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TFC 23: Shinjo vs. Albright PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Valentinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denilson Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentinov comes to the cage accompanied by Ирония. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Leonid Valentinov!
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, Denilson Braga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentinov misses with the combination.
Braga misses with a shot to the body
and Valentinov counters with a one-two to the body.
Valentinov blocks a head kick by Braga.
Braga tries to clinch but Valentinov is having none of it.
Braga takes one to the side of the head.
Valentinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentinov blocks a head kick by Braga.
Valentinov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Braga throws a sloppy head kick and Valentinov moves out of range easily.
Braga misses with a head kick.
Valentinov tries to bum rush Braga with a series of wild strikes but Braga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentinov tries to bum rush Braga with a series of wild strikes but Braga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braga tries to clinch up.
Braga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valentinov sprawls well initially but Braga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Valentinov is trying to stand up here but Braga is controlling him well.
Braga is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Valentinov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Braga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinov is trying to stand.
Braga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Valentinov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Braga.
Braga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Valentinov defends it well.
Braga is looking to take a break and control but Valentinov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valentinov is trying to stand back up but Braga is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Braga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Valentinov pushes Braga off looking to stand but Braga dives back in and keeps control.
Braga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valentinov keeps working.
Braga is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Valentinov looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Valentinov defend it? Braga steps over the head and cranks it - Valentinov is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Braga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Denilson Braga!
Our winner, Denilson Braga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scot Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Pinderhughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scot Sloan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scot Sloan!
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, Duncan Pinderhughes!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan moves away from the strike by Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pinderhughes dodges the punch combination from Sloan.
Sloan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinderhughes.
Pinderhughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloan throws a body kick that misses.
Sloan rushes Pinderhughes and presses him up against the cage.
Sloan tries to throw a body punch but Pinderhughes avoids it by throwing Sloan back against the cage.
Sloan breaks from the clinch.
Sloan connects with an inside leg kick.
Pinderhughes keeps the fight on the outside.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sloan!
Sloan throws a right and a left that Pinderhughes avoids nicely.
Sloan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Pinderhughes misses.
Sloan moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinderhughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinderhughes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sloan.
Sloan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pinderhughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pinderhughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloan scores with a leg kick.
Sloan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinderhughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pinderhughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinderhughes fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloan tries to clinch but Pinderhughes moves away
and Pinderhughes counters with a straight right hand.
Sloan lands a nice looking body kick.
Pinderhughes jabs Sloan right on the nose. Sloan blinks but takes it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sloan. Pinderhughes shrugs it off though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sloan blocks an uppercut.
Pinderhughes lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Pinderhughes as the two fighters clinch.
Sloan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sloan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pinderhughes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pinderhughes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sloan lands a good knee to the midsection. Pinderhughes won't want to take too many of those.
Pinderhughes looks gassed!
Pinderhughes misses with the head strike.
Sloan landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Sloan.
Pinderhughes can't break the clinch.
Sloan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pinderhughes's face.
Sloan is pushing Pinderhughes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pinderhughes tries to work over Sloan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinderhughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinderhughes avoiding damage as Sloan throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinderhughes avoiding damage as Sloan throws knees to the body.
Pinderhughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sloan blocking some punches.
Sloan lands a nice knee to the body.
Pinderhughes misses with some punches.
Sloan landing knees to the body.
Sloan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Sloan.
Sloan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sloan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sloan landing knees to the body.
Sloan working Pinderhughes over with knees to the body.
Sloan works on Pinderhughes's body with a couple of short punches.
Sloan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scot Sloan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sloan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pinderhughes.
Sloan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pinderhughes backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pinderhughes's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sloan.
Sloan working Pinderhughes over with knees to the body.
Sloan with a knee to the head.
Sloan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sloan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sloan scores with a knee to the head.
Sloan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloan moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Sloan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sloan obliges.
Knees to the body from Sloan.
Sloan landing knees to the body.
Sloan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sloan breaks from the clinch.
Sloan takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sloan.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sloan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pinderhughes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sloan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sloan.
Sloan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloan lands a head kick. Pinderhughes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sloan cracks Pinderhughes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloan takes the fight into the clinch.
Sloan breaks from the clinch.
Pinderhughes misses with a hook. Sloan ducked under it nicely.
Sloan misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sloan.
Sloan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pinderhughes to score with a decent uppercut.
