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FFB 5: Piletich vs. Bjerke PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Sherdog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Sherdog!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sherdog sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones prevents Sherdog from improving his position.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sherdog with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sherdog slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sherdog striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Sherdog wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Sherdog is retaining full guard.
Sherdog looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Sherdog is retaining full guard.
Sherdog keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jones checks a low kick from Sherdog.
Sherdog tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Sherdog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sherdog tries to control but Jones manages to take his back.
Jones not allowing Sherdog to control his hands.
Sherdog wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets his hands free as Sherdog looks to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Sherdog is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sherdog tries to break free.
Jones is looking for the choke from the back position but Sherdog is controlling his hands well.
Sherdog tries to break free.
Jones is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Sherdog up.
Jones is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jones controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Sherdog. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The referee is taking a good look at Sherdog as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Jones!
Jones controls the action.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherdog just trying to survive but Jones is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jones just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jamal Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sherdog attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Sherdog.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sherdog has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sherdog's guard now.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sherdog looking to control.
Sherdog looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Sherdog wants to control but Jones passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones passes to full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sherdog tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones looking to control but Sherdog is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sherdog tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sherdog slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sherdog is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sherdog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jamal Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherdog has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Sherdog is working away.
Sherdog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sherdog preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sherdog wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sherdog closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Jones has his hands on Sherdog's head, controlling the position.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Sherdog from controlling successfully.
Sherdog might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sherdog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sherdog gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sherdog wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones wants to take a breather but Sherdog is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones prevents Sherdog from improving his position.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sherdog for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sherdog trying to control from the bottom.
Jones moves nicely into side control.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sherdog is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Sherdog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sherdog is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Sherdog is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherdog tries to escape but Jones is in control.
Sherdog is trying to improve his position.
Jones 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 Sherdog's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sherdog pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sherdog tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Sherdog can't do much from the bottom here.
Sherdog is letting Jones control him for a moment.
Sherdog is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherdog is trying to buck Jones off.
The referee asks Jones politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joni Jantunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joni Jantunen!
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, Johnny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson avoids the head kick by Jantunen.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Jantunen.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jantunen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jantunen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jantunen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jantunen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jantunen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Jantunen keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jantunen tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson regains half guard.
Jantunen passes to side control.
Jantunen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jantunen swings around for an armbar but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jantunen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jantunen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jantunen wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jantunen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Johnson escapes and throws Jantunen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jantunen tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson decides to stand back up.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Jantunen avoids them all with ease.
Jantunen misses with a straight right.
Johnson tries to bum rush Jantunen with a series of wild strikes but Jantunen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jantunen dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson moves forwards but Jantunen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jantunen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jantunen misses with a body kick.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Jantunen throws a head kick that misses.
Jantunen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jantunen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jantunen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jantunen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Jantunen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jantunen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Jantunen eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Jantunen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joni Jantunen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jantunen throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Jantunen is avoiding it.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jantunen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jantunen moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jantunen tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Jantunen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jantunen throws an elbow that misses.
Jantunen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jantunen looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jantunen trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jantunen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jantunen tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Jantunen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jantunen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Jantunen.
Jantunen misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to break free but Jantunen has control.
Johnson wants to break free but Jantunen has control.
Jantunen misses with a knee to the head.
Jantunen tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Jantunen drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joni Jantunen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jantunen lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Jantunen keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Jantunen stalling the fight.
Jantunen tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jantunen.
Nice elbow from Jantunen.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Jantunen.
Jantunen pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jantunen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jantunen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson tries to bum rush Jantunen with a series of wild strikes but Jantunen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalks Jantunen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jantunen's face. Jantunen staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Joni Jantunen has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jantunen is looking to land body kicks.
Jantunen misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jantunen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jantunen is rocked!
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Jantunen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Johnson lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Jantunen is looking to close the distance but Johnson sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Jantunen crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Jantunen is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Johnny Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Ovanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ovanov's entrance music is Fairytale. A fine choice. Whitaker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Korn - Freak on a leash. Derek Whitaker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Ovanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Whitaker!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ovanov has managed to clinch.
Ovanov has hold of one of Whitaker's legs. Whitaker is fighting the takedown attempt but Ovanov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Whitaker has a closed guard, preventing Ovanov from standing up.
Whitaker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ovanov won't allow Whitaker to get back to his feet.
