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REF 85 - Matae vs Insano PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Aguero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Silva!
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, Sergio Aguero!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Aguero as Silva shoots in.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Aguero counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aguero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Scott Silva has been cut.
Aguero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Aguero has him pressed against the cage.
Aguero stalling the fight.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aguero stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Aguero tries to tie him up.
Silva jumps guard but Aguero stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aguero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aguero walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva checks a low kick from Aguero.
Aguero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aguero clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Aguero.
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Aguero has double underhooks.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Aguero won't allow it.
Aguero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguero lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aguero obliges.
Nice body punch from Aguero.
Aguero pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aguero - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice elbow from Aguero.
Aguero stalling in the clinch.
Aguero lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Aguero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Aguero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Aguero leaning against his opponent.
Silva jumps guard but Aguero stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoiding damage as Aguero throws knees to the body.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aguero prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Aguero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aguero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Aguero pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aguero misses with a body punch.
Aguero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva jumps guard but Aguero stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aguero lands with a left to the head.
Aguero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguero manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aguero working Silva over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aguero obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguero misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva jumps guard but Aguero turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aguero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Aguero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aguero tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Aguero has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Aguero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aguero misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aguero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Aguero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva wants to clinch but Aguero slips to the side
and Aguero counters with a thumping low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva darts in and clinches Aguero up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aguero smiles and moves away.
Aguero looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Aguero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Aguero won't allow it.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Aguero has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Aguero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aguero.
Aguero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aguero has Silva pressed against the cage.
Aguero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguero lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva can't break the clinch.
Aguero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aguero lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aguero landing knees to the head.
Aguero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Aguero - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aguero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aguero crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Aguero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aguero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aguero just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Aguero lands a left hand.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aguero just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aguero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Aguero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aguero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aguero lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Aguero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Aguero displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Aguero throws knees to the body.
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguero landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Aguero.
Aguero lands a knee to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aguero connects with a knee to the head.
Aguero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aguero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aguero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Aguero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aguero looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Aguero. Those never looked like landing.
Aguero blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aguero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to pull guard but Aguero forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Aguero displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Aguero misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to pull guard but Aguero won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aguero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aguero smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aguero misses with a low kick.
Aguero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Sergio Aguero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aguero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aguero pinned against the cage. Aguero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aguero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva tries for a takedown but Aguero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sergio Aguero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aguero throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Aguero throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aguero.
A bone on bone clash there as Aguero blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aguero.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Aguero which made him look bad.
Aguero throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aguero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Aguero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sergio Aguero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aguero lands with a right to the head.
Silva tries to work over Aguero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva letting Aguero take a breather here.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Aguero turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva gets control of Aguero's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aguero controls the pace.
Scott Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Let's hope that Aguero 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Aguero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aguero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Aguero!
A victorious Sergio Aguero thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by Scary Monsters, Nice Sprites. Menezes has chosen Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coleman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Menezes on the side of the head.
Menezes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Charles Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Menezes.
Coleman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coleman drops Menezes with a beautiful combination! Menezes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Coleman is looking for the KO!
Menezes is rocked!
It looks like Charles Menezes has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman lands an uppercut, right on the button! Menezes tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Coleman!
During a confident post fight interview, Victor Coleman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Dillaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aka Sutmasnabela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jefferson Dillaway!
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, Aka Sutmasnabela!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillaway throws out a loose jab but Sutmasnabela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillaway has closed the distance and engaged Sutmasnabela in a clinch.
Dillaway tries to break free but Sutmasnabela pushes him back against the cage.
Dillaway blocks an uppercut.
Sutmasnabela holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sutmasnabela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dillaway closes the distance and pushes Sutmasnabela back into the cage.
Dillaway prevents a body shot from Sutmasnabela.
Sutmasnabela holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sutmasnabela wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sutmasnabela throws an elbow but misses.
Dillaway has had enough of the clinch but Sutmasnabela keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Sutmasnabela.
Dillaway wants to get back to striking at distance but Sutmasnabela won't allow it.
Sutmasnabela's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sutmasnabela breaks the clinch.
