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OG 59: Illegal Thumbsucker PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Dennehy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennehy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Homeland. Liam Dennehy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam Dennehy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennehy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dennehy wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Dennehy.
Dennehy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hogan throws out the jab.
Hogan 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.
Dennehy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dennehy wants to clinch but Hogan slips to the side
and Hogan counters with a straight right hand.
Hogan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dennehy moves into range and clinches up with Hogan.
Hogan avoiding damage.
Hogan gets through Dennehy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dennehy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dennehy lands an elbow that stopped Hogan in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Hogan misses with the head strike.
Hogan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dennehy prevents a body shot from Hogan.
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hogan's face.
It looks like Hulk Hogan has been cut.
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Hogan won't want to take too many of those.
Dennehy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hogan blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan working aggressively here.
Hogan leaning against his opponent.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
Dennehy misses with an elbow over the top.
Dennehy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dennehy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennehy.
Dennehy looking to throw knees to the head but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Hogan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hogan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dennehy backwards.
Hogan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dennehy missing with knees to the body.
Hogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dennehy backwards.
Dennehy missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dennehy lands an elbow that stopped Hogan in his tracks for a moment.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dennehy trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dennehy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hogan's brow.
Hogan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hogan avoiding damage as Dennehy throws knees to the body.
Dennehy misses with a knee strike.
Hogan tries for a takedown but Dennehy manages to get underhooks.
Hogan lands a right hand.
Dennehy prevents a body shot from Hogan.
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogan swings wildly with an uppercut but Dennehy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dennehy blocking some punches.
Dennehy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dennehy pushes off an throws an elbow but Hogan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hogan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hogan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy lands a knee to the body.
Hogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dennehy gets underhooks to prevent Hogan's takedown attempt.
Dennehy looking to throw knees to the head but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dennehy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dennehy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hogan tries to throw a body punch but Dennehy avoids it by throwing Hogan back against the cage.
Hogan can't find room to land a body shot as Dennehy controls the action.
Dennehy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dennehy or not.
Dennehy looks gassed!
Hogan wants to stall.
Hogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dennehy or not.
A shot in the inside from Hogan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hogan.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside that Hogan shrugs off.
Hogan lands with a left to the head.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hogan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dennehy is rocked!
Hogan has a couple of punches blocked by Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dennehy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dennehys head.
Dennehy is still on wobbly legs! Can Hogan finish him?
Hogan misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennehy.
Hogan lands a takedown into guard.
Hogan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dennehy's guard.
Hogan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dennehy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hogan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan lands with a punch from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dennehy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hogan uses his free foot to push down on Dennehy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dennehy.
A big strike lands for Hogan! That's really hurt Dennehy and he's turned his back - Hogan keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hogan jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Hogan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Felipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe comes to the cage accompanied by Brock Lesnar - Theme Song. Bman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ramones - Spiderman. Humble Bman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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204 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Dangerous knees
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flavio Felipe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humble Bman!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felipe dives in and grabs Bman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bman pushes down on Felipe's head and hops out.
Felipe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Felipe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bman's waist but Bman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Felipe off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flavio Felipe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bman leaves Felipe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Felipe is defended easily by Bman.
Felipe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Felipe shoots in looking for a takedown but Bman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Felipe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Felipe misses with a series of wild punches.
Bman tries to clinch there but Felipe circles away.
Bman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Felipe.
Felipe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bman sprawls well. Bman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Felipe gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felipe throws a combination that misses
and Bman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Felipe is trying to break the clinch but Bman has him pressed against the cage.
Felipe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Felipe has a couple of punches blocked by Bman.
Felipe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Bman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Flavio Felipe has been cut.
Bman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Felipe's defenses.
Bman lands a knee to the body.
Felipe is breathing heavily.
Bman is stalling here.
Bman scores with a knee to the head.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Felipe's face.
Felipe is rocked!
Bman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bman stalling against the cage.
Bman lands a knee to the head.
Oh Felipe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Felipe - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Bman, and another! Felipe is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Humble Bman!
After winning the bout, Humble Bman 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Baroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and High Lighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lighter has chosen What What (In the Butt) as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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174 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Baroa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, High Lighter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lighter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baroa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baroa moves away from the strike by Lighter.
