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TFC 24: Salaam vs. Moon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaaskelainen Magamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Cavalcante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magamedov comes into the arena with Linkin Park feat. Jay-Z - Dirt off your shoulder blaring out of the sound system. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaaskelainen Magamedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Cavalcante!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavalcante shoots for a takedown but Magamedov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Magamedov gets the takedown into side control.
Cavalcante tries to bench press Magamedov off him but Magamedov keeps the position.
Cavalcante is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cavalcante manages to work his way to half guard, despite Magamedov's best efforts.
Cavalcante has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magamedov is working away from the top position though.
Magamedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalcante moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Magamedov prevents Cavalcante from getting back to his feet.
Cavalcante looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cavalcante manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magamedov manages to get himself to full guard.
Magamedov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cavalcante has passed into side control.
Magamedov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cavalcante prevents Magamedov from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magamedov moves into full guard.
Cavalcante trying to control but Magamedov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magamedov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cavalcante is aware though and is defending well.
Magamedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
Magamedov looking to control.
Cavalcante stands up from Magamedov's guard - Cavalcante perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cavalcante is trying hard to land a takedown here. Magamedov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magamedov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Magamedov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cavalcante, up you get!
Magamedov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cavalcante.
Magamedov throws a head kick that misses
and Cavalcante counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Magamedov is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magamedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cavalcante is working away from the top position though.
Cavalcante wants to work for an arm triangle but Magamedov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Magamedov is looking for a sweep. Cavalcante is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cavalcante not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante is looking to take a break and control but Magamedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magamedov tries to get to full guard but Cavalcante has control of the leg.
Magamedov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cavalcante passes into half guard.
Magamedov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cavalcante wants to pass the guard but Magamedov is keeping the position.
Magamedov wants to sweep here but Cavalcante controlling him for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Magamedov wants to get back to his feet but Cavalcante is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cavalcante trying to control but Magamedov is working from the bottom.
Magamedov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Magamedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cavalcante can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cavalcante stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magamedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magamedov striking off his back but it's not causing Cavalcante any problems.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Magamedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cavalcante is one step ahead there.
Cavalcante gets to his feet - Magamedov follows without any prompting.
Magamedov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cavalcante.
Jaaskelainen Magamedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wagner Cavalcante.
Cavalcante tries to clinch but Magamedov is having none of it.
Cavalcante moves out of range as Magamedov throws a body kick.
Cavalcante throws a right hand that Magamedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Magamedov also avoids with ease.
Cavalcante looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magamedov is fending him off so far but Cavalcante persists. Nope, Magamedov circles away and we're back to standing.
Magamedov clinches with his opponent.
Cavalcante goes for a takedown attempt but Magamedov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante gets tackled into the cage by Magamedov. Magamedov maintains the clinch.
Cavalcante has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magamedov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cavalcante smiles and moves away.
Magamedov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cavalcante.
Magamedov throws a head kick that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cavalcante throws a sloppy head kick and Magamedov moves out of range easily.
Magamedov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cavalcante.
Magamedov closes the distance and clinches.
Cavalcante can't break the clinch.
Cavalcante drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Magamedov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cavalcante clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magamedov is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Cavalcante taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Magamedov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaaskelainen Magamedov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dhynho Oliveira (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Paulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dhynho Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries to clinch but Paulo is having none of it.
Dhynho Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira wants to clinch
so Paulo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Paulo wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
Oliveira is looking to stand up but Paulo isn't so interested in that idea.
Paulo looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oliveira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paulo's guard.
Oliveira is looking to stand up but Paulo won't let him.
Oliveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira gets to his feet - Paulo follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown but Paulo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oliveira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paulo as he jumps to the side.
Oliveira has his takedown stuffed
and Paulo counters with a shoot takedown. Oliveira fights it but they end up in guard.
Marcos Paulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dhynho Oliveira.
Oliveira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oliveira has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Paulo works to full guard.
Oliveira trying to move into half guard but instead Paulo has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is pulling down on Paulo's head. It's preventing any offense from Paulo, at least for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oliveira is on top in guard.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oliveira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oliveira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Oliveira passes Paulo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oliveira wants to take a breather but Paulo is having none of it.
Oliveira sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dhynho Oliveira was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Paulo stuffs the takedown attempt from Oliveira. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Oliveira tries to score a body lock takedown but Paulo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paulo decides to pull guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oliveira stands and throws Paulo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oliveira controlling the position from side mount.
