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REFC #19 - Pereira x Mota PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TIberio Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TIberio Norris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TIberio Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Cook!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris shoots for a double leg takedown but Cook sprawls well. He's pushed Norris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Norris stalks Cook and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cook's face. Cook staggers backwards, shaken.
Norris lands with a nice body punch.
Norris stuffs the takedown attempt from Cook. Cook gets slowly back to his feet.
Cook shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Norris sprawls well. Norris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cook gets slowly back to his feet.
TIberio Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Norris has knocked Cook down with a huge combo! Norris steps away and waves a wobbly Cook back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Daniel Cook has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Norris avoids it really well and circles away.
TIberio Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Cook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris sizes up Cook with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Norris thows a leg kick but Cook checks it
and Cook counters with a single leg into guard. Norris didn't expect that.
Cook stopping the sweep attempt from Norris.
Norris being controlled here, momentarily.
Cook stands and steps away. Norris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Norris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Norris forces Cook back against the cage and clinches.
Norris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Norris throws a series of punches but Cook avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a series of strikes that have Cook backpedaling.
Cook shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab from Norris.
Norris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Norris throws a solid leg kick but Cook takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norris.
Norris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cook.
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Jab from Norris.
Cook is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris connects with a nice cross there... Cook is looking wobbly and Norris recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Cook to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Norris jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). TIberio Norris!
TIberio Norris tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Kaphwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Kaphwan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joao Duarte's chin.
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Kaphwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte lands with a kick to the ribs.
Duarte knocks Kaphwan to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Kaphwan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Duarte content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Oh Kaphwan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duarte stands up and beckons Kaphwan to his feet.
Duarte throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Kaphwan crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joao Duarte!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiagulu Paiskbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Manuel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Manuel Santos's choice of entrance music: Cypress Hill - Lowrider . Thiagulu Paiskbah had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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288 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiagulu Paiskbah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Manuel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manuel Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Thiagulu Paiskbah has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Manuel Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Paiskbah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manuel Santos.
Paiskbah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuel Santos.
Paiskbah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paiskbah slips a jab and a cross from Manuel Santos.
Paiskbah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manuel Santos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manuel Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manuel Santos.
Paiskbah needs to keep his hands up - Manuel Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Manuel Santos throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Paiskbah's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Manuel Santos dives in looking to finish as Paiskbah flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Manuel Santos's strikes! Manuel Santos is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Paiskbah's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Paiskbah was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Manuel Santos!
After winning the bout, Simon Manuel Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Me Gusta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Me Gusta!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gusta counters with a big head kick but Maia shrugs it off.
Maia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gusta is looking to slow Maia down with leg kicks.
Gusta scoring well with a low kick there.
Gusta clinches with his opponent.
Maia prevents a body shot from Gusta.
Gusta looking to stall.
Gusta stalling.
Maia trying to control the position but instead, Gusta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maia into the cage.
Gusta looking to slow down the pace here.
Gusta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gusta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maia's elbow.
The referee calls for Gusta to work.
Gusta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gusta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gusta tries a body shot but Maia blocks it.
Gusta is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Me Gusta.
No luck for Maia with that takedown attempt.
Maia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maia looking to secure an arm triangle but Gusta defends it well.
Gusta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Maia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
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!
Gusta working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia wants to finish this one by submission but Gusta is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Maia.
Maia looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusta blocking the ground and pound.
Gusta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gusta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Maia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A nice elbow there by Maia.
Maia landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia lands a big elbow.
Gusta is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gusta tries to control the position but Maia now has his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gusta rolls, trying to escape but Maia keeps control of the position.
Maia throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Maia missing with punches from the back.
Maia is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maia working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Gusta is doing well to defend. Maia seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Gusta is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fernando Maia!
After winning the bout, Fernando Maia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between WiLL Frantz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Bach struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jason Bach has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, WiLL Frantz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Bach!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frantz misses with a head kick.
Bach bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bach scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Frantz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bach avoids the head kick by Frantz.
Bach throws a combination that misses
and Frantz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bach is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Frantz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bach connects with a jab.
Frantz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bach.
Frantz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frantz.
Bach misses with an uppercut
and Frantz counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bach loads up on a big right hand but Frantz slips the punch.
Nice cross by Bach.
Bach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frantz wants to land a leg kick but Bach is out of range.
Bach tries to bum rush Frantz with a series of wild strikes but Frantz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frantz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach throws a hook but Frantz avoids it easily.
Jason Bach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frantz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bach throws out the jab.
Frantz throws a head kick that misses.
Bach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frantz counters with a body kick that stops Bach in his tracks momentarily.
Frantz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Frantz is breathing heavily.
