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BFC 13 FRIDAY THE 13th PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Nog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Hayes (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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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Nog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Larry Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hayes lands a left and a right that send Nog crashing to the mat, dazed. Hayes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nog is rocked!
It looks like Big Nog has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes clinches up against the cage.
Oh Nog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayes moves into the clinch.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Nog tries to get into range but Hayes steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Nog! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Hayes scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Hayes!
Larry Hayes was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared Greene!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodrigues decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Greene's guard.
Rodrigues is working Greene over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rodrigues with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greene is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rodrigues drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rodrigues jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Greene is looking to stand up but Rodrigues isn't so interested in that idea.
Rodrigues trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodrigues forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues drops an elbow to the side of Greene's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rodrigues keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown but Greene shows good takedown defense.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodrigues paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodrigues swats away the attempt to clinch by Greene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rodrigues throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Greene tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rodrigues is in Greene's guard.
Rodrigues with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodrigues throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodrigues postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Greene is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodrigues is controlling him.
Greene avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodrigues drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rodrigues jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rodrigues won't allow Greene to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greene works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodrigues with a nice head shot there.
Greene wants to stand and escape but Rodrigues is having none of it.
Greene is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rodrigues throwing strikes but missing.
Rodrigues passes Greene's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Greene looks gassed!
Rodrigues is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Greene defending well though.
Rodrigues is pressing down on Greene's thigh, looking to free his foot. Greene is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigues thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Greene's head.
Rodrigues is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Greene is hurt! He's hurt bad - Rodrigues fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Greene from any more punishment! Congratulations to Rodrigues! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leandro Rodrigues!
Leandro Rodrigues took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Anabolic for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huytj Tryhuytj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gubert Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tryhuytj comes to the cage accompanied by Face The Pain - Stemm. Huytj Tryhuytj has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huytj Tryhuytj!
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, Gubert Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme scores with a decent looking hook.
Tryhuytj throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Damme on the side of the head.
Tryhuytj throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Damme.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tryhuytj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tryhuytj.
Tryhuytj showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Damme.
Tryhuytj fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Damme on the side of the head.
Tryhuytj scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Damme clinches up against the cage.
Van Damme prevents Tryhuytj from breaking the clinch.
Tryhuytj takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tryhuytj is breathing heavily.
Van Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Damme lands a left and a right that send Tryhuytj crashing to the mat, dazed. Van Damme thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Van Damme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Damme closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Tryhuytj out cold! Tryhuytj corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gubert Van Damme!
During a confident post fight interview, Gubert Van Damme thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CroCop Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic has chosen Infected Mushroom - Drop Out as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, CroCop Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Avila. That did some damage!
Avila looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Filipovic wobbles Avila with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Filipovic dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Avila to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). CroCop Filipovic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Shleifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Shleifer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona blocks a head kick by Shleifer.
Shleifer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shleifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shleifer looking to throw knees to the head but Arona is blocking nicely.
Shleifer lands a good knee to the midsection. Arona won't want to take too many of those.
Shleifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arona avoids the elbow strike from Shleifer, against the cage.
Shleifer misses with a knee to the head.
Shleifer looking to throw knees to the head but Arona is blocking nicely.
Arona has Shleifer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shleifer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but Arona blocks with his arms.
Shleifer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arona has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arona tries for a takedown but Shleifer manages to get underhooks.
Arona changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shleifer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Arona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shleifer tries to clinch up but Arona circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shleifer clinches with his opponent.
Shleifer connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ricardo Arona has been cut.
Shleifer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arona is rocked!
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Arona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shleifer stalling.
Shleifer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shleifer looks gassed!
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shleifer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shleifer.
Shleifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shleifer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arona in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shleifer trying to control the position but instead, Arona has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shleifer into the cage.
Shleifer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shleifer trying to stall but Arona improves his position.
Shleifer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Arona.
Shleifer is pressed up against the cage. Arona has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shleifer down to the mat. Shleifer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arona seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arona drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Arona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shleifer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arona stops Shleifer from standing up.
Arona drops back looking for a leg! Shleifer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shleifer manages to kick Arona off! Arona jumps back into Shleifer's guard.
Arona drops back looking for a leg! Shleifer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shleifer manages to kick Arona off! Arona jumps back into Shleifer's guard.
Arona has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shleifer looking for a sweep. Not yet Shleifer, not yet.
Arona thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Arona postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shleifer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Arona, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Arona looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shleifer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Arona isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Shleifer stacks Arona on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Shleifer!
Arona on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Arona tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shleifer takes a little break here. Arona wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shleifer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Shleifer decides to stand back up.
Shleifer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arona circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters circling a little - Shleifer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shleifer moves into the clinch.
Shleifer slows down the pace here.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Shleifer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Arona's cut.
That's time! Arona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shleifer lands a front kick.
Shleifer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shleifer wants to clinch.
Shleifer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shleifer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arona has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Arona blocks it.
Shleifer lands a good knee to the midsection. Arona won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Arona takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shleifer effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shleifer lands a good knee to the midsection. Arona won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shleifer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arona in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shleifer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shleifer misses with a knee strike.
Shleifer with a knee to the head.
Shleifer looking to throw knees to the head but Arona is blocking nicely.
Shleifer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arona wants a takedown.
Shleifer misses with a knee strike.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Arona blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Arona blocks it.