Oliveira lands a few punches from side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Paulo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oliveira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oliveira stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Paulo slaps away a takedown attempt from Oliveira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Paulo keeps it at a distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paulo pinned against the cage. Paulo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oliveira misses with a body kick.
Oliveira has closed the distance and engaged Paulo in a clinch.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulo avoids it.
Paulo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oliveira after a bit of a struggle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Paulo breaks the clinch.
Paulo stuffs the takedown.
Paulo tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulo circles away.
Paulo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Paulo!
Paulo is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oliveira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oliveira cracks Paulo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Paulo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliveira on the ground.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira cracks Paulo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oliveira goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Paulo turns into him and now he's in Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oliveira trying to control but Paulo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dhynho Oliveira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Paulo shows good takedown defense.
Oliveira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Oliveira is taking a breather. Paulo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Paulo tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is controlling the pace.
Dhynho Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Oliveira.
Oliveira is trying to control. Paulo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dhynho Oliveira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Oliveira connects with a body shot that sends Paulo's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Paulo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oliveira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oliveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paulo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Oliveira controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Oliveira 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dhynho Oliveira.
Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oliveira showed some decent athleticism there.
Oliveira is pressing down on Paulo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Paulo is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control but Paulo is keeping him busy.
Oliveira thows a huge punch but Paulo dodges it nicely.
Oliveira not doing much here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dhynho Oliveira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliveira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Paulo is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Paulo tries to pull guard but Oliveira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Oliveira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paulo prevents it.
Marcos Paulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dhynho Oliveira.
Paulo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira works over Paulo's head and body with a nice combination.
Oliveira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Paulo to the mat! Paulo manages to get full guard.
Oliveira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Oliveira's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dhynho Oliveira was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oliveira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oliveira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paulo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Paulo is avoiding it.
Oliveira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oliveira lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira trying to control but Paulo is working from the bottom.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dhynho Oliveira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oliveira looks for the body kick but Paulo saw that one coming.
Oliveira fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Paulo to the ground. Oliveira is now in Paulo's guard.
Oliveira landing some decent shots from guard.
Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Paulo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oliveira controls the pace.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paulo is working an open guard so Oliveira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Paulo pushes him off.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Oliveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira misses with a few strikes there.
Oliveira scores a takedown into full mount!
Paulo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dhynho Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oliveira passes to side control.
Oliveira landing strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulo is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo stops Oliveira from passing to mount.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paulo keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dhynho Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Paulo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Paulo.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Paulo is having none of it.
Oliveira shoots in but Paulo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira gets tackled into the cage by Paulo. Paulo maintains the clinch.
Oliveira jumps guard and drags Paulo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oliveira is on top in guard.
Paulo controls Oliveira momentarily but Oliveira frees himself.
Oliveira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oliveira postures up in Paulo's guard and throws a big left but Paulo blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcos Paulo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira throws the kick towards the body but Paulo avoids it.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Oliveira there.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Paulo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paulo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira winds up and cracks Paulo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Paulo won't allow Oliveira to pass to mount.
Paulo is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
Oliveira has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Paulo defend it? Oliveira steps over the head and cranks it - Paulo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Oliveira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dhynho Oliveira!
Dhynho Oliveira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rune Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruiz Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen rage against the machine bulls on parade as his entrance music. Ruiz Gomez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rune Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruiz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasmussen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomez counters with a two punch combo.
Rasmussen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rasmussen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez has managed to clinch.
Gomez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rasmussen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gomez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rasmussen looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rune Rasmussen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez rushes Rasmussen and presses him up against the cage.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Rasmussen avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen misses with a takedown attempt
and Gomez moves into the clinch.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Gomez both land. Nice combination.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rasmussen.
Gomez throws a right hand that Rasmussen ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasmussen also avoids with ease.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Gomez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rasmussen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a head kick. That will keep Rasmussen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rasmussen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez darts in and clinches Rasmussen up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rasmussen slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Rasmussen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gomez.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rasmussen backs up against the cage.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomez duly obliges.
Oh Rasmussen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Rasmussen seems to have got his legs back now.
Gomez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rasmussen back to the cage. Gomez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Rasmussen like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Rasmussen from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruiz Gomez!
