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BFE - 04 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Pasca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasca comes to the cage accompanied by mama said knock you out . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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295 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Pasca!
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, Joao Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pasca has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marcos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pasca has Marcos pressed against the cage, preventing Marcos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marcos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pasca wants to take the fight to the mat but Marcos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Marcos is trying to break the clinch but Pasca has him pressed against the cage.
Marcos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pasca has him pressed against the cage.
Pasca tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pasca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pasca is working for takedown but Marcos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pasca looking for a takedown.
Marcos is trying to push Pasca away but Pasca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marcos is trying to break the clinch but Pasca is controlling him.
Marcos working hard to break the clinch.
Pasca wants to take the fight to the mat but Marcos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pasca tries to score a body lock takedown but Marcos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pasca is breathing heavily.
Pasca has Marcos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marcos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marcos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Marcos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pasca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marcos tries to bum rush Pasca with a series of wild strikes but Pasca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pasca.
Pasca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcos cracks Pasca with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marcos cracks Pasca with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Pasca falls to his knees and Marcos doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Marcos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erick Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pitagoras Euclides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erick Barbosa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erick Barbosa!
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, Pitagoras Euclides!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Euclides slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Euclides showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Euclides shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barbosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Euclides looking to sit in guard and control but Barbosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Euclides controlling the position.
Euclides manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barbosa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Euclides is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Barbosa is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Barbosa flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Euclides anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Barbosa and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Euclides slips an arm under Barbosa chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Euclides has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Euclides is squeezing on Barbosa like an anaconda would it's prey. Barbosa fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pitagoras Euclides!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yo Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Craine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Craine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sepultura - Orgasmatron. Yo Adrian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shawn Craine's chin.
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300 lbs
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288 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yo Adrian!
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, Shawn Craine!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adrian moves into the clinch successfully.
Adrian misses with some punches.
Craine stalling in the clinch.
Adrian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adrian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Craine is keeping busy.
Craine lands with a light punch inside.
Adrian is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Craine lands an uppercut.
Adrian throws a head punch that misses.
Adrian tries to stall but Craine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adrian misses with the head strike.
Craine taking a breather.
Craine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adrian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Craine stalling the fight.
Craine misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adrian.
Craine blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Craine fails to land.
A body shot lands from Craine.
Craine controlling the action here for a moment.
Craine presses Adrian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Craine stalling in the clinch.
Craine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adrian swings wildly with an uppercut but Craine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adrian backwards.
Craine avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Craine.
Come on Craine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Craine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrian taking a breather.
Craine blocking some punches.
Adrian has a couple of punches blocked by Craine.
Craine swings wildly with an uppercut but Adrian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Craine.
Adrian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adrian controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Adrian fails to land.
Craine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craine misses the shot to the body.
Adrian scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Shawn Craine has been cut.
Adrian throws a series of punches but Craine avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Craine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adrian clinches with his opponent.
Craine lands a hook that snaps the head of Adrian backwards.
Craine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Craine slowing the pace effectively.
Adrian tries to stall but Craine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adrian.
The referee calls for Craine to work.
Craine pushes Adrian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Craine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Craine.
Craine effectively controlling the action here.
Adrian takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adrian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Craine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Craine blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Craine.
Craine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Craine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Craine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adrian.
A left hand lands to the body for Craine.
Adrian has a couple of punches blocked by Craine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adrian misses with the head strike.
Craine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Craine pushes Adrian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adrian tries to stall but Craine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Craine stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Craine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Craine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adrian moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adrian misses with some punches.
Craine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Craine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adrian backwards.
Adrian misses with the head strike.
Craine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Craine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shawn Craine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Craine drops Adrian onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Adrian is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Adrian is rocked!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Craine in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
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!
Craine digs a right hand underneath Adrian's ribcage. Adrian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh Adrian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Craine works on Adrian's body with a couple of short punches.
Craine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Craine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adrian.
Craine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adrian seems to have got his legs back now.
Craine gets tackled into the cage by Adrian. Adrian maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Craine.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Craine lands a right hand.
Craine cracks Adrian with a nice body shot.
Craine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craine pushes Adrian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Craine scores with a hook to the body.
Craine lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Adrian to his knees! Craine keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Craine!
Shawn Craine managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ****160Q Reduce Energy****, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Carvalho (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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281 lbs
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271 lbs
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Counter striker
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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, Adam Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Carvalho to the ground. Simpson is now in Carvalho's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Simpson tries to free his leg and advance position but Carvalho is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carvalho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carvalho has his foot on Simpson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Simpson works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carvalho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carvalho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Simpson is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Simpson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Simpson from controlling successfully.
Simpson really is a fat lump.
Carvalho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Simpson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Simpson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Simpson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carvalho is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho trying to control the position.
Simpson wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
Simpson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Carvalho to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Simpson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Carvalho pulls down on the head and he's put Simpson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anderson Carvalho!
