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OG 51: The Power Double of One PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Dennehy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny O Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennehy comes into the arena with The Homeland blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam Dennehy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny O Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnelly fails with a takedown attempt.
O Donnelly tries to keep at a distance but Dennehy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dennehy misses with an elbow strike.
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Donnelly's face.
It looks like Danny O Donnelly has been cut.
O Donnelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Donnelly lands an elbow just above Dennehy 's eye.
O Donnelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Donnelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dennehy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Donnelly blocks it with crossed arms.
O Donnelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Dennehy avoids the damage to the body.
O Donnelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Donnelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dennehy.
O Donnelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dennehy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Donnelly.
Dennehy pushes off an throws an elbow but O Donnelly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Donnelly avoids the elbow strike from Dennehy, against the cage.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Donnelly avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donnelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Dennehy avoids the damage to the body.
O Donnelly missing with knees to the body.
Dennehy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Donnelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Donnelly takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnelly leaning against his opponent.
Dennehy managing to block the knees to the body from O Donnelly.
Dennehy avoiding damage as O Donnelly throws knees to the body.
O Donnelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dennehy.
O Donnelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dennehy is defending well for now.
O Donnelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dennehy avoids it.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
O Donnelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dennehy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Donnelly blocks it with crossed arms.
O Donnelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dennehy is defending well for now.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the head but O Donnelly blocks with his arms.
Dennehy throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
O Donnelly lands a nice knee to the body.
O Donnelly lands an elbow just above Dennehy 's eye.
O Donnelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dennehy's defenses.
O Donnelly tries to work over Dennehy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dennehy is defending well for now.
Dennehy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dennehy missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Dennehy avoids the damage to the body.
Dennehy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Donnelly.
Dennehy tries to land knees in the clinch but O Donnelly avoids the damage to the body.
Dennehy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly taking a breather.
O Donnelly misses with an elbow strike.
O Donnelly missing with knees to the body.
Dennehy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Donnelly.
Dennehy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Donnelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dennehy's brow.
O Donnelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dennehy is breathing heavily.
Dennehy misses with an elbow strike.
O Donnelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dennehy trying to land knees to the body.
O Donnelly tries to land a knee to the head but Dennehy blocks with his arms.
O Donnelly avoiding damage.
Dennehy throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Donnelly misses with an elbow over the top.
A body shot lands from O Donnelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy avoids a wild elbow strike from O Donnelly.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
O Donnelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O Donnelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Donnelly tries to stall but Dennehy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dennehy managing to block the knees to the body from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Dennehy avoids the damage to the body.
O Donnelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Donnelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dennehy is defending well for now.
O Donnelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dennehy's defenses.
O Donnelly trying to land knees to the body.
O Donnelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dennehy is defending well for now.
O Donnelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Donnelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by O Donnelly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Donnelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dennehy avoids it.
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Donnelly's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Donnelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly throws an elbow that misses.
Dennehy blocks an elbow strike from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Donnelly avoids it.
O Donnelly lands a nice elbow.
O Donnelly blocks an elbow strike from Dennehy.
Dennehy dodges an elbow strike from O Donnelly.
Dennehy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dennehy trying to stall but O Donnelly improves his position.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Donnelly avoids it.
O Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
Dennehy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dennehy managing to block the knees to the body from O Donnelly.
Dennehy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dennehy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Donnelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dennehy blocks it with crossed arms.
Dennehy misses with an elbow strike.
O Donnelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Dennehy avoids the damage to the body.
Dennehy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Donnelly's defenses.
Dennehy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Donnelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny O Donnelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny O Donnelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dennehy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Donnelly drives through and clinches with Dennehy against the cage.
Dennehy trying to land knees to the body.
O Donnelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dennehy lands a nice knee to the body.
O Donnelly just leaning against Dennehy, taking a breather.
Dennehy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dennehy throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Donnelly throws an elbow but misses.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Donnelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donnelly lands an elbow that stopped Dennehy in his tracks for a moment.
O Donnelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dennehy is defending well for now.
O Donnelly trying to land knees to the body.
O Donnelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Donnelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dennehy.
Dennehy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Donnelly can't find room to land a body shot as Dennehy controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dennehy.
O Donnelly landing knees to the body.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Donnelly avoids it.