A determined Ruiz Gomez didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mano Pacquiai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddi Zoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunder Struck - ACDC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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169 lbs
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26
168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
Enjoys gardening |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mano Pacquiai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddi Zoom!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoom blocks a head kick by Pacquiai.
Pacquiai lands with an overhand left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zoom checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pacquiai.
Zoom shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zoom 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.
Zoom seems to be working for a kimura but Pacquiai defends the submission attempt.
Zoom is looking for a kimura but Pacquiai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zoom to get the leverage.
Zoom wants to work for an arm triangle but Pacquiai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoom is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacquiai has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiai is trying to stand back up but Zoom is controlling him
Zoom tries to pass to full mount but Pacquiai defends it.
Zoom is looking for a kimura but Pacquiai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zoom to get the leverage.
Zoom is working for a submission of some sort.
Pacquiai is trying to stand.
Zoom seems to be looking for submissions.
Zoom maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Pacquiai could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Zoom has cracked it and Pacquiai is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Zoom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buddi Zoom!
Buddi Zoom tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor comes to the cage accompanied by Thor Soundtrack. 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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29
201 lbs
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24
199 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thor Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor tries to clinch up but Pontes circles away and keeps his distance.
Thor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pontes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pontes throws a hook to the side of Thor's head but Thor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thor tries to clinch up.
Thor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pontes misses with a straight left.
Pontes with a nice cross.
Thor tries to close the distance and clinch but Pontes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pontes gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pontes is controlling him well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pontes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pontes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thor wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pontes is looking to take a break and control but Thor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thor trying to remain calm as Pontes controls from the top position.
Pontes is putting a hurting on Thor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pontes prevents Thor from escaping the position.
Thor is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pontes connects with a decent elbow.
Pontes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pontes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thor keeps working.
Pontes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes throws a jab when Thor was well out of range.
Thor closes the distance but Pontes moves to the side
and Pontes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thor won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pontes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thor keeps working.
Pontes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Thor's legs.
Thor seems a little lost for a moment, as Pontes dominates the positioning.
Thor is pushing Pontes's head away, looking to escape. Pontes manages to hold on to the position though.
Pontes staying calm.
Thor tries to escape but Pontes is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pontes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thor is trying to buck Pontes off.
Pontes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thor is trying to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Pontes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pontes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pontes working the head and body with strikes.
Pontes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pontes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pontes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pontes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thor keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pontes decides to stand back up. Pontes steps back and let's Thor get back to his feet.
Thor Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thor tries to close the distance and clinch but Pontes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thor moves to clinch but Pontes breaks away
letting Pontes counter with a right hand.
Thor tries to clinch
and Thor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pontes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pontes throws a shot to the body.
Thor wants to clinch but Pontes slips to the side
and Pontes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pontes misses with a double jab.
Pontes throws an overhand right that lands on Thor's shoulder, as Thor tries to avoid the shot.
Pontes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pontes looks to throw the jab but Thor is out of range.
Thor darts in trying to clinch
letting Pontes counter with a right hand.
Thor wants to clinch
and Pontes counters with a stiff right hand.
Thor wants to clinch
and Pontes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pontes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pontes lands a really nice looking cross but Thor seems unphased.
Pontes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thor darts in trying to clinch
and Pontes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pontes swats away the attempt to clinch by Thor.
Pontes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pontes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pontes wants to pass to mount but Thor is defending the position.
Thor pushes Pontes off looking to stand but Pontes dives back in and keeps control.
Thor kicks off Pontes and gets to his feet.
Pontes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pontes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pontes tests Thor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pontes counters with a right hand to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pontes cracks Thor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thor looks to clinch
and Pontes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pontes.
Pontes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thor wants to stand up but Pontes is controlling him.
Thor is breathing heavily.
Pontes wants to control from the top but Thor keeps moving.
Pontes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Felipe Pontes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pontes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pontes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thor tries to clinch up
letting Pontes counter with a right hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thor wants to clinch but Pontes slips to the side
and Pontes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pontes looks to land a combination but Thor avoids it well.
Pontes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thor manages to avoid it.
Thor wants to clinch
and Pontes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pontes lands with a cross.
Thor tries to clinch up
letting Pontes counter with a right hand.
Thor Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Pontes catches Thor right on the button with a cross.
Thor closes the distance but Pontes moves to the side
and Pontes counters with a takedown into side control.
Pontes landing strikes.
Thor pushes Pontes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pontes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Thor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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!