Dillaway throws a right and a left that Sutmasnabela avoids nicely.
Jefferson Dillaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutmasnabela closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sutmasnabela lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutmasnabela drops an elbow to the side of Dillaway's head.
Dillaway is trying to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillaway has hold of Sutmasnabela's hands but Sutmasnabela slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dillaway is rocked!
Sutmasnabela scores with a big shot! Dillaway's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Dillaway! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aka Sutmasnabela!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Skjelbred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skjelbred comes to the cage accompanied by Bad To The Bone. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Skjelbred!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Blimm!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skjelbred lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blimm tries for a takedown but Skjelbred sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blimm misses with a low kick.
Blimm misses with a leg kick.
Blimm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skjelbred shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blimm shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Skjelbred defends it nicely.
A head kick misses from Blimm.
Skjelbred avoids the body shot from Blimm.
Skjelbred fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skjelbred really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skjelbred fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blimm, pushing him back against the cage.
Blimm has Skjelbred pressed against the cage, preventing Skjelbred from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skjelbred is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blimm is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Skjelbred is defending well.
John Skjelbred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Blimm.
Blimm tries to circle away but Skjelbred has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjelbred looking to stall.
Blimm lands with a short shot to the head.
Skjelbred escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skjelbred tries to clinch but Blimm moves out of range.
Skjelbred fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skjelbred blocks the body kick.
Skjelbred wants to clinch.
Blimm shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Blimm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blimm throws a strike but Skjelbred avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm throwing strikes but missing.
Skjelbred has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blimm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Skjelbred is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skjelbred wants to improve his position but instead Blimm has moved into half guard.
Skjelbred gets full guard.
Skjelbred has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blimm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blimm wants to pass the guard but Skjelbred is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skjelbred avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blimm trying to control the position from guard on top but Skjelbred is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skjelbred seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blimm is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blimm drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Skjelbred dives on top into guard.
Blimm keeping moving, preventing Skjelbred from controlling successfully.
Skjelbred has gone for a leg lock! Blimm slips out almost immediately though and dives into Skjelbred's guard.
Blimm trying to control but Skjelbred is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Skjelbred is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Skjelbred has escaped and now he's on top!
Blimm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Skjelbred manages to get himself to full guard.
Blimm won't allow Skjelbred to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blimm throwing strikes but missing.
Blimm wants to control from the top but Skjelbred keeps moving.
Blimm postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Skjelbred is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blimm, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Blimm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blimm fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skjelbred avoids it really well and circles away.
Skjelbred fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skjelbred clinches up with Blimm and pushes him back against the cage.
Skjelbred stops a takedown attempt from Blimm.
Skjelbred lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Blimm - that landed with a thud.
Blimm has Skjelbred pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Skjelbred manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
John Skjelbred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Blimm.
Blimm blocks an uppercut.
Skjelbred wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blimm looking for a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjelbred pushes Blimm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skjelbred avoiding damage as Blimm throws knees to the body.
Skjelbred is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blimm managing to block the knees to the body from Skjelbred.
Blimm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blimm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Come on Skjelbred - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Skjelbred gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Blimm wants to get back to full guard.
Blimm is trying to control Skjelbred's posture. Skjelbred takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Blimm! Skjelbred is rotating here... this could be the end... Blimm is out! Skjelbred has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Skjelbred!
John Skjelbred is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious John Skjelbred 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerson Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freire comes to the cage accompanied by Havoc. The crowd seem to be enjoying Antunes's choice of entrance music: Bully. Gerson Antunes 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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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricio Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerson Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Freire to the mat! Freire manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Freire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Antunes won't allow Freire to sweep him here.
Antunes wants to control from the top but Freire keeps moving.
Antunes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Antunes is one step ahead there.
Freire trying to keep a closed guard but Antunes is proving a slippery customer.
Freire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Antunes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Freire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Antunes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Antunes wants to control from the top but Freire keeps moving.
Antunes gets to his feet - Freire follows without any prompting.
Antunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antunes throws a head kick but Freire moves out of range.
Antunes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Freire.
It looks like Patricio Freire has been cut.
Freire misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antunes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire is looking to improve his position.