A very excited looking Anderson Carvalho 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Di Punker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rozafa Arben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punker's entrance music is Miss May I - Relentless Chaos. A fine choice. Arben is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by P.O.D. - The Messenjah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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205 lbs
10 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Di Punker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rozafa Arben!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arben connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Punker with a poor takedown
and Arben counters with a thumping low kick.
Punker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Punker tries to clinch up.
Arben fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Punker defending well as Arben loads up on a big left hand.
Punker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arben cracks Punker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arben gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Punker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punker tries to clinch there but Arben circles away.
Arben throws a jab when Punker was well out of range.
Punker throws a head kick but Arben moves out of range.
Punker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arben tries to bum rush Punker with a series of wild strikes but Punker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Punker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arben is fending him off so far but Punker persists. Nope, Arben circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Di Punker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arben lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Arben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arben throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arben moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arben connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Punker scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arben.
Arben stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arben wants it to stay on the feet.
Arben slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arben misses the shot to the body.
Arben throws a looping overhand right but Punker ducks down to avoid it.
Punker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Punker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arben lands a really nice looking cross but Punker seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punker moves out of range as Arben strikes.
Punker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arben leaves Punker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Arben throws a hook to the side of Punker's head but Punker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arben connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Punker looks to land a left hand but Arben moved out of range nicely.
Punker slips under a jab.
Punker fails with the takedown.
Rozafa Arben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punker staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arben.
Arben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Arben sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arben slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Punker ducks under a wild hook from Arben.
Punker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arben.
Rozafa Arben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Punker moves away from the strike by Arben.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rozafa Arben 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.
Arben sizes up Punker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arben ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Punker shoots in for a double leg but Arben sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Punker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Punker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Punker is rocked!
Arben drops Punker with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Punker! Arben dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rozafa Arben!
After the fight, Rozafa Arben was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Stone Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Unknown Soldier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone Hand comes to the cage accompanied by Duality. Unknown Soldier has chosen David Bowie - Rebel Rebel as his entrance music. 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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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Stone Hand!
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, Guilherme Unknown Soldier!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone Hand misses with a hook
and Unknown Soldier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnny Stone Hand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unknown Soldier walks into a straight right hand from Stone Hand.
It looks like Guilherme Unknown Soldier has been cut.
Unknown Soldier wants to clinch
and Stone Hand counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone Hand misses with a left hand
and Unknown Soldier scores with a counter punch that sends Stone Hand to the canvas! Unknown Soldier smells blood - he's punishing Stone Hand with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Stone Hand has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Unknown Soldier!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Guilherme Unknown Soldier made sure he mentioned ****160Q Reduce Energy****, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zolt Bradbury (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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Carioca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zolt Bradbury!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradbury avoids the head kick by Carioca.
Bradbury takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carioca throws a head kick but Bradbury moves out of range.
Carioca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carioca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carioca blocks a head kick by Bradbury.
Bradbury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradbury lands with a nice combination. Carioca backs away looking to recover.
Carioca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradbury steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carioca. That one must have hurt.
Carioca lands a head kick!
Carioca throws out a powerful jab.
Carioca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carioca tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bradbury misses with a wild combination.
Bradbury misses with a leg kick
and Carioca counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bradbury is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bradbury goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradbury missing with a left hand there. Carioca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carioca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bradbury lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carioca at a distance.
Bradbury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bradbury throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Bradbury.
Carioca misses with a head kick.
Carioca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carioca takes one to the chin there.
Carioca lands a front kick.
Bradbury's corner calls for a 1-2. Bradbury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab lands there for Bradbury.
Carioca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zolt Bradbury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradbury pushes Carioca away with a front kick.
Carioca is breathing heavily.
Bradbury throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carioca's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradbury cracks Carioca with a good jab.
Bradbury throws an overhand right that lands on Carioca's shoulder, as Carioca tries to avoid the shot.
Bradbury throws a sloppy head kick and Carioca moves out of range easily.
Carioca slips under a jab.
Carioca throws a head kick but Bradbury moves out of range.
Bradbury feints and then cracks Carioca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carioca down.
Bradbury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradbury slips under a jab.
Carioca throws a head kick that misses.
Carioca throws a sloppy head kick and Bradbury moves out of range easily.
Carioca throws a hook but Bradbury avoids it easily.
Carioca tries a head kick but it misses.
Carioca throws a right hand that Bradbury ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradbury also avoids with ease.
Bradbury is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bradbury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bradbury throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradbury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carioca misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Carioca.
Bradbury tries a head kick but it misses.
Carioca throws a head kick but Bradbury moves out of range.
Carioca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bradbury dips to his left and cracks Carioca with an uppercut!
Bradbury moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradbury looks to land a body kick but Carioca moved away.
Bradbury blocks a head kick by Carioca.
Bradbury scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carioca is rocked!
Carioca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carioca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carioca misses with a kick to the body
and Bradbury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Carioca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradbury throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carioca seems to have got his legs back now.
Carioca blocks a head kick by Bradbury.
Bradbury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carioca throws a solid leg kick but Bradbury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carioca.
