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Fight Club 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Cajueiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guilherme Cajueiro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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204 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Cajueiro!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saunders wants it to stay on the feet.
Saunders throws a nice head kick!
Cajueiro jabs at Saunders's body.
Saunders fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cajueiro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saunders keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cajueiro closes the distance and clinches up with Saunders, looking for a takedown. Cajueiro pushes Saunders against the cage but Saunders circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dan Saunders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Cajueiro.
Cajueiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cajueiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cajueiro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saunders.
Cajueiro looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders lands a big head kick that sends Cajueiro tumbling to the mat! Saunders takes a step backwards and waves Cajueiro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Guilherme Cajueiro has been cut.
Saunders lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Cajueiro crumples to the floor! Saunders milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dan Saunders!
An out of breath Dan Saunders 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 Matt Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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, Matt Ryan!
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, Rousimar Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ryan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Palhares keeping full guard, as Ryan tries to pass.
Ryan trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.
Ryan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palhares is keeping the position for now.
Ryan stands and steps away. Palhares gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Palhares is looking to clinch but Ryan is avoiding it.
Rousimar Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Palhares shoots in and drives through. Ryan sprawls well.
Ryan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ryan showed some decent athleticism there.
Palhares looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan stands up and beckons Palhares to join him on the feet.
Palhares shoots in and drives through. Ryan sprawls well.
Matt Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Palhares.
Palhares has a takedown stuffed.
Ryan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Palhares was covering up waiting for the punch and Ryan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Palhares being controlled here, momentarily.
Ryan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palhares on the ground.
Palhares is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ryan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Palhares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Palhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Matt Ryan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ryan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ryan wants it to stay on the feet.
Palhares fails with the takedown
and Ryan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Palhares won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is trying to escape the position but Ryan is controlling the position.
Ryan trying to control the action but Palhares is working from the bottom.
Ryan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Palhares to his feet.
Ryan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Palhares is trying to escape the position but Ryan is controlling the position.
Ryan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ryan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Palhares being controlled for a moment.
Palhares is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan lands strikes from half guard.
Ryan is looking for a kimura but Palhares is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ryan to get the leverage.
Ryan wants to take a breather but Palhares is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Ryan dominated that round.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ryan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Palhares's guard.
Ryan slips nicely into half guard.
Ryan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Palhares tries to get to full guard but Ryan has control of the leg.
Ryan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Palhares!
Palhares wants to control but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Palhares is bucking up trying to escape but Ryan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Palhares is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ryan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Palhares is looking to escape.
Ryan controlling the pace for now.
Matt Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ryan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Palhares for as long as he can get away with.
Palhares regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to free his trapped foot but Palhares is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Ryan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Palhares fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ryan to the ground. Palhares is now in Ryan's guard.
Ryan is trying to keep Palhares in close.
Ryan is really struggling to control Palhares but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan is trying to keep Palhares in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Matt Ryan just wasn't active enough.
Ryan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ryan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares looking for a guillotine here but Ryan defends easily.
Ryan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Palhares is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryan defends well.
Ryan trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ryan wanted to stand there but Palhares had control of the position.
Palhares keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Ryan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matt Ryan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Palhares shoots and misses
so Ryan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares has his foot on Ryan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ryan works his way back into a safe position though.
Ryan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Ryan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ryan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ryan lands in his opponent's guard.
Ryan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ryan scores with a takedown into Palhares's guard.
Ryan trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.
Palhares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Palhares has his foot on Ryan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ryan works his way back into a safe position though.
Ryan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Matt Ryan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Palhares fails with the takedown
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan stands up from half guard.
Palhares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryan circles away.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Palhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palhares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ryan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Palhares's guard.
Matt Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Palhares.
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!
Palhares is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Palhares keeps moving.
Palhares is looking for a triangle but Ryan pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is working an open guard so Ryan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ryan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palhares can do to turn this around?
Ryan wants to control but Palhares is keeping him busy.
Palhares is trying to control Ryan's posture but Ryan avoids it.
Palhares is trying to work for a sweep but Ryan has mounted him!
Palhares working to try and regain half guard.
Ryan controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Palhares is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ryan trying to control but Palhares is having none of it.
Ryan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
Ryan controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ryan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ryan 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Ryan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanye West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Rivera looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kanye West!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rivera counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for West!
Rivera controlling the position easily from mount.
Rivera has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jorge Rivera just wasn't active enough.
West misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Rivera or perhaps it was just good defense by West which made him look bad.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches up with West, looking for a takedown. Rivera pushes West against the cage but West circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kanye West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around West's waist but West gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rivera off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming West to the mat! West manages to get full guard.