Freire is breathing heavily.
Antunes trying to pass the guard but Freire defending well.
Freire slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Antunes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Freire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Freire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
Antunes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Antunes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Antunes content to stall in guard here.
Freire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Antunes is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is stalling in the full guard.
Antunes trying to control but Freire is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Antunes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Freire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Antunes has managed to get both his arms back between Freire's legs - danger averted.
Freire wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gerson Antunes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Antunes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Freire on his heels. He'll look to pass Freire's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes stopping the sweep attempt from Freire.
Freire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Antunes stands up and waves to Freire to follow him.
Antunes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle, before Antunes throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Freire's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Antunes lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Gerson Antunes!
After winning the bout, Gerson Antunes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leto II Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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234 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leto II Atreides!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atreides fails to land with a series of punches.
Atreides keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavo scores with a takedown into Atreides's guard.
Atreides utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atreides works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atreides wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chavo is now in half guard.
Chavo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Atreides's head.
Atreides wants to get back to his feet.
Atreides wants to control but Chavo is keeping busy.
Chavo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Atreides defending well though.
Chavo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Atreides wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atreides won't allow Chavo to pass to mount.
Atreides is staying active underneath Chavo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chavo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chavo controlling the pace.
Atreides tries to get to full guard but Chavo has control of the leg.
Chavo is trying to control. Atreides wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We're going to have a standup here because El Chavo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chavo lands a jab to Atreides's midsection.
Atreides attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides misses the shot to the body.
Chavo scores a takedown into full mount!
Atreides tries to reverse the position but Chavo maintains control.
Chavo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chavo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chavo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Leto II Atreides has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Atreides is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That has opened up Leto II Atreides's cut even more.
Chavo raining down shots from the mount!
The cut above Leto II Atreides's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leto II Atreides's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). El Chavo!
In his post fight interview, El Chavo gave a big smile as he said 'O Manager The Great Fala de Mais. Toma seu Comédia..Agora năo vem chorar năo'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes into the arena with Slipknot blaring out of the sound system. Sackett has chosen Bad To the Bone as his entrance music. Nolan Sackett struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nolan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castle.
Sackett looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Castle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sackett takes a step back to recover.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
Castle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sackett will feel that in the morning.
Sackett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid body kick from Castle.
Castle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sackett if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castle misses with a body kick.
Sackett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Castle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sackett scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body kick from Castle.
Castle pushes Sackett away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Castle.
Castle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castle has closed the distance and engaged Sackett in a clinch.
Castle has Sackett pushed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Castle.
Castle gets through Sackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castle.
Castle lands with a right to the head.
Castle is pushing Sackett up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Castle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sackett is rocked!
It looks like Nolan Sackett has been cut.
Castle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Castle finish him?
Sackett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Castle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sackett! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Castle is unloading with more strikes now! Sackett drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Castle!
A victorious Frank Castle 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Almer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
177 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
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26
180 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Riley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Almer lands a right hook to the body.
Almer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley throws a lazy right hand but Almer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almer slips a jab from Riley.
Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Almer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Almer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Almer feints a jab promting Riley to slip. Almer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Riley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Riley cracks Almer with an open hand slap.
Almer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almer moves away.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riley throws a leg kick which misses Almer's front leg but catches the back leg as Almer tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley throws a right hand that Almer ducks under and follows up with a left that Almer also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Nice defenses there by Almer.
Riley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Riley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Riley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley landing strikes from the mount and Almer is in trouble!
Almer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Almer tries to get out of the position.
Riley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Almer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riley on the ground.
The referee warns Almer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley punching from mount but Almer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Riley lands a big shot there that rocks Almer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley with good strikes from the mount here!
Riley tries to control but Almer wriggling away.
Riley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Almer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Riley sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Riley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Almer is looking to escape.
Riley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Almer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Riley throws a strike there. Almer manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Almer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Almer is staying active underneath Riley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Almer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Riley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Riley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almer taking some punishment here, with Riley in his half guard.
Riley is looking for a kimura but Almer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Riley to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Riley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A swing and a miss from Riley.
Riley moves away from the strike by Almer.