Thor wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pontes is working Thor over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pontes is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Thor's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pontes trying to control the action but Thor is working from the bottom.
Pontes is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Thor looks calm but he's in trouble here. Pontes gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Thor is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Pontes lets go of the hold and Thor can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Felipe Pontes!
Felipe Pontes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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31
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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22
216 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarela bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Conrad's head.
Amarela moves away from the strike by Conrad.
Amarela moves in looking to clinch but Conrad pushes him off.
Amarela shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Conrad's guard.
Amarela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amarela looking to sit in guard and control but Conrad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Amarela looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Conrad passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amarela wants to control but Conrad postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad wants to control but Amarela is keeping him busy.
Amarela is looking to reverse the position.
Conrad moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Conrad tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Conrad has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad tries to move into full mount but can't pass Amarela's legs.
Amarela sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Amarela has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Conrad is working away from the top position though.
Amarela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Amarela holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarela is looking to improve his position.
Conrad is trying to control. Amarela wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Amarela feints and as Conrad raises his hands in defense, Amarela changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Amarela lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Conrad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad keeping moving, preventing Amarela from controlling successfully.
Amarela throwing strikes but missing.
Amarela scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Amarela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Amarela sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Conrad doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Amarela paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Conrad - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Derek Conrad!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Derek Conrad waved his t-shirt featuring Beast Body's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Mockalatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cello Dorh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorh has chosen Join the Dots as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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29
210 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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27
203 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Mockalatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cello Dorh!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mockalatz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mockalatz.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mockalatz, right into the meat.
Mockalatz throws a low kick but Dorh moves out of range easily.
Mockalatz looks to land a combination but Dorh avoids it well.
Mockalatz scores with a shot to the body.
Mockalatz tests Dorh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mockalatz throws a right and a left that Dorh avoids nicely.
Good exchange - Mockalatz coming out on top.
Mockalatz blocks a head kick by Dorh.
Mockalatz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorh was well out of range. Poor timing from Mockalatz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorh walks into a straight right hand from Mockalatz.
Sloppy strikes from Mockalatz. Those never looked like landing.
Joe Mockalatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorh tries to clinch up but Mockalatz circles away and keeps his distance.
Mockalatz lunges at Dorh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dorh's hand.
Mockalatz blocks a head kick by Dorh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Mockalatz. That snapped Dorh's head back.
Dorh darts in and clinches Mockalatz up against the cage.
Mockalatz struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorh controls his hands.
Dorh wants to break free but Mockalatz has control.
Mockalatz throws a head punch that misses.
Dorh avoiding damage as Mockalatz throws knees to the body.
Dorh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorh is trying to break free.
Mockalatz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Dorh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dorh wants to break free but Mockalatz has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorh managing to block the knees to the body from Mockalatz.
A nice left hand lands by Mockalatz.
Mockalatz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mockalatz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dorh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mockalatz can't find room to land a body shot as Dorh controls the action.
Mockalatz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mockalatz tries to land a knee to the head but Dorh blocks with his arms.
Mockalatz lands a shoulder strike.
Mockalatz scores with a hook to the body.
Dorh is trying to push Mockalatz away but Mockalatz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mockalatz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dorh struggles to land a body shot inside as Mockalatz controls his hands.
Mockalatz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorh is trying to break the clinch but Mockalatz is controlling him.
Dorh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dorh has had enough of the clinch but Mockalatz keeps him there for the moment.
Mockalatz lands a body punch.
Mockalatz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mockalatz pushes Dorh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dorh blocks an elbow strike.
Dorh can't break the clinch.
Dorh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mockalatz has him pressed against the cage.
Mockalatz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dorh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dorh is trying to break the clinch but Mockalatz is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mockalatz pushes Dorh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mockalatz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dorh backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Mockalatz.
Mockalatz slowing the pace effectively.
Mockalatz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dorh's elbow.
Mockalatz has Dorh pressed against the cage, preventing Dorh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mockalatz prevents Dorh from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Mockalatz.
Mockalatz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dorhs head.
Mockalatz lands a shot to the body.
The referee calls for Mockalatz to work.
Mockalatz is working Dorh over against the cage.
Dorh looks gassed!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dorh managing to block the knees to the body from Mockalatz.
Mockalatz lands a nice uppercut.
Dorh tries to circle away but Mockalatz has him pinned against the cage.
