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UPG: Rio 15- New Year's Bash! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Algropalla Moskatte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manjuah Aloisis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Algropalla Moskatte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manjuah Aloisis!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aloisis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aloisis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moskatte scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aloisis clinches up against the cage.
Moskatte connects with a knee to the head.
Aloisis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moskatte crunches a lovely knee into Aloisis's ribcage.
Moskatte misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aloisis wants to stall.
Aloisis takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aloisis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aloisis 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.
Aloisis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moskatte is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manjuah Aloisis.
Aloisis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moskatte.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aloisis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Moskatte - the referee stops the clock and Aloisis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Moskatte. Aloisis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aloisis looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moskatte clinches with his opponent.
Moskatte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moskatte scores with a knee to the head.
Moskatte landing knees to the body.
Moskatte landing knees to the head.
Moskatte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aloisis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moskatte scores with a knee to the head.
Moskatte lands a nice knee to the body.
Moskatte scores with a knee to the head.
Moskatte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moskatte lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moskatte scores a nice knee to the body.
Moskatte working Aloisis over with knees to the body.
Moskatte scores with a knee to the head.
Moskatte connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Moskatte.
Aloisis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moskatte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aloisis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moskatte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moskatte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moskatte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moskatte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aloisis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Moskatte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aloisis is struggling to control the position.
Moskatte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Moskatte.
Moskatte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Moskatte.
Aloisis is trying to stall.
Aloisis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aloisis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moskatte.
Aloisis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moskatte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aloisis avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moskatte as Aloisis tries to tie him up.
Moskatte misses with a knee to the head.
Moskatte missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Aloisis to work.
Aloisis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manjuah Aloisis.
Aloisis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moskatte.
Moskatte misses with a body kick.
Moskatte wants to clinch but Aloisis slips to the side
and Aloisis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aloisis.
Moskatte scores with a knee to the head.
Moskatte tries to land knees in the clinch but Aloisis avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moskatte scores a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moskatte with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moskatte obliges.
Moskatte landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moskatte as Aloisis tries to tie him up.
Moskatte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moskatte lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moskatte with a knee to the head.
Aloisis wants to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moskatte obliges.
Moskatte throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moskatte being controlled against the cage.
Moskatte with a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Algropalla Moskatte dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aloisis takes the fight into the clinch.
Moskatte with a knee to the head.
Aloisis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moskatte up against the cage.
Aloisis trying to stall but Moskatte improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Aloisis.
Algropalla Moskatte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manjuah Aloisis.
Moskatte tries to clinch up but Aloisis circles away and keeps his distance.
Moskatte tries to clinch but Aloisis is having none of it.
Aloisis has closed the distance and engaged Moskatte in a clinch.
Aloisis trying to control the position but instead, Moskatte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aloisis into the cage.
Moskatte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aloisis looking to stall.
Moskatte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aloisis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisis tries to stall but Moskatte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manjuah Aloisis.
Aloisis swats away the attempt to clinch by Moskatte.
Aloisis moves out of range of the body kick from Moskatte.
A head kick from Moskatte lands but Aloisis takes it in his stride.
Aloisis misses the jab.
Aloisis 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.
Moskatte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moskatte tries to close the distance and clinch but Aloisis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moskatte moves in looking to clinch but Aloisis pushes him off.
Aloisis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moskatte.
Moskatte wants to clinch up but Aloisis keeps it at a distance.
Aloisis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moskatte.
Moskatte bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Moskatte scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Aloisis misses its intended target.
Moskatte throws a leg kick which misses Aloisis's front leg but catches the back leg as Aloisis tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moskatte throws a head kick that half lands.
Moskatte plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Moskatte has Aloisis up against the cage in a clinch.
Moskatte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aloisis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moskatte working Aloisis over with knees to the body.
Moskatte connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aloisis's face.
Aloisis is trying to maintain a safe position but Moskatte gets an underhook and turns Aloisis into the cage.
Moskatte connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aloisis's face.
Moskatte tries to land a knee to the head but Aloisis blocks with his arms.
Aloisis looking to slow down the pace here.
Moskatte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aloisis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moskatte lands a knee to the body.
Moskatte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aloisis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aloisis is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moskatte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aloisis blocks it with crossed arms.
