
Delieholy works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Delieholy looking to control but Durko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Delieholy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Delieholy trying to control but Durko is having none of it.
Delieholy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delieholy unloading with bombs!
Delieholy trying to control but Durko is having none of it.
Durko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Delieholy.
Durko tries to reverse the position but Delieholy maintains control.
Delieholy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Delieholy prevents Durko from getting the reversal.
Durko tries to hold on but Delieholy pushes him away.
Delieholy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Durko is looking to escape.
Delieholy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delieholy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Durko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Delieholy gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durko doesn't manage to clinch there - Delieholy circles away.
Durko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Durko lands in his opponent's guard.
Delieholy is controlling Durko's posture.
Durko wants to control from the top but Delieholy keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delieholy keeping full guard, as Durko tries to pass.
Durko postures up.
Tony Delieholy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Durko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delieholy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Durko counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Delieholy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Tony Delieholy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Durko gets a double leg takedown into Delieholy's guard.
Durko trying to move into half guard but instead Delieholy has managed to sweep!
Delieholy stops Durko from standing up.
Durko trying to keep a closed guard but Delieholy is proving a slippery customer.
Durko looking for subs off his back but Delieholy has passed one foot through into half guard.
Delieholy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Durko pushes Delieholy off looking to stand but Delieholy dives back in and keeps control.
Delieholy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Delieholy slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delieholy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Durko is staying active underneath Delieholy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Delieholy is thwarting Durko's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Delieholy misses with an uppercut.
Delieholy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Delieholy working over Durko with some ground and pound. Durko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Durko is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Delieholy jumps into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durko is looking to regain half guard here but Delieholy keeps moving and retains side control.
Delieholy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durko keeps working.
Delieholy misses with the ground and pound.
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!
Delieholy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Durko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Delieholy.
Durko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Delieholy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durko remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Durko working away.
Durko moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Durko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Delieholy keeps working.
Durko wants to stand but Delieholy has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delieholy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Delieholy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Delieholy.
Durko postures up.
Durko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Durko won't allow Delieholy to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durko wants to get up but he can't break Delieholy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Delieholy trying to control the position.
Delieholy is really struggling to control Durko but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Delieholy.
I think Delieholy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Ricardo Durko!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Tony Delieholy!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artur Onodera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onodera 's entrance music is Vida Loka parte 2. A fine choice. Lucas Faria is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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161 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Artur Onodera !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria scores with a one two! Onodera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Faria moves in looking to clinch but Onodera pushes him off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Onodera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Faria - the referee stops the clock and Onodera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Faria. Onodera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Faria cracks Onodera with a good jab.
Faria is looking to clinch but Onodera is avoiding it.
Faria scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Faria pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Onodera back to the cage. Faria follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Faria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Onodera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Onodera instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faria gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Onodera lands a knee to the head.
Onodera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Faria.
Onodera lands a shoulder strike.
Faria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Onodera blocks it with crossed arms.
Faria fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Onodera lands a knee to the body.
Onodera manages to pull guard.
Onodera wants to stand up but Faria is controlling him.
Faria missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria trying to control but Onodera is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faria trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Faria gets to his feet - Onodera follows without any prompting.
Faria shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Onodera as he jumps to the side.
Faria looks gassed!
Onodera tries to clinch but Faria is having none of it.
Onodera tries to clinch up.
Faria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Onodera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Onodera swats away the attempt to clinch by Faria.
Faria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Onodera , pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onodera shoots in but no luck this time.
Faria wants to clinch up but Onodera keeps it at a distance.
Onodera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Onodera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faria, pushing him back against the cage.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
Faria darts in and clinches Onodera up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faria is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Onodera to keep the fight standing.
Artur Onodera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Faria.
Onodera breaks from the clinch.
Faria doesn't manage to clinch there - Onodera circles away.
Onodera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Onodera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faria misses with the combination.
Faria tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Onodera counters by moving into the clinch.