Whitaker trying to keep a closed guard but Ovanov is proving a slippery customer.
Ovanov chips away with some ground and pound.
Ovanov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Whitaker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ovanov has Whitaker in his guard.
Ovanov pulls Whitaker in close to his closed guard and prevents Whitaker from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker trying to control but Ovanov is working from the bottom.
Ovanov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ovanov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Whitaker has passed into half guard!
Whitaker wants to take a breather but Ovanov is having none of it.
Whitaker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Whitaker works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ovanov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Whitaker.
Ovanov is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovanov tries to hold on but Whitaker postures up.
Whitaker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ovanov's face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ovanov tries to hold on but Whitaker pushes him away.
Ovanov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whitaker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Whitaker with a couple of short strikes.
Ovanov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Whitaker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ovanov can't escape the position.
Ovanov reaches up to try and control the position but Whitaker seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Ovanov rolls and tries to escape and now Whitaker has his back!
Whitaker looking for the choke from the back.
Whitaker looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovanov manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Ovanov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Whitaker's guard.
Whitaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ovanov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Whitaker wants to control but Ovanov passes easily into half guard.
Ovanov controlling the pace.
Ovanov wants to pass to mount but Whitaker is defending the position.
Ovanov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ovanov controlling the action here.
Ovanov works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovanov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ovanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whitaker keeps working.
Ovanov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Whitaker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Whitaker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Whitaker is trying to control Ovanov's posture but Ovanov avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ovanov wants to control but Whitaker is keeping him busy.
Ovanov gets to mount! Whitaker was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Ovanov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whitaker misses with a two punch combination.
Ovanov throws a body kick that misses.
Whitaker misses with a few strikes there.
Whitaker throws a body punch but Ovanov moves out of range.
Ovanov slips a jab and a cross from Whitaker.
Whitaker fails with the takedown
so Ovanov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ovanov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Whitaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ovanov counters with a single leg into guard. Whitaker didn't expect that.
Ovanov stands up from Whitaker's guard - Ovanov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Don Ovanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitaker throws a combination that misses
and Ovanov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Whitaker trying to control but Ovanov postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ovanov prevents Whitaker from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovanov decides to stand up.
Whitaker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ovanov counters with a single leg into guard. Whitaker didn't expect that.
Whitaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ovanov manages to get himself to full guard.
Ovanov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whitaker's guard.
Ovanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ovanov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ovanov avoids the body shot from Whitaker.
Ovanov is looking to land body kicks.
Whitaker tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ovanov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ovanov blocks the strikes from Whitaker.
Ovanov decides to stand and escape the position.
Whitaker stalks Ovanov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ovanov's face. Ovanov staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Don Ovanov has been cut.
Nice combo by Whitaker! Oh, that's hurt him - Ovanov falls to the canvas and Whitaker follows him into side control.
Ovanov is rocked!
Ovanov can't do much from the bottom here.
Oh Ovanov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whitaker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Whitaker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ovanov seems to have got his legs back now.
Ovanov struggling a bit here.
Whitaker decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Whitaker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker wants to get back to his feet but Ovanov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ovanov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ovanov passes Whitaker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ovanov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ovanov raining down shots from the mount!
Ovanov working Whitaker over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovanov content just to control the position here.
Ovanov wants to take Whitaker's back but he can't do it this time.
Ovanov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Whitaker is working to get back to half guard.
Ovanov stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ovanov cracks Whitaker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitaker looks to clinch
and Ovanov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Whitaker wants to get back to full guard.
Ovanov trying to control from half guard but Whitaker is working away.
Whitaker wants to control but Ovanov is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Ovanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Ovanov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Whitaker throws out a loose jab but Ovanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ovanov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ovanov wants to pass the guard but Whitaker is defending well.
Don Ovanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ovanov decides to return to a standing position.
Ovanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Whitaker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ovanov controls the pace.
Ovanov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitaker wants to control but Ovanov is keeping busy.
Whitaker tries to get to full guard but Ovanov has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovanov is pressing down on Whitaker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Whitaker is holding on for now.
Whitaker trying to control but Ovanov postures up.
Ovanov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Whitaker looks to land a combination but Ovanov avoids it well.
Ovanov moves into range and clinches up with Whitaker.
Whitaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ovanov.
Whitaker has had enough of the clinch but Ovanov keeps him there for the moment.
Ovanov breaks the clinch.
Ovanov lands with a shot to the body.
Whitaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Ovanov.
Ovanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker wants to get back to his feet.
Ovanov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Whitaker defend it? Ovanov steps over the head and cranks it - Whitaker is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ovanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Ovanov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Straight Outta' Compton - NWA. Pellegrino has chosen Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots as his entrance music. Bobby Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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209 lbs
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Improved boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brown!
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, Rousimar Pellegrino!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pellegrino wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ground and pound from Brown.
Pellegrino wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brown controlling the action here.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown wants to control but Pellegrino is keeping him busy.
Pellegrino wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is keen to just control but Pellegrino is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pellegrino to the mat! Pellegrino manages to get full guard.
Pellegrino wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pellegrino is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pellegrino on the ground.
Pellegrino looks gassed!
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Pellegrino keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pellegrino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown stands up from Pellegrino's guard - Brown perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Pellegrino scores a takedown into full mount!
Pellegrino is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Brown can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Brown tries to hold on but Pellegrino pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino wants to finish this one by submission but Brown is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brown is surviving well by controlling Pellegrino's body position as best he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pellegrino trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pellegrino takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Brown trying to control but not successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pellegrino.
Brown defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pellegrino's arms.
Brown can't escape the position.
Pellegrino punishes Brown with strikes from the back mount.
Brown is taking damage to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino is hanging on to Brown's back as he tries to escape.
Pellegrino has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Brown's body.
Pellegrino keeps control of the position as Brown tries to break free.
Pellegrino landing with strikes.
Pellegrino is looking for the choke from the back position but Brown is controlling his hands well.
Brown tries to break free.
Brown has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Brown trying to control but not successfully.
Brown tries to roll but Pellegrino sticks to his back.
Brown controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
I really don't envy Brown right now.
Pellegrino patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Pellegrino is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Brown defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pellegrino trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Brown has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Brown manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pellegrino's guard. Nice work there by Brown.
Pellegrino is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pellegrino has his hands on Brown's head, controlling the position.
Pellegrino is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Pellegrino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Pellegrino's attempts to control the action.
Pellegrino content just to control the position here.
Pellegrino prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rousimar Pellegrino dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Pellegrino counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pellegrino.
Pellegrino tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown tries to roll over but Pellegrino keeps him under control.
Brown flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown wants to get back to full guard but Pellegrino has mounted him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pellegrino mounts Brown! Really nice guard pass there!
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pellegrino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown trying to control but Pellegrino postures up.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Pellegrino is proving a slippery customer.
Pellegrino is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Pellegrino has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pellegrino wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Pellegrino is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
Pellegrino tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Pellegrino sits in half guard.
Pellegrino prevents Brown from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pellegrino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pellegrino looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pellegrino looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Pellegrino wants to finish this one by submission but Brown is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino avoids the attempt from Brown to control.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pellegrino content to control rather than advance.
Brown flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pellegrino wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pellegrino stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Pellegrino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pellegrino content to stall in guard here.
Pellegrino trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Pellegrino is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Brown looking to control.
Pellegrino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rousimar Pellegrino has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Pellegrino counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pellegrino manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Pellegrino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pellegrino working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rousimar Pellegrino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pellegrino decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown is trying to stand.
Brown tries to roll over but Pellegrino keeps him under control.
Pellegrino is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pellegrino to get the leverage.
Brown wants to improve his position but Pellegrino is controlling well.
Pellegrino with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Pellegrino.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pellegrino's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pellegrino's back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown scores with strikes from the back.
Brown doesn't have the hooks in and Pellegrino manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pellegrino passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brown won't allow Pellegrino to pass to mount.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brown holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pellegrino slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pellegrino prevents Brown from escaping the position.
Pellegrino working away.
Pellegrino slows the pace down.
Brown is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pellegrino is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Brown wants to control but Pellegrino is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown is having none of it.
Brown flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pellegrino is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brown has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brown prevents Pellegrino from taking his back.
Pellegrino looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown is having none of it.
Brown has left one of his arms exposed and Pellegrino doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Brown screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rousimar Pellegrino!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deniz Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Smithers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Smithers has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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193 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deniz Koc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Smithers!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers closes the distance and clinches up with Koc, looking for a takedown. Smithers pushes Koc against the cage but Koc circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Smithers.
Koc doesn't manage to clinch there - Smithers circles away.