Pinderhughes tries to keep at a distance but Sloan has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pinderhughes trying to stall but Sloan improves his position.
Sloan digs a right hand into Pinderhughes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pinderhughes's gas tank.
Sloan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sloan scores a nice knee to the body.
Pinderhughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sloan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pinderhughes has a couple of punches blocked by Sloan.
Sloan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pinderhughes. That did some damage!
Sloan scores with a head kick.
Sloan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pinderhughes tries to keep at a distance but Sloan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sloan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinderhughes.
Sloan breaks the clinch.
Sloan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pinderhughes keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloan connects with a nice looking jab.
Pinderhughes is rocked!
Sloan rushes Pinderhughes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pinderhughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Sloan finish him?
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinderhughes seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sloan scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Sloan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sloan obliges.
Sloan manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sloan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sloan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sloan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pinderhughes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sloan blocks an uppercut.
Sloan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sloan landing knees to the body.
Sloan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sloan working the clinch nicely. Pinderhughes is working for position but Sloan cracks him with a big knee to the head! Pinderhughes crumples up against the cage and Sloan lands two more shots before the ref can save Pinderhughes! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Scot Sloan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Krake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolf Krake could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Felipe Silva's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rolf Krake!
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, Felipe Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a left hand
and Krake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Krake counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Krake misses.
Krake cracks Silva with a hook to the temple - Silva is on wobbly legs here! Krake swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Silva falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Krake wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rolf Krake!
Our winner, Rolf Krake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soujiro Arashikage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Ferguson (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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223 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light 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, Soujiro Arashikage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roddy Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arashikage throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Arashikage connects with a high kick.
Ferguson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Arashikage on his heels. He'll look to pass Arashikage's guard now, I'm sure.
Ferguson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Arashikage manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ferguson has Arashikage in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arashikage trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ferguson's guard.
Ferguson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arashikage is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ferguson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Arashikage is looking to defend but Ferguson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Arashikage! Ferguson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Arashikage taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roddy Ferguson!
Our winner, Roddy Ferguson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McMillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Souza!
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, John McMillan!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza throws a nice looking combination but McMillan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McMillan, as that shot connected.
Souza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McMillan moves into the clinch.
McMillan pulls Souza into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Souza wants to pass the guard but McMillan is keeping the position.
McMillan has his hands on Souza's head, controlling the position.
McMillan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McMillan pulls Souza in close to prevent any damage.
McMillan trying to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John McMillan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Souza throws out a loose jab but McMillan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but McMillan is just out of range.
McMillan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souza.
McMillan has a takedown stuffed.
Souza looks to land a right hand but McMillan moved out of range.
McMillan scores a takedown into full mount!
Souza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Souza tries to get out of the position.
Souza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Souza just holding on.
McMillan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Souza is trying to escape the mount.
Souza is bucking up trying to escape but McMillan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Souza keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMillan with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McMillan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McMillan throwing strikes but Souza bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Souza forces his way into half guard.
Souza uses his free foot to push down on McMillan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McMillan.
McMillan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is pressing down on McMillan's thigh, looking to free his foot. McMillan is holding on for now.
McMillan tries to get to full guard but Souza has control of the leg.
McMillan is staying active underneath Souza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McMillan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McMillan is trying to control Souza's posture. Souza takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for McMillan! Souza is rotating here... this could be the end... McMillan is out! Souza has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fabio Souza!
During a confident post fight interview, Fabio Souza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Rush - Limelight. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dino Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez scores with a takedown into Adams's guard.
Chavez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chavez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chavez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavez chips away with some ground and pound.
Chavez is working Adams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chavez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavez chips away with some ground and pound.
Chavez looking to pass the guard.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez postures up.
Chavez works over Adams with some ground and pound from guard.
Chavez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chavez works over Adams with some ground and pound from guard.
Adams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chavez scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chavez lands a couple of elbows.
Chavez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chavez working some strikes from top position.
Chavez is looking to work some ground and pound but Adams has wrist control.
Chavez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams striking off his back but it's not causing Chavez any problems.
Chavez connects with a couple of short punches.
Chavez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chavez wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
Chavez lands an elbow.
Adams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Adams takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chavez wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.
Chavez is chipping away with strikes.
Chavez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Adams down.
Adams is trying to work for a sweep but Chavez has mounted him!
A nice elbow there by Chavez.
Adams working to try and regain half guard.
Chavez landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez landing strikes from the mount and Adams is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chavez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Adams?