Danny O Donnelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Donnelly lands an elbow just above Dennehy 's eye.
O Donnelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dennehy blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dennehy.
Dennehy throws an elbow that misses.
Dennehy missing with knees to the body.
Dennehy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Donnelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Donnelly trying to land knees to the body.
O Donnelly misses with an elbow over the top.
O Donnelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Donnelly trying to stall but Dennehy improves his position.
O Donnelly blocks an elbow strike.
Dennehy managing to block the knees to the body from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Dennehy avoids the damage to the body.
O Donnelly avoiding damage as Dennehy throws knees to the body.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy misses with an elbow over the top.
O Donnelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dennehy avoids it.
Dennehy misses with a knee strike.
O Donnelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the head but O Donnelly blocks with his arms.
O Donnelly blocks the elbow strike.
O Donnelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dennehy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Donnelly missing with knees to the body.
O Donnelly blocks an elbow strike from Dennehy.
O Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
O Donnelly throws an elbow that misses.
O Donnelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dennehy misses with a knee strike.
O Donnelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dennehy avoids a wild elbow strike from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly lands a knee to the body.
O Donnelly lands an elbow that stopped Dennehy in his tracks for a moment.
Dennehy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Donnelly throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Donnelly avoids a wild elbow strike from Dennehy.
Dennehy takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Donnelly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dennehy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly is trying to maintain a safe position but Dennehy gets an underhook and turns O Donnelly into the cage.
Dennehy managing to block the knees to the body from O Donnelly.
Dennehy missing with knees to the body.
Dennehy avoids a wild elbow strike from O Donnelly.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dennehy.
O Donnelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Donnelly is leaning against Dennehy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Donnelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dennehy blocks an elbow strike.
O Donnelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dennehy lands an elbow just above O Donnelly 's eye.
O Donnelly trying to land knees to the body.
O Donnelly blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy managing to block the knees to the body from O Donnelly.
Knees in the clinch landing for O Donnelly.
O Donnelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dennehy is defending well for now.
Dennehy blocks the elbow strike.
O Donnelly lands an elbow just above Dennehy 's eye.
Dennehy blocks a body shot from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly blocks an elbow strike from Dennehy.
Dennehy misses with an elbow over the top.
O Donnelly missing with knees to the body.
O Donnelly managing to block the knees to the body from Dennehy.
O Donnelly avoids the elbow strike from Dennehy, against the cage.
O Donnelly throws an elbow but it misses.
O Donnelly lands a good knee to the midsection. Dennehy won't want to take too many of those.
O Donnelly lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Donnelly misses with an elbow strike.
O Donnelly missing with knees to the body.
Dennehy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Donnelly wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dennehy just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Donnelly's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny O Donnelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny O Donnelly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
O Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Liam Dennehy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dennehy has closed the distance and engaged O Donnelly in a clinch.
Dennehy avoiding damage as O Donnelly throws knees to the body.
O Donnelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Donnelly misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dennehy throws an elbow but misses.
O Donnelly missing with knees to the body.
O Donnelly trying to land knees to the body.
O Donnelly missing with knees to the body.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
O Donnelly lands an elbow just above Dennehy 's eye.
Dennehy avoiding damage as O Donnelly throws knees to the body.
O Donnelly looking to stall.
Dennehy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Donnelly lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Donnelly tries to stall but Dennehy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dennehy misses with a knee to the head.
Dennehy misses with a knee strike.
O Donnelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dennehy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennehy avoiding damage as O Donnelly throws knees to the body.
Dennehy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Donnelly.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Donnelly avoids it.
Dennehy stalling in the clinch but O Donnelly improves position.
O Donnelly lands an elbow inside that Dennehy shrugs off.
O Donnelly lands a damaging elbow.
O Donnelly lands an elbow inside that Dennehy shrugs off.
O Donnelly crunches a lovely knee into Dennehy's ribcage.
O Donnelly throws an elbow that misses.
Dennehy avoiding damage as O Donnelly throws knees to the body.
Dennehy managing to block the knees to the body from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dennehy managing to block the knees to the body from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly blocks an elbow strike from Dennehy.
O Donnelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dennehy avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from O Donnelly.
Dennehy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Donnelly's defenses.
O Donnelly is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dennehy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Donnelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dennehy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Donnelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donnelly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dennehy tries a knee to the head but O Donnelly blocks it.
O Donnelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dennehy's defenses.
O Donnelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Dennehy avoids the damage to the body.
O Donnelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
O Donnelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dennehy.
O Donnelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dennehy.
Dennehy lands an elbow that stopped O Donnelly in his tracks for a moment.
Dennehy blocks an elbow strike.
Dennehy avoids the elbow strike from O Donnelly, against the cage.
Dennehy throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Donnelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Donnelly blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Donnelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly dodges an elbow strike from Dennehy.
Dennehy misses with an elbow over the top.
Dennehy avoiding damage as O Donnelly throws knees to the body.
Dennehy looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for O Donnelly.
O Donnelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dennehy is defending well for now.
Dennehy avoiding damage as O Donnelly throws knees to the body.
Dennehy throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Donnelly lands a good knee to the midsection. Dennehy won't want to take too many of those.
Dennehy throws an elbow but it misses.
O Donnelly missing with knees to the body.
Dennehy throws an elbow that misses.
O Donnelly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dennehy's face.
O Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Donnelly managing to block the knees to the body from Dennehy.
O Donnelly blocks an elbow strike from Dennehy.
O Donnelly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Donnelly lands an elbow just above Dennehy 's eye.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from O Donnelly.
Danny O Donnelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donnelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Dennehy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
O Donnelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dennehy.
Dennehy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Donnelly throws an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Donnelly dodges an elbow strike from Dennehy.
Dennehy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Donnelly.
Liam Dennehy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Donnelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Donnelly is stalling here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny O Donnelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Donnelly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny O Donnelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Cisterna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Cisterna acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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285 lbs
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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
10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noel Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Cisterna!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cisterna but Cisterna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cisterna fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jackson to the ground. Cisterna is now in Jackson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Cisterna is having none of it.
Cisterna wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is looking to stand back up but Cisterna counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jackson.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Cisterna is controlling him
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Cisterna in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson strikes from the bottom but Cisterna uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Cisterna looks up at the clock and then as Jackson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cisterna smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cisterna trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Cisterna tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cisterna taking a breather here.
Cisterna tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cisterna has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cisterna is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cisterna working the ground and pound.
Jackson is pushing Cisterna's head away, looking to escape. Cisterna manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cisterna wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cisterna is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jackson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jackson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cisterna asserts his dominance and retains side control.
A lull in the action here.
Cisterna has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cisterna tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cisterna raining down shots from the mount!
Cisterna has hold of Jackson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jackson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson regains half guard.
Jackson punching from the bottom.
Cisterna is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cisterna is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jackson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Cisterna!
A relieved looking Ryan Cisterna thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Macarenco Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macarenco Jr's entrance music is Eye of the Tiger. A fine choice. Rua is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Time For War. Diego Rua told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Macarenco Jr!
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, Diego Rua!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua rushes Macarenco Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Macarenco Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Macarenco Jr can't break the clinch.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua rushes Macarenco Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Daniel Macarenco Jr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Macarenco Jr can't break the clinch.
Rua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Macarenco Jr or not.
Macarenco Jr is breathing heavily.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua moves into the clinch.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Macarenco Jr's face.
Rua gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Macarenco Jr regains guard.
Rua decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Macarenco Jr's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Macarenco Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Macarenco Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua is trying to drag Macarenco Jr to the mat but Macarenco Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua takes the fight into the clinch.
Macarenco Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Rua has double underhooks.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Macarenco Jr's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Rua.
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!
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua connects with a crisp jab.
Rua pushes Macarenco Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Daniel Macarenco Jr's cut is getting worse.
Macarenco Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua has managed to clinch.
Macarenco Jr wants to break free but Rua has control.
Macarenco Jr is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
Rua clinches with his opponent.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Rua.
Macarenco Jr tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua throws a right and a left that Macarenco Jr avoids nicely.
Diego Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua shoots in but Macarenco Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniel Macarenco Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Rua.
Rua has Macarenco Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Macarenco Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua tries for a takedown but Macarenco Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Macarenco Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Macarenco Jr misses with a body shot.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Macarenco Jr swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macarenco Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Macarenco Jr sizes up Rua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Macarenco Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Macarenco Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Macarenco Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Macarenco Jr throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Macarenco Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Macarenco Jr sprawls well.