Smithers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koc manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Koc. No joy for Smithers on that attempt.
Smithers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Deniz Koc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Smithers.
Koc closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Koc to work.
Smithers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smithers tries to pull guard but Koc won't allow it.
Koc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smithers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smithers showed some decent athleticism there.
Koc avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smithers.
Koc makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc keeping moving, preventing Smithers from controlling successfully.
Smithers looking to sit in guard and control but Koc gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koc slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smithers keeping full guard, as Koc tries to pass.
Koc stands and throws Smithers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Koc is breathing heavily.
Smithers can't do much from the bottom here.
Smithers is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smithers struggling a bit here.
Smithers is not content to let Koc control the position.
Smithers lands a little strike from the bottom.
Koc in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smithers is looking to clinch.
Smithers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smithers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koc counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smithers tries to get to full guard but Koc has control of the leg.
Smithers is defending against the submission attempts here by Koc.
Smithers trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smithers is looking to improve his position.
Smithers is looking to get back to full guard here but Koc has managed to pass to side control instead.
Smithers is squirming around, avoiding Koc's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koc throwing strikes here but Smithers is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Koc takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koc with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koc with the ground and pound from mount.
Koc forces the positional change into back control.
Koc lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Koc is riding his opponent, not letting Smithers buck him off.
Smithers is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Smithers just looking to survive in the bad position.
Koc 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.
Koc avoiding Smithers 's attempts to control his hands.
Smithers trying to get back to his feet but Koc is in full control for now.
Smithers is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deniz Koc dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koc tries to keep at a distance but Smithers has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smithers.
Smithers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koc gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smithers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Koc prevents it.
Smithers is working for takedown but Koc is calmly controlling the position for now.
Deniz Koc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Smithers.
Smithers prevents Koc from breaking the clinch.
Smithers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smithers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smithers lands in his opponent's guard.
Smithers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koc manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smithers manages to get himself to full guard.
Smithers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers keeping moving, preventing Koc from controlling successfully.
Koc is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smithers is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Smithers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Smithers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koc is controlling him.
Smithers keeping moving, preventing Koc from controlling successfully.
Smithers controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Koc looks to clinch
and Smithers counters by moving into the clinch.
Smithers keeps control of Koc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koc tries a body shot but Smithers blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koc wants a takedown but no success here.
Smithers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Koc gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Koc crunches a lovely knee into Smithers's ribcage.
Koc is trying to maintain a safe position but Smithers gets an underhook and turns Koc into the cage.
Koc fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smithers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koc drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smithers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smithers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smithers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koc is working for takedown but Smithers is calmly controlling the position for now.
The is referee keeping an eye on Smithers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Koc jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smithers preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koc is on top in guard.
Koc trying to control the position from guard on top but Smithers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koc sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smithers's guard.
Koc slows the pace down in half guard.
Koc not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smithers is looking to improve his position.
Smithers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smithers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koc is working away from the top position though.
Smithers punching from the bottom.
Smithers trying to control but Koc postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smithers tries for a takedown but Koc circles away easily
and Koc counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Koc.
Smithers has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Koc regains guard immediately.
Smithers wants to control from the top but Koc keeps moving.
Smithers looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Smithers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smithers shoots for a takedown but Koc saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koc closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smithers to the mat! Smithers manages to get full guard.
Smithers wants to sweep but no luck.
Koc controlling from the top position.
Smithers keeping moving, preventing Koc from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smithers wants to sweep but no luck.
Smithers trying to keep a closed guard but Koc is proving a slippery customer.
Smithers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koc passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Koc's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Koc is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smithers is looking to improve his position.
Koc performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Koc wants to pass to mount but Smithers is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smithers is refusing to be controlled, as Koc sits in half guard.
Koc controlling the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Deniz Koc just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koc feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Koc stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smithers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smithers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koc slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smithers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smithers trying to control from half guard but Koc is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smithers passes into side control, despite Koc's attempt to control the position.
Koc is not content to let Smithers control the position.
Smithers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You can see the frustration on Koc's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koc manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smithers's best efforts.
Smithers is tying to control. Koc wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Koc is controlling Smithers's trapped leg to prevent Smithers from advancing to side control.
Koc is staying active underneath Smithers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smithers lands with a punch from half guard.
Smithers is looking to advance position but Koc won't allow it.
Koc tries to roll over but Smithers keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smithers connects with a nice short shot to Koc's temple.