Faria misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onodera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Onodera stalling against the cage.
Onodera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faria blocks it with crossed arms.
Onodera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Onodera dodges an elbow strike from Faria.
Faria is trying to force a seperation but Onodera has the dominant position.
Onodera looking to throw knees to the head but Faria is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Faria.
Faria stalling in the clinch.
Faria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onodera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faria just stands there and leans against the cage.
Faria manages to break the clinch.
Onodera shoots for a takedown but Faria saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Onodera stuffs the takedown.
Faria tries to clinch there but Onodera circles away.
Onodera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Onodera looks to land a body kick but Faria moved away.
Faria throws a head kick but Onodera moves out of range.
Faria clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Onodera landing knees to the body.
Faria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Onodera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Faria wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faria lands an elbow that stopped Onodera in his tracks for a moment.
Faria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Onodera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Faria dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Onodera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Faria tries to clinch up.
Faria tries to clinch but Onodera moves out of range.
Faria slips a jab and a cross from Onodera .
Onodera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Onodera has closed the distance and engaged Faria in a clinch.
Onodera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faria is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Faria tries to work over Onodera 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Onodera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Onodera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Onodera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Onodera wants to break free but Faria has control.
Onodera tries to stall but Faria uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Onodera tries to pull guard but Faria won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onodera dodges an elbow strike from Faria.
Faria lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Faria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Faria tries to break the clinch but Onodera is controlling the position.
Faria stalls.
Faria tries for a takedown. No joy.
Faria can't find room to land a body shot as Onodera controls the action.
Faria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Faria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Onodera 's face.
Faria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Onodera closes the distance and clinches up with Faria, looking for a takedown. Onodera pushes Faria against the cage but Faria circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Onodera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faria slaps away a takedown attempt from Onodera , before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Onodera . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onodera prevents Faria from breaking the clinch.
Onodera is trying to push Faria away but Faria has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Onodera 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Onodera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faria tries to land a knee to the head but Onodera blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faria pushes Onodera up against the cage in a clinch.
Lucas Faria seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Onodera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faria blocks it with crossed arms.
Faria breaks the clinch.
Faria pushes Onodera up against the cage in a clinch.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Onodera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Onodera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Onodera wants it to stay on the feet.
Faria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Onodera circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Faria scores with a four punch combination!
Onodera moves into the clinch.
Faria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Onodera .
Onodera with a knee to the head.
Onodera keeps control of Faria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Onodera successfully pulls guard.
Faria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Onodera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Faria defends it easily.
Onodera is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Faria stands up from Onodera 's guard - Faria perhaps looking for a knockout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Faria!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria tries to clinch up but Onodera circles away and keeps his distance.
Lucas Faria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Onodera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Faria.
Lucas Faria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Faria misses.
Faria tries to clinch up but Onodera circles away and keeps his distance.
Onodera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Onodera wants it to stay on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faria throws a series of punches but Onodera moves out of range.
Onodera has closed the distance and engaged Faria in a clinch.
Faria is trying to force a seperation but Onodera has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faria tries to land a knee to the head but Onodera blocks with his arms.
Faria is looking to break free of the clinch but Onodera has double underhooks.
Onodera breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Faria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Onodera has Faria up against the cage in a clinch.
Faria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Onodera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Onodera jumps guard but Faria stands there with Onodera around his waist. Onodera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Onodera .
Faria tries to break the clinch but Onodera is controlling the position.
Onodera pulls guard.
Faria decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Onodera , up you get!
Onodera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Onodera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Onodera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Onodera moves into range and clinches up with Faria.
Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Onodera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onodera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Onodera closes the distance and clinches.
Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faria throws a right hand that Onodera ducks under and follows up with a left that Onodera also avoids with ease.
Onodera swats away the attempt to clinch by Faria.
Onodera looks for a takedown but Faria sprawls well.
Faria thuds a left hand into Onodera 's body.