Bach lands a nice shot that snaps Frantz's head back.
Bach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bach swings widly with a right hand
and Frantz counters with a nice body kick.
Bach lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frantz is rocked!
Bach steps in with a hook that catches Frantz right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bach follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Frantz looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Bach!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes shoots in but no luck this time.
Costa is looking to clinch but Moraes is avoiding it.
Costa takes the fight into the clinch.
Costa scores a nice knee to the body.
Costa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moraes up against the cage.
Costa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moraes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Costa manages to break the clinch.
Costa instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Costa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa can't find room to land a body shot as Moraes controls the action.
Costa crunches a lovely knee into Moraes's ribcage.
Come on Costa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Costa lands a nice knee to the body.
Costa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Costa lands a knee to the body.
Moraes looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Costa is stalling here.
Costa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Costa taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fabricio Costa.
Moraes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Costa can pounce on him.
Costa clinches with his opponent.
Costa lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa scores a nice knee to the body.
Costa leaning against his opponent.
Costa connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Daniel Moraes has been cut.
Costa breaks the clinch.
Costa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Costa instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Costa.
Costa with a knee to the head.
Costa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moraes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Costa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moraes's face.
Costa is working Moraes over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands a good knee to the midsection. Moraes won't want to take too many of those.
Costa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Costa stalling.
Costa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Costa breaks from the clinch.
Costa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moraes.
Costa clinches up against the cage.
Moraes takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Costa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moraes up against the cage.
Costa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moraes 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.
Fabricio Costa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Moraes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Costa tries to clinch there but Moraes circles away.
Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Costa lands a knee to the body.
Costa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Costa stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Costa.
Costa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Costa working Moraes over with knees to the body.
Costa lands a nice shot to the body.
Costa crunches a lovely knee into Moraes's ribcage.
Costa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moraes's face.
Moraes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Costa misses with an elbow over the top.
Costa scores with a knee to the head.
Costa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moraes can do to turn this around?
Costa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Costa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costa tries to clinch but Moraes is having none of it.
Moraes keeps the fight on the outside.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Costa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moraes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Costa obliges.
Costa leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Costa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Costa stalling the fight.
Costa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Costa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Costa for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fabricio Costa.
Costa tries to clinch up but Moraes circles away and keeps his distance.
Moraes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Moraes circles away.
Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moraes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Costa.
Stalling in the clinch from Costa.
Knees to the body from Costa.
Costa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moraes up against the cage.
Costa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moraes up against the cage.
Costa working Moraes over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Costa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Moraes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Costa rushes Moraes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Costa lands a nice knee to the body.
Costa crunches a lovely knee into Moraes's ribcage.
Costa digs a right hand into Moraes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moraes's gas tank.
Moraes dodges an elbow strike from Costa.
Costa effectively controlling the action here.
Costa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moraes or not.
Moraes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa landing knees to the head.
Costa just leaning against Moraes, taking a breather.
Costa lands a nice knee to the body.
Costa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moraes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Costa lands a knee to the body.
Costa crunches a lovely knee into Moraes's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa lands a knee to the body.
Costa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Costa is working Moraes over against the cage.
Costa landing knees to the body.
Costa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Moraes is defending well.
Costa is pushing Moraes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa working Moraes over with knees to the body.
Costa landing knees to the body.
Costa stalling against the cage.
Costa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Costa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Costa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Costa. That's going to slow Moraes down.
Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moraes swats away the attempt to clinch by Costa.
Costa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moraes, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Costa to work.
Costa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Daniel Moraes's cut even more.
Costa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moraes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa lands a knee to the body.
Costa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls for Costa to work.
Costa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moraes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Costa working Moraes over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costa landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Costa obliges.
Daniel Moraes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fabricio Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Costa lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabricio Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Costa 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabricio Costa!
Fabricio Costa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tiberius Spartacus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Pais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiberius Spartacus!
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, Thiago Pais!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartacus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pais counters with a thumping low kick.
Pais connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spartacus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spartacus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pais.
Pais lands a nice looking body shot.
Pais finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pais fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pais lands with a kick to the ribs.
Spartacus wants to clinch.
Spartacus tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus wants to clinch
and Pais makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spartacus.
Spartacus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pais counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pais.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pais postures up.
Pais throws a big right hand that misses.
Pais throws a strike but Spartacus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spartacus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pais is pulling down on Spartacus's head to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartacus trying to control the position from guard on top but Pais is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spartacus throws a big elbow that misses.
Spartacus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spartacus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pais wants to get back to full guard.
Pais is controlling Spartacus's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Spartacus trying to control from half guard but Pais is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pais controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pais is trying to get back to full guard.
Spartacus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pais knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pais really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spartacus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pais blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spartacus.