Almer throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Almer tries to land a front kick but Riley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Riley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Almer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riley at a distance.
That kick from Almer tenderised Riley's leg. Riley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riley throws an overhand right that lands on Almer's shoulder, as Almer tries to avoid the shot.
Riley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riley scores with a takedown into Almer's guard.
Riley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Almer's guard.
Riley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Riley throwing shots but Almer is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Riley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riley wants to pass to mount but Almer is defending the position.
Travis Riley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riley lands with a punch from half guard.
Riley works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Riley landing strikes from the mount and Almer is in trouble!
Riley thowing shots but they're missing.
Riley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley scoring with strikes but Almer is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley breaks from Almer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Riley landing punches.
Riley raining down shots from the mount!
Riley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riley throwing strikes here but Almer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Riley is landing with some decent strikes but Almer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley raining down hammerfists from mount.
Almer is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Riley! Almer is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Travis Riley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Partridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Guillerdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guillerdo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Digital Animal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
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141 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Partridge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Guillerdo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partridge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guillerdo.
Guillerdo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Partridge scores with a punch to the head.
Partridge misses with a looping right.
Guillerdo takes one on the button.
It looks like Francisco Guillerdo has been cut.
Guillerdo misses with a series of wild punches.
Partridge fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guillerdo tries to bum rush Partridge with a series of wild strikes but Partridge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Partridge scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partridge scores with a decent looking hook.
Partridge jabs Guillerdo right on the nose. Guillerdo blinks but takes it well.
Partridge lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guillerdo backs up against the cage.
Guillerdo is rocked!
Partridge cracks the inside of Guillerdo's front leg.
Guillerdo is still on wobbly legs! Can Partridge finish him?
Partridge cracks Guillerdo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Guillerdo falls backwards against the cage. Partridge follows up with more strikes that drop Guillerdo to his knees. Partridge keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Guillerdo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Partridge!
Steve Partridge retains his middleweight title!
Steve Partridge made sure to mention his sponsor, 160! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokida Matae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipezoom Insano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Insano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: . 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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263 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yokida Matae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipezoom Insano!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Insano lands with a shot to the body.
Insano throws a hook but Matae blocks it.
Insano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Insano catches Matae with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Insano finds it's way through Matae's defenses.
Matae needs to keep his hands up - Insano had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Insano.
Insano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matae.
Matae defending well as Insano loads up on a big left hand.
Matae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Insano.
Insano slips a jab and a cross from Matae.
Insano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Insano misses.
Matae lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Insano throws a chopping leg kick but Matae manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matae moves in looking to clinch but Insano pushes him off.
Nice cross by Insano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matae slips a straight right by Insano.
Insano throws a shot from downtown. Matae moves away and avoids it.
Matae darts in and clinches Insano up against the cage.
Matae lands a nice uppercut.
Matae throws a head punch that misses.
Matae working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matae as Insano tries to tie him up.
Matae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Insano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matae lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matae.
Insano blocks an uppercut.
Matae softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Insano misses with some punches.
Matae lands a nice uppercut.
Matae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matae has a couple of punches blocked by Insano.
Matae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matae.
Insano looking to slow down the pace here.
Matae lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Insano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matae blocking some punches.
Matae tries a body shot but Insano blocks it.
Insano misses with a punch on the inside.
Matae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matae working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Matae.
Matae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matae presses Insano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Insano looks gassed!
A head punch on the inside from Insano fails to land.
Good body shot from Insano.
Insano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Matae scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matae works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matae scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Matae.
Matae lands a right hand.
Matae misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matae lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Matae on the inside.
Nice body punch from Matae.
Insano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Matae.
Matae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Insano's elbow.
Matae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matae pushes Insano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matae lands with a light punch inside.
Matae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Insano's elbow.
Matae pushes Insano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Matae on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Matae.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matae lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matae lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Matae.
Matae lands a shoulder strike.
Matae lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matae stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matae creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Insano with a big uppercut! Insano tries to clinch up but Matae pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Insano to the mat! Insano covers up and Matae unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yokida Matae!
Yokida Matae retains his heavyweight title!
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