Diego Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macarenco Jr misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Rua lands but Macarenco Jr takes it in his stride.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Macarenco Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua pushes Macarenco Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua pulls guard successfully.
Rua has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Macarenco Jr off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Macarenco Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Rua throws a head kick that Macarenco Jr semi-blocks.
Daniel Macarenco Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Macarenco Jr misses the shot to the body.
Macarenco Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Macarenco Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Macarenco Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco Jr misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua gets a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Macarenco Jr tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua decides to pull guard.
Rua is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rua wriggles free and stands up.
Rua rushes Macarenco Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Macarenco Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rua.
Rua closes the distance and pushes Macarenco Jr back into the cage.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes the fight into the clinch.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Macarenco Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rua clinches up with Macarenco Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macarenco Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macarenco Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left lands for Macarenco Jr.
Macarenco Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rua on the side of the head.
Macarenco Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Macarenco Jr gets tackled into the cage by Rua. Rua maintains the clinch.
Rua prevents Macarenco Jr from breaking the clinch.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Macarenco Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua feints and then cracks Macarenco Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Macarenco Jr down.
Rua fails to land the takedown.
Daniel Macarenco Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Rua.
Rua plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jeez, Daniel Macarenco Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Macarenco Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua wants to clinch up but Macarenco Jr keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Macarenco Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Macarenco Jr moves out of range easily.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Macarenco Jr gets tackled into the cage by Rua. Rua maintains the clinch.
Rua landing knees to the head.
Macarenco Jr is trying to break free.
Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macarenco Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua gets a clinch.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Macarenco Jr in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Macarenco Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diego Rua!
Diego Rua gave a mention to Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Chilavert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mumble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chilavert comes to the cage accompanied by Bleed In My Arms. Bman has chosen Ramones - Spiderman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Chilavert!
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, Mumble Bman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Bman.
Chilavert closes the distance and pushes Bman back into the cage.
Chilavert misses with a knee to the head.
Chilavert tries to land a knee to the head but Bman blocks with his arms.
Chilavert trying to land knees to the body.
Chilavert tries to land a knee to the head but Bman blocks with his arms.
Chilavert tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bman tries to stall but Chilavert uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chilavert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bman avoids it.
Chilavert tries to pull guard but Bman holds him up against the cage and eventually Chilavert drops back down to his feet.
Chilavert tries a knee to the head but Bman blocks it.
Bman taking a breather.
Chilavert tries a knee to the head but Bman blocks it.
Bman landing knees to the head.
Chilavert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bman trying to stall but Chilavert improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilavert pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bman content to stall in guard here.
Chilavert can't keep his opponent in guard - Bman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bman trying to control the pace.
Bman gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bman.
Bman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chilavert is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Chilavert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilavert blocks a head kick by Bman.
Chilavert closes the distance but Bman moves to the side
and Bman counters with a head kick that drops Chilavert to the mat! Chilavert scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Bman throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Chilavert is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mumble Bman!
Mumble Bman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gubert Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Igor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor has chosen Die Young as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
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265 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gubert Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Igor!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Damme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Igor closes the distance and clinches.
Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
Van Damme misses with the combination.
Igor moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Damme lands with an uppercut that bounces Igor off the cage and back into range.
Van Damme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Igor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Igor forces Van Damme back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Damme.
Igor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Igor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gubert Van Damme has been cut.
Igor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Damme.
Igor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Damme has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Damme avoiding damage as Igor throws knees to the body.
Van Damme wants to break free but Igor has control.
Van Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Damme cracks Igor with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Igor looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Van Damme finish him?
Igor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Damme circles away.
Van Damme looks to land a combination but Igor avoids it well.
Igor tries to clinch there but Van Damme circles away.
Igor misses with a shot to the body
and Van Damme counters with a crisp right hand that drops Igor! Van Damme lets Igor back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Igor is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damme cracks Igor's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Igor slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Van Damme can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gubert Van Damme!
A victorious Gubert Van Damme thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Boans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boans has chosen Round and Round by Ratt as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Boans!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua scores with a head kick. Boans tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Boans throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rua tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boans is in Rua's guard.
Boans content to stall in guard here.
Rua is trying to control the position but Boans postures up.
Rua working a defensive guard but Boans manages to pass into side control anyway.
Boans working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boans misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rua prevents Boans from improving position.