Adams is rocked!
Chavez postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Adams in real trouble here! The ref calls for Adams to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Chavez!
A relieved looking Juan Chavez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilja Vasuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasuta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is E.S. Posthumus Unstoppable . Ilja Vasuta has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ilja Vasuta!
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, James Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasuta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vasuta delivers a nice body kick.
Vasuta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vasuta is working for a kimura but Sanders is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanders is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vasuta pulls his head out easily.
Vasuta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasuta is looking for a kimura but Sanders is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vasuta to get the leverage.
Vasuta with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasuta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanders defends it well.
Vasuta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is looking to control Vasuta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanders avoid being mounted?
Vasuta is working for a submission of some sort.
Vasuta not doing much here.
Sanders is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vasuta is looking for a kimura here.
Sanders is defending against the submission attempts here by Vasuta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasuta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanders defends it well.
Sanders is controlling Vasuta's trapped leg to prevent Vasuta from advancing to side control.
Vasuta is looking for a kimura here.
Vasuta trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasuta looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vasuta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanders defends it well.
Sanders looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sanders is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasuta wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.
Sanders trying to hold on to Vasuta's head to control him but Vasuta postures up.
Sanders is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Vasuta is staying active.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by James Sanders.
Sanders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Vasuta shows good takedown defense.
Sanders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vasuta circles away.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
Ilja Vasuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Sanders.
Vasuta clobbers Sanders with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vasuta as he avoids it easily.
Vasuta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanderss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanders looks gassed!
Vasuta feints a jab and as Sanders dips his head, Vasuta unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Sanders right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Sanders falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Vasuta smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ilja Vasuta!
Post fight, Ilja Vasuta took to the microphone: 'Thank You for supporting me. I will fight again very soon. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hernando Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Godunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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28
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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199 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hernando Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Godunov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Godunov as he avoids it easily.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cortez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hernando Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Godunov - just one landing.
Nice takedown defense from Godunov. No joy for Cortez on that attempt.
Godunov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cortez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Godunov controlling Cortez's posture.
Cortez stops Godunov from standing up.
Godunov controlling the position.
Godunov wants to stand but Cortez is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cortez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Godunov is keeping the position.
Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cortez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Godunov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cortez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Godunov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cortez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godunov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cortez controls the pace.
Cortez preventing the sweep.
Cortez works over Godunov with some ground and pound from guard.
Cortez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cortez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cortez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Godunov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godunov wants to stand up but Cortez is controlling him.
Cortez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Godunov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cortez is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Godunov's head.
It looks like Boris Godunov has been cut.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cortez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cortez distracts Godunov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cortez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cortez lands a couple of elbows.
Godunov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cortez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godunov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cortez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cortez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cortez trying to control the action but Godunov is working from the bottom.
Cortez working the head with strikes.
Cortez misses with the ground and pound.
Cortez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Godunov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Godunov struggling a bit here.
Godunov defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godunov holding on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez working the ground and pound.
Cortez working the head with strikes.
Godunov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cortez cracks Godunov with a big elbow.
Cortez cracks Godunov with a big right hand but Godunov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Godunov wants to get back to his feet but Cortez drags him back down.
Cortez grinds an elbow into Godunov's temple.
Godunov is rocked!
Cortez scoring with punches and elbows.
Godunov is still in real trouble! Can Cortez finish him?
Godunov is trying to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cortez scoring with punches from side control.
That has opened up Boris Godunov's cut even more.
Cortez scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Godunov is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Cortez can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hernando Cortez!
After winning the bout, Hernando Cortez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shinjo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Theme of Sho. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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171 lbs
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33
164 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugene Albright!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albright misses with a straight right.
Albright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shinjo counters with a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shinjo.
It looks like Eugene Albright has been cut.
Shinjo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shinjo throws a head kick but Albright moves out of range.
Albright has his takedown stuffed
and Shinjo counters with a nice leg kick.
Albright looks gassed!
Albright blocks a head kick by Shinjo.
Shinjo throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinjo lands a big head kick that sends Albright tumbling to the mat! Shinjo takes a step backwards and waves Albright back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Albright is rocked!
Shinjo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Albright is still on wobbly legs! Can Shinjo finish him?
Shinjo looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Shinjo backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Albright's temple! It sends Albright violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Shinjo celebrates and the doctors try to help Albright!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Sho Shinjo!
An out of breath Sho Shinjo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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