Aloisis is trying to maintain a safe position but Moskatte gets an underhook and turns Aloisis into the cage.
Moskatte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moskatte landing knees to the head.
Aloisis managing to block the knees to the body from Moskatte.
Aloisis is trying to stall.
Moskatte tries to land a knee to the head but Aloisis blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moskatte as Aloisis tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manjuah Aloisis.
Moskatte moves into range and clinches up with Aloisis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moskatte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aloisis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moskatte working Aloisis over with knees to the body.
Moskatte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aloisis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moskatte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aloisis can do to turn this around?
Aloisis looking to stall.
Moskatte landing knees to the body.
Moskatte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moskatte scores a nice knee to the body.
Aloisis stalling in the clinch but Moskatte improves position.
Moskatte lands a good knee to the midsection. Aloisis won't want to take too many of those.
Moskatte lands a knee to the head.
Moskatte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aloisis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aloisis takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stalling in the clinch from Aloisis.
Moskatte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moskatte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aloisis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Algropalla Moskatte dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Moskatte tries to close the distance and clinch but Aloisis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moskatte wants to clinch.
Moskatte lands a nice looking body kick.
Moskatte avoids the body shot from Aloisis.
Moskatte rushes Aloisis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moskatte misses with a knee strike.
Moskatte landing knees to the body.
Moskatte missing with knees to the body.
Aloisis tries to stall but Moskatte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aloisis seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manjuah Aloisis.
Moskatte moves out of range as Aloisis strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moskatte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moskatte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moskatte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moskatte blocks a jab.
Algropalla Moskatte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aloisis looks to score with a jab to the body but Moskatte is just out of range.
Algropalla Moskatte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moskatte tries to keep at a distance but Aloisis has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Moskatte.
Moskatte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moskatte trying to land knees to the body.
Aloisis controlling the action here for a moment.
Aloisis taking a breather.
Aloisis avoiding damage as Moskatte throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloisis wants to stall.
Moskatte lands a knee to the head.
Moskatte misses with a knee to the head.
Aloisis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Moskatte.
Aloisis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aloisis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moskatte tries a knee to the head but Aloisis blocks it.
Moskatte tries to land a knee to the head but Aloisis blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moskatte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aloisis avoids it.
Aloisis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manjuah Aloisis.
Moskatte has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moskatte landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moskatte with a knee to the head.
Aloisis avoiding damage as Moskatte throws knees to the body.
Aloisis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moskatte tries a knee to the head but Aloisis blocks it.
Moskatte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aloisis blocks it with crossed arms.
Aloisis stalling in the clinch but Moskatte improves position.
Moskatte landing knees to the head.
Moskatte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aloisis wants to stall.
Moskatte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aloisis trying to control the position but instead, Moskatte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aloisis into the cage.
Moskatte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aloisis takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moskatte misses with a knee to the head.
Aloisis has Moskatte pushed against the cage.
Aloisis stalling in the clinch but Moskatte improves position.
Manjuah Aloisis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Moskatte.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manjuah Aloisis.
Moskatte punishes Aloisis's body with a nice straight punch.
Moskatte tries a head kick but it misses.
Aloisis thows a body shot but no joy.
Moskatte closes the distance and pushes Aloisis back into the cage.
Moskatte landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aloisis leaning against his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aloisis looking to slow down the pace here.
Moskatte with a knee to the head.
Algropalla Moskatte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aloisis stalling in the clinch but Moskatte improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Algropalla Moskatte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moskatte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Algropalla Moskatte!
An out of breath and clearly excited Algropalla Moskatte thanked Rage's Cloths for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huber has chosen Stronger - Kanye West as his entrance music. Andrew Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cody Huber!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huber working for submissions but it's allowed Jackson to get to half guard.
Huber tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jackson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Huber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Huber for as long as he can get away with.
We're going to have a standup here because Andrew Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Huber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Huber has a hand on Jackson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jackson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Huber misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Huber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Huber's guard.
Jackson stays in close to Huber's body and controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Andrew Jackson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson stops Huber from standing up.
Huber wants to hit a switch here but Jackson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Huber there!
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Huber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrew Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Huber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jackson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huber can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrew Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Huber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Huber didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson pushing down on Huber's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Jackson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Huber fails to land with a series of punches.