Faria moves in looking to clinch but Onodera pushes him off.
Faria tries to clinch up.
Faria moves out of range of the body kick from Onodera .
Faria is looking to clinch.
Onodera moves into the clinch.
Faria breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faria lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Faria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Onodera rushes Faria and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faria tries to break free but Onodera pushes him back against the cage.
Onodera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faria blocks it with crossed arms.
Faria gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Onodera .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Onodera . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Onodera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Faria has had enough of the clinch but Onodera keeps him there for the moment.
Onodera wants to get back to striking at distance but Faria won't allow it.
Faria wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onodera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Onodera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Onodera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Onodera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Faria as he avoids it easily.
Faria goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Onodera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faria rushes Onodera and presses him up against the cage.
Faria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Onodera tries for a takedown. No joy.
Faria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faria tries to clinch up but Onodera circles away and keeps his distance.
Onodera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onodera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faria breaks the clinch.
Faria swings for the body but Onodera moves out of range.
Onodera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faria tries to avoid it but Onodera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faria to the ground. Faria escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Faria misses with the combination.
Onodera clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Onodera has Faria pressed against the cage, preventing Faria from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faria looking to slow down the pace here.
Onodera jumps guard but Faria stands there with Onodera around his waist. Onodera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faria is pushing Onodera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Onodera dodges an elbow strike from Faria.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucas Faria.
Well Faria has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Lucas Faria!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Lucas Faria!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Lucas Faria!
Lucas Faria wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Lucas Faria thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiibo Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Godunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyazawa comes into the arena with PIMP - 50 cent blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiibo Miyazawa!
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, Boris Godunov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godunov throws a right hand that misses
and Miyazawa counters with a series of strikes. Godunov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Godunov throws a leg kick
and Miyazawa counters with a good low kick that Godunov was not able to check.
Godunov gets a clinch.
Miyazawa has Godunov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Godunov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Godunov lands a body shot.
Miyazawa wants to get back to striking at distance but Godunov won't allow it.
Miyazawa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Miyazawa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Miyazawa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godunov blocks an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Godunov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Miyazawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Godunov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Godunov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Godunov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Godunov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Godunov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Godunov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Godunov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Godunov as the two fighters clinch.
Miyazawa jumps guard but Godunov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiibo Miyazawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyazawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godunov gets through Miyazawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miyazawa is trying to push Godunov away but Godunov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Godunov stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Godunov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Godunov avoiding damage as Miyazawa throws knees to the body.
Godunov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Godunov lands a nice shot to the body.
Miyazawa is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Godunov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Godunov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Godunov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Godunov.
Godunov lands with a short shot to the head.
Godunov lands a body punch.
Godunov cracks Miyazawa with a nice body shot.
Godunov controlling the action here for a moment.
Godunov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miyazawas head.
Godunov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godunov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Godunov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miyazawa being controlled against the cage.
Godunov lands an uppercut.
Godunov is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godunov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miyazawa or not.
Godunov scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazawa takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Godunov.
Godunov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Godunov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Godunov dominated that round.
That's time! Miyazawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Godunov clinches.
Godunov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miyazawa backwards.
Godunov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Godunov lands a right hand.
Boris Godunov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Godunov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Godunov.
Godunov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Godunov.
Godunov lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Godunov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Godunov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godunov cracks Miyazawa with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Godunov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Godunov slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godunov keeps control of Miyazawa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miyazawa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Godunov pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Godunov.
Godunov trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Godunov.
Godunov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Godunov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miyazawa takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Godunov - that landed with a thud.
Godunov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godunov effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyazawa tries to pull guard but Godunov holds him up against the cage and eventually Miyazawa drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Godunov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Godunov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Godunov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godunov stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boris Godunov.
Godunov closes the distance and clinches.
Godunov lands an elbow that stopped Miyazawa in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kiibo Miyazawa has been cut.