Spartacus is looking to advance position but Pais won't allow it.
Pais keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spartacus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pais's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pais keeps working.
Spartacus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pais is looking to improve his position.
Spartacus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spartacus tries to pass to full mount but Pais defends it.
Spartacus looks to land a strike but Pais avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Spartacus trying to control but Pais is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pais is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spartacus trying to control but Pais is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tiberius Spartacus will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spartacus is looking to score with low kicks.
Pais motions for Spartacus to come forward. Pais throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pais, right into the meat.
Tiberius Spartacus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spartacus misses the body punch
and Pais counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pais throws a strike but Spartacus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Spartacus stands and throws Pais's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Spartacus working the body and head with strikes.
Pais regains half guard there - taking advantage of Spartacus's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pais wants to control but Spartacus is keeping busy.
Spartacus uses his free foot to push down on Pais's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pais.
Tiberius Spartacus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pais is looking to improve his position but Spartacus isn't that keen on the idea.
Spartacus goes for an armbar but Pais turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pais.
Pais in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spartacus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pais's guard.
Spartacus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pais is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus wants to control from the top but Pais keeps moving.
Spartacus looking to sit in guard and control but Pais gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pais trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spartacus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pais manages to get himself to full guard.
Spartacus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pais is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Spartacus, into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pais throws a strike but Spartacus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pais avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spartacus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pais takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Spartacus goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pais has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Spartacus but great work by Pais.
Spartacus parries the strikes from Pais easily there. Pais is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Spartacus to escape.
Spartacus prevents Pais from moving into mount.
Pais working the strikes but Spartacus uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus taking some punishment here, with Pais in his half guard.
Pais throws a strike but Spartacus avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pais throws a strike but Spartacus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Spartacus pushing down on Pais's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pais is not content to let Spartacus control the position.
Spartacus thows a huge punch but Pais dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartacus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spartacus wants to take a breather but Pais is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiberius Spartacus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pais decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pais throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Spartacus to regain full guard.
Spartacus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Spartacus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spartacus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pais.
Pais with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pais loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pais throws an elbow that misses. Spartacus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pais's guard. Nice move by Spartacus!
Spartacus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pais works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus passes Pais's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Spartacus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Spartacus is working hard here to advance position.
Spartacus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spartacus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pais defending well though.
Pais punching from the bottom.
Pais is looking to improve his position.
Spartacus wants to control but Pais is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus throwing shots but Pais is blocking nicely.
Pais is holding on to half guard well.
Spartacus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spartacus wants to pass to mount but Pais is defending the position.
Spartacus wants to work for an arm triangle but Pais is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pais wants to get back to full guard.
Spartacus trying to pass the guard but Pais defending well.
Spartacus uses his free foot to push down on Pais's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pais.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus trying to control but Pais is having none of it.
Pais wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Spartacus.
Pais keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spartacus throwing strikes here but Pais is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pais is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Spartacus 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.
Spartacus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pais because Spartacus loaded up on that one.
Spartacus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Spartacus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thiago Pais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiberius Spartacus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus controlling the position easily from mount.
Pais is squirming around, avoiding Spartacus's attempts to control the action.
Spartacus controlling from mount.
Spartacus wants to control the pace but Pais is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spartacus content just to control the position here.
Pais is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiberius Spartacus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spartacus, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiberius Spartacus!
After the fight, Tiberius Spartacus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Carvol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Dontas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Max Carvol has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Max Carvol seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Carvol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Dontas!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvol closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dontas's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dontas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dontas has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Carvol is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dontas.
Carvol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dontas keeps working.
Dontas manages to get back to half guard.
Carvol prevents Dontas from improving his position.
Dontas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carvol pulls his head out easily.
Dontas is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Dontas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dontas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carvol's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carvol's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dontas looking for the choke from the back.
Dontas seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Carvol's chin but Carvol turns very nicely into Dontas's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Carvol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvol has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dontas to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Carvol is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dontas pulls down on the head and he's put Carvol to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eduardo Dontas!
Eduardo Dontas took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaue Mota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Pereira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaue Mota!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mota slips a jab from Pereira.
Pereira instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mota's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Pereira.
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mota is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pereira is keeping busy.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Mota is looking for a takedown.
Pereira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mota is struggling to control the position.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mota looks gassed!
Pereira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mota drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pereira gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thiago Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaue Mota.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pereira drops Mota onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mota is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Mota is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mota or not.
Mota is still on wobbly legs! Can Pereira finish him?
Pereira unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mota! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pereira is unloading with more strikes now! Mota drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Pereira!
Thiago Pereira is the new heavyweight champion!
Thiago Pereira spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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