Huber misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Huber fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson passes Huber's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Well, if Jackson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrew Jackson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Huber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Huber won't be happy with that.
Huber is trying to get back to half guard.
Huber is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jackson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrew Jackson.
Huber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Huber misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Huber didn't expect that.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrew Jackson.
Huber throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Huber didn't expect that.
Huber pushes Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Huber!
Cody Huber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Jackson!
As Andrew Jackson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want to fight the best and one day be the champion'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cheick Mitrionne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryoga Hibiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hibiki's choice of entrance music: Blue Orchid. 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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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cheick Mitrionne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryoga Hibiki!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hibiki avoids the head kick by Mitrionne.
Hibiki has managed to clinch.
Hibiki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hibiki has picked Mitrionne up - he's going for a ride! Hibiki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hibiki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mitrionne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hibiki is working away from the top position though.
Hibiki controlling the action here.
Hibiki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hibiki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hibiki stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitrionne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mitrionne wants it to stay on the feet.
Hibiki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hibiki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mitrionne is working an open guard so Hibiki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hibiki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hibiki slips a jab and a cross from Mitrionne.
Mitrionne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hibiki counters with a takedown into side control.
Mitrionne is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hibiki has hold of Mitrionne's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mitrionne tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hibiki cranks the arm and Mitrionne screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mitrionne, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryoga Hibiki!
A very excited looking Ryoga Hibiki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Batista de Guia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Guia comes into the arena with "Quilombo" by Soulfly blaring out of the sound system. Assange has chosen Eddie Van Halen - Eruption as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
150 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
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22
155 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Batista de Guia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Assange!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assange throws a shot from downtown. de Guia moves away and avoids it.
Assange moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Assange scores with a nice short uppercut.
de Guia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
de Guia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Assange lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Assange working some nice short punches in the clinch.
de Guia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assange avoids it.
Nice body punch from Assange - that landed with a thud.
de Guia is looking to control Assange's arms but Assange gets an underhook and turns him. Now de Guia has his back to the cage.
de Guia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Assange lands a shoulder strike.
de Guia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Assange blocks it with crossed arms.
Assange avoiding damage as de Guia throws knees to the body.
Assange misses with a shot to the kidneys.
de Guia tries to land knees in the clinch but Assange avoids the damage to the body.
de Guia throws a knee to the head but misses.
de Guia has a couple of punches blocked by Assange.
Assange working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Assange scores with a shot to the side of de Guia's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Guia tries to land knees in the clinch but Assange avoids the damage to the body.
Assange lands a body shot.
Assange pushes de Guia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
de Guia is rocked!
de Guia blocks an uppercut.
Oh de Guia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Guia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Assange up against the cage.
Assange scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Assange fails to land.
de Guia looking to throw knees to the head but Assange is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assange.
Assange swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by de Guia.
Assange pushes de Guia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
de Guia blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Assange fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assange throws a punch but it's blocked by de Guia.
Assange dips a shoulder and cracks de Guia with a mighty uppercut! de Guia falls back against the cage and Assange unloads with a barrage of strikes! de Guia is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Assange screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Assange!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Falcao Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonio Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortega has chosen Fight to Survive as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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22
141 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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24
145 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Falcao Chuteboxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tonio Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ortega!
Ortega's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ortega duly obliges.
Chuteboxe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ortega moves into the clinch.
Ortega unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chuteboxe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ortega lands a good knee to the midsection. Chuteboxe won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortega lands a good knee to the midsection. Chuteboxe won't want to take too many of those.
Ortega with a knee to the head.
Ortega lands a good knee to the midsection. Chuteboxe won't want to take too many of those.
Chuteboxe is breathing heavily.
Ortega with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ortega lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ortega scores with a knee to the head.
Ortega lands a knee to the head.
Chuteboxe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ortega unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chuteboxe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ortega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe letting Ortega take a breather here.
Ortega connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ortega.
Ortega stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chuteboxe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ortega gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Falcao Chuteboxe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Ortega - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chuteboxe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortega landing knees to the head.
Ortega with a knee to the head.
Chuteboxe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ortega gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stalling in the clinch from Ortega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega scores with a knee to the head.
Ortega unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chuteboxe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ortega cracks Chuteboxe with a nice body shot.
Ortega avoiding damage.
Ortega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chuteboxe backwards.