Godunov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Godunov.
Godunov lands with a right to the head.
Godunov digs a right hand into Miyazawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miyazawa's gas tank.
Godunov controlling the action here for a moment.
Godunov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miyazawa is defending well for now.
Miyazawa jumps guard but Godunov stands there with Miyazawa around his waist. Miyazawa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godunov is stalling here.
Godunov lands a left hand.
Godunov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Godunov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Godunov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Godunov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Godunov.
Godunov lands a left hand.
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.
Godunov slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Godunov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Godunov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kiibo Miyazawa's cut.
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!
Miyazawa tries to keep at a distance but Godunov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Godunov blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Godunov.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Miyazawa tries to break free but Godunov pushes him back against the cage.
Godunov lands with a short shot to the head.
Godunov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miyazawa backwards.
Godunov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Godunov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miyazawa is trying to pull guard but Godunov has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Godunov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godunov lands a left hand.
Godunov works on Miyazawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Godunov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Godunov lands a nice shot to the body.
Godunov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Godunov scores with a hook to the body.
Godunov lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Godunov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miyazawa is rocked!
Godunov pushes Miyazawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Miyazawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Godunov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miyazawa or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Godunov.
Godunov misses with a knee to the head.
Godunov taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godunov digs a right hand into Miyazawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miyazawa's gas tank.
Godunov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Godunov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Godunov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Godunov.
Godunov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Godunov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Godunov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Godunov lands a big right hand that drops Miyazawa! The killer instinct kicks in and Godunov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Godunov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Godunov!
Boris Godunov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Barou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Escobar Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar Franco is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Barou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Escobar Franco!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barou lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Franco backs up against the cage.
It looks like Escobar Franco has been cut.
Barou misses with a series of wild punches.
Barou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barou fails to land with a series of punches.
Barou tries to bum rush Franco with a series of wild strikes but Franco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barou misses with the combination.
Franco slips a jab and a cross from Barou.
Franco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franco stalks Barou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barou's face. Barou staggers backwards, shaken.
Diego Barou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barou throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franco slips a jab and a cross from Barou.
Franco throws a nice looking combination but Barou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barou throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Barou is breathing heavily.
Franco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barou.
Franco lands with a nice combination. Barou backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barou really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Franco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Barou misses.
Franco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Franco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barou swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Franco swinging wildly here.
Franco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Franco does no damage.
Barou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franco misses with a series of wild punches.
Franco misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barou circles away quickly and effectively.
Barou throws a series of punches but Franco moves out of range.
Franco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Franco is working the combinations to good effect here.
Franco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Barou does no damage.
Franco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Franco throws a nice looking combination but Barou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Franco there.
Franco scores with a one two! Barou had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Franco lands a jab-cross combination.
Barou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barou backs up against the cage.
Franco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Barou.
Franco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco scores with a one two! Barou had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Franco throws a right hand that Barou ducks under and follows up with a left that Barou also avoids with ease.
Franco misses with a two punch combination.
Barou slips a jab and a cross from Franco.
Franco misses with a wild combination.
Barou tries to bum rush Franco with a series of wild strikes but Franco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franco.
Franco dodges the punch combination from Barou.
A right-left combo lands from Franco.
Franco throws a nice looking combination but Barou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franco throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Franco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Franco.
Barou misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Franco, as that shot connected.
Franco swinging wildly here.
Franco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Franco.
Franco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Barou does no damage.
Franco stuns Barou with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Franco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco looks to land a combination. Barou sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Franco scores with a three punch combo!
Barou misses with a double jab
and Franco counters with a three punch combo that has Barou backing up. Barou nods at Franco to acknowledge the strikes.
Barou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franco.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franco scores with a hook to the body. Barou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Franco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barou backs up against the cage.
Franco misses with a two punch combination.
Franco misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Franco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Escobar Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Escobar Franco's cut.
That's time! Barou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franco lands with a good body shot.