Rua avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Boans.
Boans in side control, throwing shots but Rua defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boans taking a breather here.
Rua takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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.
Boans working the strikes but Rua uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Boans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
Boans trying to pass the guard but Rua defending well.
Rua is trying to stand.
Boans stands up from half guard.
Rua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua jumps guard but Boans turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua avoids the body shot from Boans.
Nate Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Boans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boans thows a leg kick but Rua checks it
and Rua moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boans breaks from the clinch.
Boans shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boans is pawing at Rua, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Rua's nose. Rua is badly hurt! Boans pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Rua tries desperately to hold on but Boans is relentless in his assault! As Rua receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Boans away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Boans!
Jon Boans bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan OReily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boom\ P.O.D. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan OReily!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick throws a jab but it's blocked by OReily.
OReily avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
OReily manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dick on his heels. He'll look to pass Dick's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OReily wants to control from the top but Dick keeps moving.
Dick is trying to keep OReily in close.
Dick is looking to stand up but OReily isn't so interested in that idea.
Dick trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dick wants to stand up but OReily is controlling him.
OReily pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dick is keeping the position for now.
OReily stopping the sweep attempt from Dick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OReily wants to control from the top but Dick keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
OReily shoots for a double leg takedown but Dick sprawls well. He's pushed OReily's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from OReily.
Dick stuffs the takedown.
Big Dick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan OReily.
Dick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. OReily sees it coming and avoids it easily.
OReily needs to keep his hands up - Dick had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OReily throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dick's waist but Dick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing OReily off to one side.
OReily shoots for a takedown but Dick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Big Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Dick. Those never looked like landing.
A cross from Dick lands.
Big Dick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick lands with a nice body punch.
Dick drops OReily with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but OReily looks back up at him and smiles so Dick waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
OReily is rocked!
OReily walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Dick! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Dick!
Our winner, Big Dick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Dirt on your shoulders as his entrance music. BJ Penn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Penn!
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, Michael Alves!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Penn looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Alves looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alves lands a big head kick that sends Penn tumbling to the mat! Alves takes a step backwards and waves Penn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Penn is rocked!
It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Alves tenderised Penn's leg. Penn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alves Throws a clean left jab. Alves Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Penn's chin! Penn crumbles to the ground and Alves follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Alves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Alves!
Michael Alves took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sylvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Rodrigues has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Sylvia!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sylvia throws a hook to the side of Rodrigues's head but Rodrigues sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Sylvia misses.
Rodrigues gets the takedown into side control.
Sylvia is trying to get back to his feet.
Sylvia is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sylvia tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Sylvia is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sylvia's face.
Sylvia is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sylvia's face.
It looks like Robert Sylvia has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Rodrigues.
Sylvia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rodrigues lands a nice shot to the head.
Sylvia is rocked!
Rodrigues lands a big shot to the head and Sylvia winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Leandro Rodrigues!
Leandro Rodrigues decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariobaldo Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ariobaldo Tavarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Nielsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariobaldo Tavarez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Ariobaldo Tavarez has been cut.
Nielsen lands a nice shot that snaps Tavarez's head back.
Nielsen throws a series of punches but Tavarez avoids them all with ease.
Nielsen cracks Tavarez with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tavarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That has opened up Ariobaldo Tavarez's cut even more.
Nielsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavarez.
Tavarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nielsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tavarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tavarez 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.
Tavarez walks into a left hand.
Nielsen scores with a nice right hand.
Nielsen throws a right hand that misses
and Tavarez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielsen manages to get to full guard.
Nielsen seems keen to control Tavarez's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tavarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nielsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Nielsen, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brian Nielsen just wasn't active enough.
Nielsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez darts in trying to clinch
enabling Nielsen to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Ariobaldo Tavarez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tavarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nielsen.
Tavarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Nielsen circles away.
Tavarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nielsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nielsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tavarez slips under a jab.
Nielsen scores with a jab.
Tavarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen lands a jab to Tavarez's midsection.
Nielsen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nielsen misses the shot to the body.
Brian Nielsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Nielsen misses.
Tavarez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ariobaldo Tavarez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nielsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Nielsen.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ariobaldo Tavarez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Nielsen!
Brian Nielsen is the new middleweight champion!
Brian Nielsen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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