Ortega putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chuteboxe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short body shot lands from Ortega as the two fighters clinch.
Chuteboxe is working for takedown but Ortega is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ortega landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ortega obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ortega.
Chuteboxe takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ortega.
Ortega lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ortega lands a shoulder strike.
Ortega scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ortega is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ortega with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ortega holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ortega gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ortega is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ortega gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ortega's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ortega is pressed up against the cage. Chuteboxe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ortega down to the mat. Ortega avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chuteboxe with a poor takedown
and Ortega holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ortega scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortega scores with a knee to the head.
Ortega lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Ortega.
A knee to the head by Ortega.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonio Ortega dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chuteboxe tries to keep at a distance but Ortega has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ortega working Chuteboxe over with knees to the body.
Ortega holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chuteboxe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tonio Ortega seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chuteboxe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ortega lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ortega utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ortega is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortega scores with a knee to the head.
Ortega dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Ortega's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ortega.
Ortega leaning against his opponent.
Ortega prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Falcao Chuteboxe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chuteboxe is working for takedown but Ortega is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ortega stalling the fight.
Ortega with a knee to the head.
Ortega connects with a knee to the head.
Ortega will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chuteboxe up against the cage.
Ortega lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega landing knees to the head.
Chuteboxe tries for a takedown but Ortega manages to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ortega.
Ortega lands a left hand.
Ortega with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ortega.
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!
Knees to the body from Ortega.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ortega.
A short left from Ortega.
Ortega lands a knee to the head.
Ortega with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Ortega to work.
Ortega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chuteboxe takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a nice knee to the body.
Ortega landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ortega with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ortega leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ortega connects with a knee to the head.
Ortega lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Ortega.
Chuteboxe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortega lands a knee to the head.
Chuteboxe wants a takedown but no success here.
Ortega is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ortega gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ortega connects with a knee to the head.
Ortega is stalling here.
A knee to the head by Ortega.
Chuteboxe wants to take the fight to the mat but Ortega manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ortega.
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.
A knee to the head by Ortega.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ortega putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chuteboxe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonio Ortega 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!
Ortega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ortega obliges.
Ortega lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Falcao Chuteboxe has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ortega obliges.
Ortega crunches a lovely knee into Chuteboxe's ribcage.
Ortega taking a breather.
Ortega lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ortega.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortega stalling in the clinch.
Ortega connects with a knee to the head.
Ortega is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Ortega.
Ortega stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ortega lands a knee to the head.
Ortega lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ortega scores with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ortega.
Ortega landing knees to the head.
Come on Ortega - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ortega utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chuteboxe is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a good knee to the midsection. Chuteboxe won't want to take too many of those.
Ortega is struggling to control the position.
Ortega landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ortega's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chuteboxe wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Falcao Chuteboxe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortega lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Ortega to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tonio Ortega.
Chuteboxe has his takedown stuffed
and Ortega counters by clinching up.
Falcao Chuteboxe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega slowing the pace effectively.
Ortega prevents the takedown attempt.
Ortega lands a good knee to the midsection. Chuteboxe won't want to take too many of those.
Chuteboxe looking for a takedown.
Ortega lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ortega holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ortega lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ortega lands an uppercut.
Ortega scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Ortega.
Ortega with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortega leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ortega landing knees to the head.
Chuteboxe tries to score a body lock takedown but Ortega shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Ortega to work.
Ortega putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chuteboxe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tonio Ortega is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortega is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chuteboxe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ortega is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortega lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ortega lands a knee to the head.
Ortega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tonio Ortega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortega has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonio Ortega!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Naseem Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erick Bryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
194 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
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26
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Naseem Hamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erick Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan throws a series of punches but Hamed moves out of range.
Bryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hamed jabs Bryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bryan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamed counters with a one-two to the body.
Bryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamed counters by moving into the clinch.
Bryan is trying to force a seperation but Hamed has the dominant position.
A short right from Hamed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamed stalling against the cage.
Hamed lands with a right to the head.
Hamed lands a nice shot to the body.
Hamed is leaning against Bryan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bryan looks gassed!
Hamed leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hamed.
Bryan is trying to push Hamed away but Hamed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hamed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bryan goes for a takedown attempt but Hamed pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bryan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bryan is rocked!