Diego Barou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Franco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Franco misses with a double jab.
Barou misses with a double jab.
Barou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barou misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar Franco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barou dodges the punch combination from Franco.
Franco is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barou rather than just go for the knockout.
Barou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franco throws a series of punches but Barou avoids them all with ease.
Barou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Franco connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barou scrambles back to his feet.
Barou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franco thuds a left hand into Barou's body.
Franco tries to bum rush Barou with a series of wild strikes but Barou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franco lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Franco does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franco sizes up Barou with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Franco lands the left hand.
Franco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Franco throws a right hand that Barou ducks under and follows up with a left that Barou also avoids with ease.
Barou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franco scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch combination from Barou misses.
Barou closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diego Barou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franco throws a combination. Barou tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barou misses with a double jab.
Franco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barou dodges the punch combination from Franco.
Franco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barou swinging wildly here.
Franco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barou is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Franco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barou swinging wildly here.
Franco throws a series of strikes that have Barou backpedaling.
Franco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barou doesn't seem bothered though.
Franco misses with a series of wild punches.
Barou lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Franco!
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Barou lands with a nice combination. Franco backs away looking to recover.
Franco lands with an uppercut that bounces Barou off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franco misses with a two punch combination.
Barou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Franco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Franco. Those never looked like landing.
Franco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barou misses with a wild combination.
Franco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franco.
Franco lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Franco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Franco does no damage.
Barou misses with a two punch combination.
Franco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barou tries to bum rush Franco with a series of wild strikes but Franco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barou dodges the punch combination from Franco.
A punch combination from Barou misses.
Barou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Franco connects with a body shot that sends Barou's belly button to the back.
Franco misses with a wild combination.
Barou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Franco circles away quickly and effectively.
Franco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barou misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Franco misses with a few strikes there.
Franco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barou moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Escobar Franco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Escobar Franco's cut.
That's time! Barou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Franco.
A left lands for Franco.
Franco dodges the punch combination from Barou.
Franco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barou.
Franco tries to bum rush Barou with a series of wild strikes but Barou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barou throws a right hand that Franco ducks under and follows up with a left that Franco also avoids with ease.
Franco lands a jab-cross combination.
Franco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barou slips a jab and a cross from Franco.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Franco scores with a four punch combination!
Franco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Barou misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barou misses with a combination
and Franco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Franco tries to bum rush Barou with a series of wild strikes but Barou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barou dodges the punch combination from Franco.
Franco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barou fails to land with a series of punches.
Franco throws a series of strikes that have Barou backpedaling.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barou might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Franco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barou throws a right hand that Franco ducks under and follows up with a left that Franco also avoids with ease.
Franco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice combination there by Franco.
Barou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Franco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barou circles away quickly and effectively.
Barou takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barou throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Franco lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco throws a series of punches but Barou avoids them all with ease.
Franco throws a right hand that Barou ducks under and follows up with a left that Barou also avoids with ease.
Barou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco lands a lovely overhand right.
Franco stalks Barou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barou's face. Barou staggers backwards, shaken.
Franco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barou lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barou misses with a double jab.
Franco lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barou misses with a combination
and Franco counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Franco tries to bum rush Barou with a series of wild strikes but Barou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barou was well out of range. Poor timing from Franco.
Barou fails to land with a series of punches.
Franco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barou momentarily.
Barou on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Franco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Franco slips a jab and a cross from Barou.
Franco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Escobar Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barou throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Franco misses.
Franco dodges the punch combination from Barou.
Franco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barou is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Franco.
Barou misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Franco!
Franco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barou lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barou throws a series of punches but Franco moves out of range.
Barou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Franco.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Barou does no damage.
Barou fails to land with a series of punches.
Barou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Franco lands with a good body shot.
Franco throws a nice looking combination but Barou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Escobar Franco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Franco has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Escobar Franco!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Escobar Franco!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Escobar Franco!
