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BR 4: The Voyage Home PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Mariachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vongkhamchanh has chosen EIGHTY4 FLY "LIKE PLANES" as his entrance music. Tommy Vongkhamchanh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Diego Mariachi's chin.
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Mariachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Vongkhamchanh!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mariachi fails with a takedown attempt.
Vongkhamchanh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vongkhamchanh leaves Mariachi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Vongkhamchanh misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that half lands.
Mariachi blocks a head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
Nice sprawl there from Vongkhamchanh as Mariachi shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Mariachi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariachi shoots in looking for a takedown but Vongkhamchanh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mariachi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vongkhamchanh lands with a kick to the temple. Mariachi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mariachi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vongkhamchanh avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh motions for Mariachi to come forward. Vongkhamchanh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mariachi lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh throws a sloppy head kick and Mariachi moves out of range easily.
Tommy Vongkhamchanh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mariachi shoots in and bounces Vongkhamchanh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vongkhamchanh wants to stand but Mariachi is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Vongkhamchanh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vongkhamchanh stuffs the takedown attempt from Mariachi. Mariachi gets slowly back to his feet.
Mariachi fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mariachi tries for a takedown but Vongkhamchanh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Mariachi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vongkhamchanh throws a sloppy head kick and Mariachi moves out of range easily.
Mariachi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vongkhamchanh was covering up waiting for the punch and Mariachi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariachi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vongkhamchanh manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mariachi has Vongkhamchanh in his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mariachi holds on and takes a little breather.
Vongkhamchanh postures up in Mariachi's guard and throws a big left but Mariachi blocks it.
Vongkhamchanh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mariachi has momentary wrist control but Vongkhamchanh slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh wants to stand but Mariachi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vongkhamchanh throws an elbow that misses. Mariachi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vongkhamchanh's guard. Nice move by Mariachi!
Mariachi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vongkhamchanh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mariachi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vongkhamchanh looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vongkhamchanh looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vongkhamchanh!
Mariachi can't do much from the bottom here.
Vongkhamchanh misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mariachi strikes from the bottom.
Mariachi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vongkhamchanh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mariachi is avoiding damage well.
Vongkhamchanh throwing strikes but Mariachi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mariachi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vongkhamchanh is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mariachi working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mariachi tries for a kimura but Vongkhamchanh is defending well.
Mariachi goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vongkhamchanh has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mariachi but great work by Vongkhamchanh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Mariachi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mariachi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mariachi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vongkhamchanh pinned against the cage. Vongkhamchanh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariachi shoots for a double leg takedown but Vongkhamchanh sprawls well. He's pushed Mariachi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Mariachi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mariachi with a poor takedown
and Vongkhamchanh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No joy there for Vongkhamchanh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mariachi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mariachi eats them both and turns towards Vongkhamchanh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vongkhamchanh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vongkhamchanh leaves Mariachi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariachi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tommy Vongkhamchanh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Vongkhamchanh. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mariachi tries for a takedown but Vongkhamchanh circles away easily
and Vongkhamchanh counters with a thumping low kick.
Vongkhamchanh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mariachi fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Vongkhamchanh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vongkhamchanh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Vongkhamchanh!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Chonbov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chonbov has chosen Nana - remember the time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jared Hart had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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219 lbs
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169 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jared Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Chonbov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chonbov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chonbov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chonbov passes Hart's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hart on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chonbov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hart keeps working.
Chonbov seems to be working for a kimura but Hart defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chonbov seems to be looking for submissions.
Chonbov lands with a punch from half guard.
Chonbov works his way into full mount!
Chonbov tries to control but Hart wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonbov controlling the position easily from mount.
Chonbov wants to control the pace but Hart is squirming around nicely.
Hart is in a horrible position here. Chonbov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Chonbov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chonbov wants to finish this one by submission but Hart is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chonbov.
Chonbov looking for a guillotine from mount but Hart is having none of it.
Chonbov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hart avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chonbov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonbov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hart is surviving well by controlling Chonbov's body position as best he can.
Chonbov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hart?
Chonbov swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruslan Chonbov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philippe Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Anufriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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263 lbs
5 - 12 - 0 |
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235 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philippe Chuteboxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maksim Anufriev!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anufriev blocks a head kick by Chuteboxe.
Chuteboxe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chuteboxe misses with a few strikes there.
Anufriev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chuteboxe circles away.
A big right from Chuteboxe misses.
Chuteboxe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anufriev moves away.
Anufriev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anufriev stops Chuteboxe from standing up.
Anufriev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anufriev 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.
Anufriev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chuteboxe manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Anufriev has Chuteboxe in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anufriev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chuteboxe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Anufriev is looking to sinch up a triangle. Chuteboxe throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Anufriev's body to avoid the submission. Anufriev has instead reached around Chuteboxe's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Anufriev arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Maksim Anufriev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo has chosen Numb as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Eduardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Eduardo slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Eduardo connects with a high kick.
Roberto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eduardo rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Eduardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eduardo counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to clinch but Eduardo moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but Eduardo is having none of it.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Eduardo is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva avoiding damage as Eduardo throws knees to the body.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Eduardo is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Eduardo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Eduardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Eduardo.
Eduardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Eduardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Eduardo manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch
and Eduardo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva has Eduardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva keeps control of Eduardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eduardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Eduardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch up but Eduardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Eduardo instigates a clinch.
Eduardo blocks the elbow strike.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Eduardo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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!
Eduardo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eduardo tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Eduardo trying to land knees to the body.
Eduardo tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eduardo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eduardo as Silva tries to tie him up.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Eduardo tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva is working for takedown but Eduardo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eduardo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Eduardo's brow.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Eduardo has double underhooks.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Eduardo.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eduardo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Eduardo breaks from the clinch.
Eduardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva has Eduardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eduardo misses with an elbow strike.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eduardo misses with an elbow strike.
Eduardo is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Eduardo lands a knee to the head.
Eduardo working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduardo breaks from the clinch.
Silva darts in and clinches Eduardo up against the cage.
Eduardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves to clinch but Eduardo breaks away
and Eduardo counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva wants to clinch
and Eduardo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Eduardo misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Eduardo is having none of it.
Eduardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eduardo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eduardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eduardo gets a clinch.
Eduardo manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eduardo throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva moves to clinch but Eduardo breaks away
and Eduardo counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eduardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Eduardo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eduardo connects with a looping right hand.
Eduardo lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Eduardo takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Carlos Eduardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Eduardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eduardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva darts in and clinches Eduardo up against the cage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Eduardo.
Eduardo breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but Eduardo circles away.
Eduardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eduardo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carlos Eduardo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eduardo breaks the clinch.
Eduardo lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Eduardo takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva is rocked!
Silva closes the distance but Eduardo moves to the side
and Eduardo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eduardo cracks Silva's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Silva slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Eduardo can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Eduardo!
Carlos Eduardo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas Costa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antonio Silva's chin.
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145 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Costa!
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, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Costa looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Antonio Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Costa's guard.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Costa tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Costa defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Antonio Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Costa is in trouble!
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee warns Costa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Costa seems a little lost for a moment, as Silva dominates the positioning.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Costa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Antonio Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Antonio Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antonio Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Costa has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Antonio Silva.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Costa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Costa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Costa is defending the position.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva passes to side control.
Silva cracks Costa with a big elbow.
Silva controls the position.
Silva advances nicely into full mount.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Costa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Costa is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Antonio Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Costa is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Costa's guard.
Costa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Costa is keeping the position.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Antonio Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Costa quickly recovers to half guard.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is looking to advance position but Costa won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 24:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Silva!
Antonio Silva opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Campos looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Campos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Hopkins.
Campos takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Junior Campos has been cut.
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camposs head.
Hopkins is stalling here.
Campos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hopkins leaning against his opponent.
Hopkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Campos's defenses.
Campos looks gassed!
Campos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hopkins connects with a knee to the head.
Hopkins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Campos is rocked!
Hopkins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Campos is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
Hopkins lands an elbow inside.
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!
Clinched against the cage, Hopkins lands a big elbow that drops Campos! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Campos is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Hopkins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Wrestler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luis Moreno's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Wrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moreno swivels and escapes.
Moreno walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wrestler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moreno fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Moreno scores with a four punch combination!
Moreno jabs at Wrestler's body.
Moreno fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wrestler needs to keep his hands up - Moreno had a free shot at his head there.
Moreno wants to land a leg kick but Wrestler is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Moreno scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreno stuffs the takedown attempt from Wrestler. Wrestler gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Wrestler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wrestler shoots and misses
and Moreno counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Moreno takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moreno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moreno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wrestler's head.
Moreno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wrestler's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it 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!
Wrestler wants to improve his position but Moreno is controlling well.
Wrestler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moreno.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moreno wants to take a breather but Wrestler is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Moreno seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Moreno scores with a couple of nice shots.
Moreno thows a huge punch but Wrestler dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moreno throwing shots but Wrestler is blocking nicely.
Moreno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wrestler defending well though.
Moreno trying to control the action but Wrestler is working from the bottom.
Moreno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moreno.
Moreno takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moreno lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Wrestler quite badly. Wrestler pulls Moreno in close trying to recover. Moreno postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Wrestler on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Wrestler doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Moreno!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rafael Pierce was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Buck!
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, Rafael Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pierce shoots for a takedown but Buck saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pierce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Buck as Pierce shoots in.
Tim Buck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Pierce.
Buck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pierce at a distance.
Nice body punch from Buck.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown but Buck shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pierce drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown but Buck shows good takedown defense.
Buck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buck stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierce. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet.
Buck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pierce momentarily.
Buck lands with a thumping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pierce.
Buck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pierce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buck avoids it really well and circles away.
Pierce tries for a takedown but Buck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pierce.
Pierce with a poor takedown
and Buck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierce looks gassed!
Buck cracks Pierce with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Buck connects with the punch.
Buck scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierce fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierce shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Buck connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pierce. Pierce circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pierce is rocked!
Pierce shoots in looking for a takedown. Buck tries to sprawl out of it but Pierce keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierce shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buck works the jab nicely.
Pierce on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pierce is still on wobbly legs! Can Buck finish him?
Buck drops Pierce with a naaaaasty hook - Pierce is in real trouble here! Buck dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Buck!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Buck thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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