Rivera wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
West being controlled here, momentarily.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivera is stalling in the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jorge Rivera.
West doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivera circles away.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
West wants to clinch but Rivera slips to the side
and Rivera counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
West wants to stand but Rivera is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rivera controls the pace.
West is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rivera trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Rivera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Jorge Rivera wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense.
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt.
West drives through with a takedown into Rivera's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West tries to stand but Rivera is controlling from the bottom.
West is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rivera looking to control.
Rivera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
West wanted to stand there but Rivera had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Rivera dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rivera.
Rivera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. West tries to avoid it but Rivera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag West to the ground. West escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from West.
Rivera drives through with a takedown into guard.
West is trying to keep Rivera in close.
Rivera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jorge Rivera.
Rivera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West pinned against the cage. West gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera shoots and misses
and West decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rivera's guard.
West stands up and waves to Rivera to follow him.
West moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West takes the fight into the clinch.
West manages to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera passes West's left leg - he's now in half guard.
West won't allow Rivera to pass to mount.
Rivera seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rivera is trying to control the action in half guard but West is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rivera wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
Jorge Rivera has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
West is looking to clinch.
Rivera with a poor takedown
and West counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rivera prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to pull guard but Rivera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
West stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rivera is trying to pull guard but West turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rivera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
West content to slow the pace in the clinch.
West jumps guard but Rivera stands there with West around his waist. West gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rivera tries to pull guard but West forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kanye West will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rivera closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. West did well to prevent Rivera getting side control.
West wants to get back to full guard.
Rivera wants to control but West is keeping him busy.
Rivera is controlling the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jorge Rivera.
West tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera gets tackled into the cage by West. West maintains the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as West takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
West turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and West manages to end up in side control.
West is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rivera's shoulder. That is not cool.
West decides to stand back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rivera.
Rivera shoots and misses
and West holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
West ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. West no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West wants to stand up but Rivera is controlling him.
West is trying to control the position but Rivera postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera looking to pass the guard.
Rivera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rivera trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
West rushes Rivera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. West smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt.
West looks to clinch
and Rivera decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in West's guard.
West wants to stand up but Rivera is controlling him.
Rivera wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West wants to stand but Rivera is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
West lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rivera!
West can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rivera is looking to escape.
West controlling the pace for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West tries to push Rivera's head away but Rivera is holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kanye West.
I think West has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jorge Rivera!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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185 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gutierrez is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva wants to take a breather but Gutierrez is having none of it.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Gutierrez defends.
Gutierrez parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gutierrez to escape.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gutierrez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gutierrez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Gutierrez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Gutierrez to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Gutierrez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a strike but Gutierrez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gutierrez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gutierrez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gutierrez 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.
Gutierrez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gutierrez 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.
Gutierrez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gutierrez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gutierrez on the ground.
Gutierrez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Gutierrez has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gutierrez's guard.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gutierrez's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutierrez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gutierrez, pushing him back against the cage.
Gutierrez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gutierrez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Gutierrez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gutierrez is proving hard to escape from.
Gutierrez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Silva is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Gutierrez!
In his post fight interview, Julio Gutierrez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Obomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juliet Nazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Obomba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juliet Nazar!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nazar misses with a takedown attempt
and Obomba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Obomba is looking to take a break and control but Nazar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Obomba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nazar gets full guard.
Obomba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Obomba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obomba wants to pass the guard but Nazar is keeping the position.
Obomba connects with a couple of short punches.
Nazar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Obomba looking to pass the guard.
Nazar is trying to keep Obomba in close.
Obomba scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Obomba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nazar is trying to control the position but Obomba postures up.
Obomba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Obomba is working Nazar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba landing some decent shots from guard.
Nazar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obomba.
Nazar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Obomba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obomba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obomba won't allow Nazar to sweep him here.
Obomba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Obomba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nazar's head.
Obomba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nazar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Obomba has managed to get both his arms back between Nazar's legs - danger averted.
Nazar looks gassed!
Nazar controls Obomba momentarily but Obomba frees himself.
Obomba trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obomba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Obomba scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Obomba is aware though and is defending well.
Nazar can't keep his opponent in guard - Obomba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Obomba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nazar is in trouble now - Obomba has advanced to mount!
Nazar is trying to escape the mount.
Obomba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nazar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Obomba breaks from Nazar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Obomba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Obomba throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Nazar has his hands clasped together but Obomba breaks the hold and Nazar is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Obomba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barry Obomba!
Barry Obomba retains his lightweight title!
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