Escobar Franco wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teixeira has chosen Avicii - Levels as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
173 lbs
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175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira looking to score a takedown here. Santos is defending well but Teixeira drives through and ends up in Santos's guard.
Teixeira throws a sloppy strike and Santos has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Teixeira is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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205 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henrique Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Alves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alves makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Alves should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gracie has tightened it up now! Alves should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Henrique Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morum Grock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branco Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Branco Helio enters the cage!
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200 lbs
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205 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morum Grock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Branco Helio!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grock to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Helio looking for a guillotine here but Grock defends easily.
Helio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grock drops back looking for a leg! Helio is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Helio manages to kick Grock off! Grock jumps back into Helio's guard.
Grock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grock wants to control from the top but Helio keeps moving.
Grock drops back looking for a leg! Helio is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Helio manages to kick Grock off! Grock jumps back into Helio's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Helio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grock wants to control from the top but Helio keeps moving.
Helio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Branco Helio will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Helio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grock counters with a single leg into guard. Helio didn't expect that.
Helio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grock trying to control the position from guard on top but Helio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Helio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grock defends well.
Grock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grock 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.
Helio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Helio is tightening it up a little... Grock has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Grock reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Grock taps out! Nice BJJ there by Helio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Branco Helio!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sorrentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorrentino's entrance music is Smile Back. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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20
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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179 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Sorrentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorrentino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sorrentino.
Sorrentino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souza sprawls well. Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sorrentino gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza tries to clinch but Sorrentino moves out of range.
Souza throws out a leg kick but Sorrentino moves out of range and Souza only half commits.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sorrentino is breathing heavily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sorrentino is trying to escape the position but Souza is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza working the strikes but Sorrentino uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Souza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Souza sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Souza trying to mount his opponent but Sorrentino defends it.
Souza seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eduardo Souza hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Souza misses with the combination.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sorrentino fails to land with a series of punches.
Souza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sorrentino is able to avoid easily.
Souza throws a right and a left that Sorrentino avoids nicely.
Sorrentino checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Souza looks to land a left hand but Sorrentino moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza looks to land a right hand but Sorrentino moved out of range.
Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Souza wants to clinch.
Souza is looking to clinch but Sorrentino is avoiding it.
Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sorrentino manages to avoid it.
Sorrentino looks to land a body kick but Souza moved away.
Sorrentino tries for a takedown but Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Souza showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Souza dominated that round.
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.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorrentino circles away.
Sorrentino checks a leg kick nicely.
Sorrentino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Souza's waist but Souza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sorrentino off to one side.
Sorrentino is looking to clinch.
Souza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sorrentino can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Souza controls the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eduardo Souza hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Souza throws a right hand that Sorrentino ducks under and follows up with a left that Sorrentino also avoids with ease.
Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Souza.
Sorrentino throws a leg kick but Souza checks it.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sorrentino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza tries to land a front kick but Sorrentino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Souza misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sorrentino swivels and escapes.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza tries to clinch but Sorrentino is having none of it.
Souza stuffs the takedown.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sorrentino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sorrentino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Souza tries to clinch but Sorrentino is having none of it.
Mike Sorrentino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Souza controls the position.
Eduardo Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Sorrentino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Souza crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza gets to mount! Sorrentino was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Souza looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorrentino holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Souza tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sorrentino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Souza tries to clinch but Sorrentino is having none of it.
Souza misses with a head kick.
Sorrentino tries to land a leg kick but Souza saw it coming and moves away.
Souza misses with a looping left.
Sorrentino swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Souza throws a head kick but Sorrentino moves out of range.
Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorrentino circles away.
Souza leaves Sorrentino with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sorrentino's guard.
Souza 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.
Sorrentino trying to keep a closed guard but Souza is proving a slippery customer.
Souza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Sorrentino just wasn't active enough.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sorrentino managing to block the knees to the body from Souza.