Carioca dodges the punch combination from Bradbury.
Bradbury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carioca takes one to the side of the head.
Bradbury throws a head kick but Carioca moves out of range.
Carioca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carioca is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Bradbury Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Carioca is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zolt Bradbury!
Zolt Bradbury took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'That's unfortunate'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Bebot. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Vera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Vera finds it's target.
It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut.
Gurgel scores with a punch to the head.
Vera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gurgel moves away.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Vera clinches with his opponent.
Gurgel is trying to maintain a safe position but Vera gets an underhook and turns Gurgel into the cage.
Vera lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurgel lands a left hand.
Gurgel wants to break free but Vera has control.
Vera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Gurgel is blocking nicely.
Vera has Gurgel pressed against the cage.
Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Gurgel is blocking nicely.
Gurgel manages to break the clinch.
Vera fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera tries to clinch but Gurgel moves out of range.
Vera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gurgel blocks a low kick nicely.
Gurgel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vera circles away quickly and effectively.
Gurgel misses with the combination.
Gurgel connects with a jab.
Vera rushes Gurgel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gurgel lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Gurgel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gurgel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gurgel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gurgel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurgel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gurgel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gurgel looks to throw the jab but Vera is out of range.
Gurgel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vera misses with a wild body shot.
Michael Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Joaozinho Gurgel's cut even more.
Joaozinho Gurgel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gurgel circles away quickly and effectively.
Vera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gurgel blocks a head kick by Vera.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera tests Gurgel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vera throws a shot from downtown. Gurgel moves away and avoids it.
Gurgel throws a right and a left that Vera avoids nicely.
Vera throws out a leg kick but Gurgel moves out of range and Vera only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vera.
Vera throws a head kick that misses.
Gurgel scores with a hook to the body. Vera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gurgel stuffs the takedown attempt from Vera. Vera gets slowly back to his feet.
Gurgel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Veras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vera avoids the body shot from Gurgel.
Gurgel throws a sloppy head kick and Vera moves out of range easily.
Vera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vera slips a jab and a cross from Gurgel.
Vera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gurgel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gurgel throws the left hand but Vera avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera slips a jab from Gurgel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gurgel misses.
Gurgel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gurgel throws a hook to the side of Vera's head but Vera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gurgel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gurgel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Vera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Gurgel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gurgel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gurgel avoids the body shot from Vera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vera shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vera was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gurgel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joaozinho Gurgel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vera cracks the inside of Gurgel's front leg.
Vera misses with a looping left.
Gurgel feints and then cracks Vera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vera down.
Gurgel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vera misses with a leg kick.
Gurgel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Vera.
Gurgel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
Vera throws a low kick, looking for Gurgel's leg but Gurgel calmly moves out of range.
Vera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gurgel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vera counters with an inside leg kick.
Vera ducks right into an uppercut from Gurgel.
Vera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gurgel.
Vera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
A head kick misses from Vera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera connects with a body shot that sends Gurgel's belly button to the back.
Vera slips under a jab from Gurgel.
Vera misses with a low kick.
Vera misses with a body shot.
Vera connects with a leg kick. Gurgel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab lands there for Gurgel.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Gurgel throws a hook to the side of Vera's head but Vera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gurgel blocks a head kick by Vera.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gurgel.
A telegraphed right hand from Gurgel misses the target.
Vera takes one to the side of the head.
Vera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Gurgel moves out of range easily.
Vera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gurgel looks to land a left hand but Vera moved out of range nicely.
Vera is looking to slow Gurgel down with leg kicks.
Gurgel throws a leg kick which misses Vera's front leg but catches the back leg as Vera tries to avoid it.
Vera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joaozinho Gurgel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vera throws a leg kick but Gurgel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vera lands with a nice body kick.
Donk. Gurgel catches Vera right on the button with a cross.
Gurgel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vera in his tracks.
Gurgel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gurgel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gurgel misses with a two punch combination.
Vera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gurgel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gurgel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gurgel misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vera.
Gurgel is breathing heavily.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Gurgel pushes him off.
Gurgel connects with a high kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vera.
Vera tried to score with a low kick but Gurgel checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gurgel.
Vera scores with a head kick. Gurgel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gurgel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vera misses with the combination.
Vera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gurgel moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Gurgel misses the target.
Gurgel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gurgel moves away.
Gurgel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gurgel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vera.
Gurgel blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vera.
Gurgel throws a jab but it's blocked by Vera.
Vera is looking to wear down Gurgel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vera has a takedown stuffed.
Vera tried to score with a low kick but Gurgel checks it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gurgel!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gurgel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vera.
Vera takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joaozinho Gurgel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vera wants to slow Gurgel down by chopping away at his legs.
Gurgel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gurgel scores with a three punch combo!
Vera is rocked!
Gurgel throws a series of punches but Vera moves out of range.
Oh Vera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vera loses concentration momentarily and Gurgel pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Vera crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Gurgel finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joaozinho Gurgel!
Joaozinho Gurgel is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Joaozinho Gurgel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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