Koc actively working from the bottom here.
Koc is trying to maintain the position but Smithers is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deniz Koc showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koc has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deniz Koc!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balls Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everaldo Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Evans Entrance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balls Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Everaldo Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall feints and as Jorge raises his hands in defense, Wall changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jorge wants to sweep but no luck.
Wall content to stall in guard here.
Wall trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jorge's guard.
Jorge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jorge is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall trying to control but Jorge is working from the bottom.
Wall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jorge, up you get!
Jorge tries for a takedown but Wall circles away easily
and Wall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wall could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jorge.
Wall can't break the clinch.
Jorge manages to break the clinch.
Wall shoots in and bounces Jorge off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wall looking to pass the guard.
Wall is fighting to break Jorge's control of his arms but Jorge is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is trying to control the position but Wall postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jorge is keeping the position for now.
Jorge is looking for a triangle but Wall pushes his legs off easily.
Wall trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wall sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.
Jorge looking for a guillotine here but Wall defends easily.
Jorge lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wall!
Jorge takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wall bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jorge trying to keep a closed guard but Wall is proving a slippery customer.
Jorge manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wall is breathing heavily.
Jorge trying to control but Wall is having none of it.
Jorge looking for a guillotine from mount but Wall is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balls Wall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorge.
Jorge tries to keep at a distance but Wall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wall pulls guard effortlessly.
Wall lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jorge!
Wall looking to control but Jorge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wall landing strikes from the mount and Jorge is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jorge slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jorge keeping control of the position.
Jorge works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jorge has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jorge has his feet on Wall's thighs here. He's pushed Wall off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Wall screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Everaldo Jorge!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Piletich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bjerke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piletich's entrance music is King of Kings. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Piletich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Bjerke!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjerke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piletich.
Piletich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bjerke pinned against the cage. Bjerke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Piletich scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Piletich.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Piletich is having none of it.
Piletich feints and as Bjerke raises his hands in defense, Piletich changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Piletich passes into half guard.
Piletich stops Bjerke from getting back to his feet.
Piletich wants to pass the guard but Bjerke is defending well.
Piletich trying to control from half guard but Bjerke is working away.
Bjerke is defending against the submission attempts here by Piletich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjerke tries to roll over but Piletich keeps him under control.
Piletich wants to free his trapped foot but Bjerke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Piletich wants to control but Bjerke is keeping him busy.
Bjerke trying to control here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Piletich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bjerke circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Piletich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piletich has a takedown stuffed.
Piletich lands a with a good body shot.
Bjerke throws a right and a left that Piletich avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bjerke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piletich.
Benny Bjerke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjerke tries to clinch but Piletich is having none of it.
Piletich fails with the takedown.
Piletich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benny Bjerke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piletich is breathing heavily.
Piletich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piletich moves out of range as Bjerke throws a body kick.
Bjerke wants to clinch.
Bjerke tries to clinch up.
Bjerke misses with a body kick.
Piletich shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piletich lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piletich prevents Bjerke from standing back up.
Piletich is looking for a kimura but Bjerke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Piletich to get the leverage.
Piletich stops Bjerke from getting back to his feet.
Bjerke trying to control but Piletich postures up.
Piletich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bjerke defends it well.
Piletich prevents Bjerke from standing back up.
Bjerke won't allow Piletich to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bjerke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Piletich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bjerke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piletich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Piletich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bjerke's waist but Bjerke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Piletich off to one side.
Bjerke is looking to land body kicks.
Bjerke doesn't manage to clinch there - Piletich circles away.
Piletich fails to land the takedown.
Piletich swats away the attempt to clinch by Bjerke.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Piletich.
Bjerke moves in looking to clinch but Piletich pushes him off.
Piletich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bjerke!
Piletich has hold of Bjerke's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bjerke manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Piletich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bjerke is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Piletich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bjerke gets caught flat footed, as Piletich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Piletich passes into half guard.
Bjerke is refusing to be controlled, as Piletich sits in half guard.
Piletich not doing much here.
Piletich wants to work for an arm triangle but Bjerke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bjerke won't allow Piletich to pass to mount.
Piletich is trying to control the action in half guard but Bjerke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjerke is controlling Piletich's trapped leg to prevent Piletich from advancing to side control.
Piletich trying to control from half guard but Bjerke is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bjerke gets a clinch.