Mockalatz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dorh tries to break the clinch but Mockalatz is controlling the position.
Dorh tries to pull guard but Mockalatz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mockalatz has Dorh pressed against the cage.
Mockalatz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dorh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dorh prevents a body shot from Mockalatz.
Dorh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mockalatz pushes Dorh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mockalatz breaks from the clinch.
Dorh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mockalatz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dorh will feel that in the morning.
Mockalatz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dorh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Mockalatz lands.
A head kick by Dorh misses
and Dorh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dorh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mockalatz can pounce on him.
Dorh tries to clinch there but Mockalatz circles away.
Mockalatz blocks a head kick by Dorh.
Mockalatz scores with a body shot.
Mockalatz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mockalatz lands with a right hand.
Mockalatz lands a jab-cross combination.
Dorh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mockalatz.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mockalatz connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Dorh covering up! Mockalatz comes in with a big uppercut and Dorh goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Mockalatz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
250 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
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27
263 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like BJ Wood has been cut.
Nice cross by Savage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Savage swinging wildly here.
Savage misses with a leg kick
and Wood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wood tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
Roy Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savage throws a leg kick
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Wood.
Savage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.
Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Savage looks gassed!
Wood thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Savage if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood lands with a shot to the body.
Savage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from Wood lands but Savage takes it in his stride.
It looks like Roy Savage has been cut.
Wood scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Wood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Savage walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wood.
A shot to the liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Wood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wood scores with a leg kick.
Wood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wood lands a nice looking kick to the body. Savage takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wood connects with an inside leg kick.
Savage shoots and misses
and Wood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Savage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Wood finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wood - that will leave a mark!
Wood delivers a nice body kick.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Wood knocks Savage out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). BJ Wood!
BJ Wood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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21
165 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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22
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amun Ra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra throws a shot from downtown. Nunes moves away and avoids it.
Nunes moves away from the strike by Ra.
Nunes gets caught flat footed, as Ra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ra throwing strikes from guard but Nunes blocks nicely.
Ra chips away with some ground and pound.
Ra 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.
Ra trying to control but Nunes is working from the bottom.
Ra is looking to work some ground and pound but Nunes has wrist control.
Ra throwing strikes but missing.
Ra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra looking to sit in guard and control but Nunes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ra wants to sweep here but Nunes controlling him for the moment.
Ra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nunes's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ra throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nunes keeping moving, preventing Ra from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ra has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nunes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nunes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ra.
Ra pushing down on Nunes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes taking some punishment here, with Ra in his half guard.
Ra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nunes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nunes taking some punishment here, with Ra in his half guard.
Ra is keen to just control but Nunes is a slippery customer.
Ra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nunes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nunes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ra.
Ra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nunes keeps working.
Nunes has hold of Ra's hands but Ra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ra.
Ra lands a couple of digs.
Nunes is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ra gets to his feet and stands over Nunes, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Nunes felt that one! Ra unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Nunes from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amun Ra!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geiger Salaam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Moon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geiger Salaam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Moon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salaam as he jumps to the side.
Moon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jason Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moon is defended easily by Salaam.
A big right from Moon misses.
Salaam has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salaam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moons head.
Salaam misses with some punches.
Moon blocks an elbow strike.
Salaam misses with some punches.
Moon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salaam gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Geiger Salaam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Moon.
Salaam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salaam working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moon wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hook to the body lands for Salaam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Salaam lands with a short shot to the head.
Moon looks gassed!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salaam.
Salaam lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salaam looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Salaam misses with a punch on the inside.
Salaam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salaam misses with some punches.
Salaam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moon blocks an uppercut.
Salaam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salaam throws a punch but it's blocked by Moon.
Salaam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jason Moon has been cut.
Moon prevents a body shot from Salaam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salaam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moon is working for takedown but Salaam is calmly controlling the position for now.
Salaam misses with a punch on the inside.
Salaam lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salaam lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salaam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salaam gets through Moon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Salaam.
Moon is rocked!
Salaam lands an elbow inside.
Moon is still on wobbly legs! Can Salaam finish him?
Salaam working aggressively here.
Salaam swings wildly with an uppercut but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salaam misses with a punch on the inside.
Moon is pressed against the cage. Salaam pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Moon! Two more big strikes from Salaam and Moon crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Geiger Salaam!
A very excited looking Geiger Salaam made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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