Arona tries to score a body lock takedown but Shleifer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arona looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Arona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arona takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shleifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arona wants a takedown but no success here.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andrei Shleifer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shleifer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Arona has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shleifer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but Arona blocks with his arms.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arona can't get the takedown.
Shleifer tries a knee to the head but Arona blocks it.
Shleifer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arona has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arona is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shleifer gets underhooks to prevent Arona's takedown attempt.
Shleifer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Shleifer.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arona is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shleifer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Shleifer.
Shleifer tries to land a knee to the head but Arona blocks with his arms.
Shleifer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shleifer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Arona takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arona drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shleifer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shleifer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Shleifer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Arona's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Arona throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shleifer's waist but Shleifer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arona off to one side.
Arona drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shleifer struggling a bit here.
Shleifer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arona wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arona is trying to get an arm triangle but Shleifer is defending well.
Arona tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shleifer can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arona wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shleifer, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Shleifer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Arona has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shleifer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shleifer gets back to full guard.
Arona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shleifer is keeping the position for now.
Shleifer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shleifer is taking a breather. Arona says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Arona looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shleifer is taking a breather. Arona says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Arona is staying active underneath Shleifer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrei Shleifer wasn't active enough on the ground.
Shleifer gets caught flat footed, as Arona shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shleifer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Arona drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shleifer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Arona has Shleifer in his guard.
Shleifer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shleifer passes Arona's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Arona looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shleifer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Arona is trying to get back to full guard.
Arona actively working from the bottom here.
Shleifer stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shleifer stalling.
Andrei Shleifer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrei Shleifer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Arona circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Shleifer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shleifer 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Shleifer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blade Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Dos Santos acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
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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 Amsterdam, Blade Brown!
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, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.
Brown is looking to chop away at Dos Santos's legs.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Dos Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Dos Santos tries to avoid it.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dos Santos wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Dos Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Dos Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown lunges at Dos Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dos Santos's hand.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a hook.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Dos Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dos Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dos Santos is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Dos Santos! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Brown.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blade Brown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Heredia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Heredia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heredia as he jumps to the side.
Diogo Heredia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heredia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Heredia quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Heredia looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva passes to full mount!
Heredia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heredia can't escape the position.
Silva controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Emerson Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Heredia is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heredia looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Silva 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emerson Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heredia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emerson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the ground and pound but Heredia uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silva distracts Heredia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Heredia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva gets to his feet - Heredia follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Heredia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva is looking to advance position but Heredia won't allow it.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Heredia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Heredia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is taking a breather. Heredia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head shot. Heredia uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Heredia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emerson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heredia is keeping the position for now.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Heredia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva gets to his feet - Heredia follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heredia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Heredia avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a takedown into Heredia's guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva stands and steps away. Heredia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Heredia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Heredia is defending the position.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Heredia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heredia's guard.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Heredia is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heredia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Diogo Heredia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Silva.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva manages to control the position for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emerson Silva really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Heredia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heredia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Heredia closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Heredia pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diogo Heredia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva 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.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Emerson Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Heredia tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heredia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Heredia on that attempt.
Heredia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heredia to the mat! Heredia manages to get full guard.
Heredia looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Heredia is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva gets to his feet - Heredia follows without any prompting.
Silva rushes Heredia and presses him up against the cage.
Silva wants the takedown. Heredia is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Heredia's guard against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Heredia blocks nicely.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emerson Silva dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Silva closes the distance and pushes Heredia back into the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heredia's guard.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva wants to control from the top but Heredia keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Emerson Silva.
Heredia stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Heredia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Heredia's waist but Heredia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Diogo Heredia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Silva.
Silva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Heredia's guard.
Heredia looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silva has picked Heredia up and slammed him! Heredia can't keep hold of the triangle and Silva manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the action but Heredia is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Heredia's face as Silva controls the position.
Silva decides to stand back up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Heredia shows good takedown defense.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heredia is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva looking to control but instead Heredia has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Emerson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heredia wants to get back to full guard but Silva has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Heredia which made him look bad.
Silva rushes Heredia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva pulls guard.
Diogo Heredia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emerson Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Heredia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
And that's the end of the fight!
Emerson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emerson Silva! Emerson Silva retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buck The Great Weasel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov has chosen HINO RUSSO as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buck The Great Weasel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great Weasel tries for a takedown but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Great Weasel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ivanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Great Weasel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck The Great Weasel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Great Weasel dodges the punch combination from Ivanov.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
The Great Weasel with a poor takedown
letting Ivanov counter with a right hand.
The Great Weasel misses with a takedown attempt - Ivanov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ivanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the body.
The Great Weasel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ivanov but Ivanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Great Weasel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Great Weasel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ivanov throws a shot from downtown. The Great Weasel moves away and avoids it.
The Great Weasel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two 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!
The Great Weasel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ivanov tries to avoid it but The Great Weasel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ivanov to the ground. Ivanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Great Weasel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Great Weasel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ivanov throws a one two combo.
The Great Weasel is rocked!
Ivanov cracks The Great Weasel on the jaw with a powerful right hand and The Great Weasel falls backwards against the cage. Ivanov follows up with more strikes that drop The Great Weasel to his knees. Ivanov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save The Great Weasel! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Ivanov!
Sergei Ivanov is the new welterweight champion!
As Sergei Ivanov got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want to thank the organization Brazil FC, and my opponent Weasel, who fought so bravely, making this the most exciting fight of my career. I also thank my fans who have suffered and sweated with me in this fight.'.
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