Bjerke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bjerke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piletich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bjerke tries to land knees in the clinch but Piletich avoids the damage to the body.
Bjerke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Piletich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bjerke jumps guard but Piletich stands there with Bjerke around his waist. Bjerke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bjerke is breathing heavily.
Bjerke trying to stall but Piletich improves his position.
Bjerke lands a knee to the body.
Bjerke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Piletich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Piletich managing to block the knees to the body from Bjerke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Piletich.
Bjerke jumps guard but Piletich stands there with Bjerke around his waist. Bjerke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matt Piletich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Bjerke.
Bjerke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Piletich managing to block the knees to the body from Bjerke.
Bjerke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bjerke has Piletich pushed against the cage.
Bjerke tries to land a knee to the head but Piletich blocks with his arms.
Bjerke fails to pull guard.
Bjerke stalling against the cage.
Piletich blocking some punches.
Bjerke gets underhooks to prevent Piletich's takedown attempt.
Piletich can't get the takedown.
Bjerke tries to stall but Piletich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bjerke trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piletich gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Piletich trying to control from Bjerke's half guard. Bjerke has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Piletich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjerke is keeping the position for now.
Bjerke wants to stand up but Piletich is controlling him.
Bjerke keeping moving, preventing Piletich from controlling successfully.
Piletich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bjerke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Piletich works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke is refusing to be controlled, as Piletich sits in half guard.
Bjerke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Piletich is looking to work some ground and pound but Bjerke has wrist control.
Bjerke wants to get back to his feet but Piletich is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bjerke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Piletich prevents Bjerke from getting back to his feet.
Piletich won't allow Bjerke to sweep him here.
Piletich drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bjerke manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Piletich has Bjerke in his guard.
Bjerke tries to stand but Piletich is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Piletich dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Piletich stalks Bjerke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bjerke's face. Bjerke staggers backwards, shaken.
Piletich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bjerke's waist but Bjerke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Piletich off to one side.
Piletich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bjerke. Bjerke obviously looking to wear him down.
Bjerke is looking to clinch but Piletich is avoiding it.
Piletich throws a jab when Bjerke was well out of range.
Bjerke throws a right hand that misses
and Piletich counters with a shoot takedown. Bjerke fights it but they end up in guard.
Piletich is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Piletich prevents Bjerke from getting back to his feet.
Bjerke keeping moving, preventing Piletich from controlling successfully.
Piletich works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Piletich is working for a submission of some sort.
Piletich is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bjerke defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piletich is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bjerke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Piletich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bjerke makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bjerke darts in trying to clinch
and Piletich counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bjerke's guard now.
Bjerke keeping full guard, as Piletich tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke is looking to stand up but Piletich isn't so interested in that idea.
Piletich slips nicely into half guard.
Bjerke regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Piletich.
Piletich drops back looking for a leg! Bjerke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bjerke manages to kick Piletich off! Piletich jumps back into Bjerke's guard.
Piletich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjerke is keeping the position for now.
Piletich advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjerke wants to control but Piletich is keeping busy.
Piletich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Piletich is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bjerke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Piletich wants to pass to mount but Bjerke is defending the position.
Piletich moves into full mount! Bjerke won't be happy about that!
Piletich goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bjerke is on top in guard.
Bjerke tries to stand but Piletich is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piletich working for submissions but it's allowed Bjerke to get to half guard.
Piletich tries to roll over but Bjerke keeps him under control.
Piletich is working hard here to advance position.
Piletich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Piletich working for a triangle but Bjerke defends it easily.
Piletich controls Bjerke momentarily but Bjerke frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Piletich clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Piletich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bjerke tries to clinch up but Piletich circles away and keeps his distance.
Piletich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Piletich working Bjerke over with strikes.
Piletich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bjerke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Piletich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Piletich seems to be working for a kimura but Bjerke defends the submission attempt.
Bjerke is in trouble now - Piletich has advanced to mount!
Piletich prevents Bjerke from getting the reversal.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piletich swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bjerke is now in Piletich's guard. A big mistake from Piletich there, giving up the dominant position!
Bjerke trying to control but Piletich is working from the bottom.
Piletich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bjerke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Piletich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bjerke wanted to stand there but Piletich had control of the position.
Piletich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Piletich is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bjerke has his hands clasped together but Piletich extends an breaks Bjerke's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Piletich.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Piletich!
Matt Piletich retains his middleweight title!
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