Sorrentino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souza tries to work over Sorrentino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Sorrentino avoids it by throwing Souza back against the cage.
Sorrentino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sorrentino's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorrentino looking to slow down the pace here.
Souza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sorrentino is defending well for now.
Souza stalling in the clinch but Sorrentino improves position.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sorrentino's elbow.
Sorrentino is trying to break the clinch but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Souza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sorrentino avoids it.
Souza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to stall but Sorrentino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Sorrentino controls his hands.
Souza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sorrentino looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Souza pushes off an throws an elbow but Sorrentino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Souza is looking to control Sorrentino's arms but Sorrentino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Souza has his back to the cage.
Mike Sorrentino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souza avoids a wild elbow strike from Sorrentino.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Souza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Eduardo Souza!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Eduardo Souza!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Eduardo Souza!
Eduardo Souza wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Eduardo Souza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chen Shui Bai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banner Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner Bo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
217 lbs
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226 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chen Shui Bai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Banner Bo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shui Bai misses with a takedown
and Bo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bo wants to work for an arm triangle but Shui Bai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shui Bai trying to hold on to Bo's head to control him but Bo postures up.
Shui Bai is looking to improve his position.
Shui Bai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bo.
Bo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo with good strikes from the mount here!
Bo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Shui Bai is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shui Bai wants to control but Bo is having none of it.
Shui Bai can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bo scoring with strikes but Shui Bai is staying in there.
Bo looking to secure an arm triangle but Shui Bai defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bo misses with a head shot.
Bo prevents Shui Bai from getting the reversal.
Shui Bai wants to hold on but Bo pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Shui Bai can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Shui Bai regains half guard.
Bo prevents Shui Bai from improving his position.
Bo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shui Bai gets full guard.
Bo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bo passes into half guard.
Bo throwing shots but Shui Bai is blocking nicely.
Bo prevents Shui Bai from improving his position.
Shui Bai is breathing heavily.
Bo is keen to just control but Shui Bai is a slippery customer.
Bo is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shui Bai looking for submissions off his back.
Bo is keen to just control but Shui Bai is a slippery customer.
Shui Bai wants to get back to full guard.
Bo working over Shui Bai with some ground and pound. Shui Bai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shui Bai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shui Bai wants to control but Bo is keeping busy.
Bo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shui Bai has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shui Bai is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bo pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shui Bai tries to get to full guard but Bo has control of the leg.
Bo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shui Bai's head.
Bo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shui Bai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bo wants to control but Shui Bai is keeping him busy.
Shui Bai is looking to improve his position.
Bo is working for a submission of some sort.
Shui Bai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shui Bai is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shui Bai defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Banner Bo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bo slaps away a takedown attempt from Shui Bai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shui Bai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bo avoids a kick to the body.
Shui Bai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shui Bai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bo's waist but Bo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shui Bai off to one side.
Chen Shui Bai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shui Bai shoots in and drives through. Bo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chen Shui Bai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shui Bai has his takedown stuffed
enabling Bo to counter with a crisp jab.
Shui Bai shoots and misses
and Bo counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo lands with a nice combination. Shui Bai backs away looking to recover.
Shui Bai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bo counters with a nice body shot.
Bo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shui Bai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bo counters with a stiff right hand.
Bo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shui Bai tries to hold on but Bo pushes him away.
Bo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shui Bai can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bo landing punches.
Bo prevents Shui Bai from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shui Bai's face.
Shui Bai is rocked!
Bo looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Shui Bai covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Banner Bo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Copperpot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Hino Nacional do Brasil . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Johnson!
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, Chester Copperpot!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Copperpot.
Copperpot closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Copperpot is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Copperpot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Copperpot tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copperpot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Copperpot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Copperpot lands a knee to the body.
Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Copperpot pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Copperpot wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Copperpot looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Copperpot wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a triangle here. Copperpot is fighting it but it looks tight! Johnson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Copperpot is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Roger Johnson!
Roger Johnson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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