Bryan throws a combination that misses
and Hamed counters with a big right hand! Oh Bryan is in trouble here! Hamed follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naseem Hamed!
Naseem Hamed took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darien Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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18
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darien Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre cracks Michaels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Michaels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St Pierre throws a jab when Michaels was well out of range.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Michaels sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michaels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre leaves Michaels with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
George St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darien Michaels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St Pierre misses with a looping right.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Michaels as he avoids it easily.
Michaels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Michaels persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darien Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St Pierre is trying to defend but Michaels finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Michaels takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
St Pierre tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Michaels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Michaels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre is trying to stand up here but Michaels is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Michaels looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Michaels's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is defending well.
Michaels keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Pierre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre misses with a takedown
so Michaels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Michaels throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
Michaels scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Darien Michaels dominated that round.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Michaels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Michaels pinned against the cage. Michaels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Michaels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre with a hook.
Michaels looking to score a takedown here. St Pierre is defending well but Michaels drives through and ends up in St Pierre's guard.
Michaels got a little sloppy there for a moment and St Pierre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Michaels has managed to get both his arms back between St Pierre's legs - danger averted.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Michaels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Michaels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michaels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Darien Michaels has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Michaels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre striking off his back but it's not causing Michaels any problems.
St Pierre is looking to stand back up but Michaels counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by St Pierre.
Michaels moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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!
St Pierre dodges the ground and pound from Michaels.
Michaels throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre taking a bit of punishment here - Michaels scoring with strikes.
Michaels is staying tight to St Pierre's torso, preventing him from escaping.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Michaels drags him back down.
Michaels cracks St Pierre with a big elbow.
St Pierre taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a few strikes from the bottom but Michaels takes advantage and mounts!
Michaels cracks St Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre taking shots to the head.
St Pierre is in a horrible position here. Michaels smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
St Pierre is rocked!
Michaels softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and St Pierre is out cold! Michaels jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darien Michaels!
Darien Michaels decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buffy Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by Aleksandr Karelin Intro. Slayer has chosen BTVS as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Karelin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buffy Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer instigates a clinch.
Slayer is pushing Karelin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Karelin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Slayer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alexander Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slayer moves into the clinch.
Slayer lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Alexander Karelin has been cut.
Slayer taking a breather.
Karelin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Slayer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Slayer lands a body shot.
Karelin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Slayer after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Karelin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin being controlled against the cage.
Slayer lands a nice elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Slayer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Slayer's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Karelin can't get the takedown.
Karelin tries for a takedown. No joy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slayer.
Slayer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Karelin wants a takedown.
Karelin tries to score a body lock takedown but Slayer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Slayer stalling against the cage.
Karelin takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Slayer.
Slayer working Karelin over with knees to the body.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
Slayer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slayer stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Slayer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Slayer digs a right hand underneath Karelin's ribcage. Karelin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karelin looking for a takedown.
Slayer pushes Karelin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slayer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slayer stalls.
A short right from Slayer.
Nice elbow from Slayer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slayer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slayer lands an uppercut.
Slayer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karelin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Slayer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alexander Karelin's cut is getting worse.
Slayer slows down the pace here.
Slayer pushes Karelin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slayer scores a nice knee to the body.
Karelin takes a shot to the head.
Slayer lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Slayer.
Alexander Karelin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Karelin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Slayer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Slayer stalling in the clinch.
Slayer continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Slayer.
Karelin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A shot in the inside from Slayer.
Jeez, Alexander Karelin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Karelin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Slayer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Slayer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Slayer duly obliges.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Karelin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Buffy Slayer!
Buffy Slayer is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Buffy Slayer, 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clay Davis!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Davis throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Davis tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
Black cracks a nice hook into Davis's ribs.
Davis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Black to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Black is pushing down on Davis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Davis is fighting to maintain full guard but Black has managed to sneak the leg through.
Davis punching from the bottom.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Davis!
Black lands with some strikes.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black 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.
Black has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Davis's face.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Davis is rocked!
Black is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Davis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Davis is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
Black is working for a guillotine from mount but Davis frees his head quite easily.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black landing strikes from the mount and Davis is in trouble!
Davis is trying desperately to improve position.
Black unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Davis wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Black celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Black!
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