Baroa misses with a takedown
and Lighter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baroa has his takedown stuffed
and Lighter counters with a left and a right that stings Baroa.
Lighter misses the shot to the body.
Baroa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Baroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baroa moves out of range of the strikes.
Lighter looks to throw the jab but Baroa is out of range.
Lighter scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Jose Baroa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lighter.
Lighter stalks Baroa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baroa's face. Baroa staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lighter throws a nice looking combination but Baroa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baroa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lighter counters with a nice body shot.
Lighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baroa tries for a takedown but Lighter circles away easily
and Lighter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lighter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baroa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lighter counters with a left hand that sends Baroa to the canvas!
Baroa is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lighter controlling from the top position.
Oh Baroa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lighter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lighter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Baroa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Baroa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Baroa!
Baroa seems to have got his legs back now.
Lighter regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lighter trying to hold on to Baroa's head to control him but Baroa postures up.
Lighter actively working from the bottom here.
Lighter looking for submissions off his back.
Lighter looks gassed!
Lighter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baroa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baroa's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroa trying to control the hands but Lighter breaks the grip.
Lighter is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Baroa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Baroa is in a bad position with Lighter working for a choke. Baroa manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lighter is looking for a triangle but Baroa pushes his legs off easily.
Lighter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baroa defends it easily.
Lighter throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Baroa escapes and throws Lighter's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroa trying to control the position but Lighter is working away.
Baroa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Baroa working the ground and pound but Lighter is defending the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lighter prevents Baroa from moving into mount.
Baroa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lighter keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
High Lighter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Baroa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baroa.
Lighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroa moves away.
Lighter wants to slow Baroa down by chopping away at his legs.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Baroa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lighter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lighter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jose Baroa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baroa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baroa shoots and misses
and Lighter counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lighter.
Nice defenses there by Baroa.
Baroa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baroa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroa looks for the body kick but Lighter saw that one coming.
Baroa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baroa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lighter circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Baroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baroa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lighter counters with an outside leg kick.
Lighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lighter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baroa.
Lighter throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Baroa blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lighter slaps away a takedown attempt from Baroa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baroa doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Lighter to counter with a crisp jab.
Baroa throws the left hand but Lighter avoids the punch easily.
Lighter throws a right and a left that Baroa avoids nicely.
Lighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Baroa is just out of range.
Baroa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lighter.
Baroa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lighter shoots in and bounces Baroa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lighter is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroa keeping moving, preventing Lighter from controlling successfully.
Baroa keeping full guard, as Lighter tries to pass.
Baroa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lighter is aware though and is defending well.
Baroa controls Lighter momentarily but Lighter frees himself.
Lighter drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Baroa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lighter has Baroa in his guard.
Lighter managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lighter can't keep his opponent in guard - Baroa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lighter tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Baroa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lighter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baroa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baroa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
High Lighter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Baroa's cut.
That's time! Baroa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A combination from Baroa does no damage.
Baroa drops his hands momentarily and Lighter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baroa tries for a takedown but Lighter circles away easily
and Lighter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baroa moves out of range of the strikes.
Baroa tries for a takedown but Lighter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baroa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lighter.
Baroa tries to clinch up but Lighter circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroa has his takedown stuffed
enabling Lighter to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Baroa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Lighter misses.
Baroa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baroa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baroa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lighter scores with a body shot.
Lighter scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Lighter lands.
Jose Baroa's cut is getting worse.
Lighter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lighter to score with a decent uppercut.
Baroa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baroa shoots and misses
and Lighter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lighter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
BOOM! Lighter lands a beautiful left hook that drops Baroa. Baroa tries to recover but Lighter is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Baroa lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). High Lighter!
An out of breath High Lighter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunnah Hadith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Time For War. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hadith's choice of entrance music: Outshined - Soundgarden. Diego Rua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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193 lbs
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22
198 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sunnah Hadith!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rua napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hadith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rua is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hadith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hadith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hadith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hadith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hadith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rua, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hadith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rua has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hadith swings around for an armbar but Rua sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hadith's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua won't allow Hadith to sweep him here.
Hadith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hadith 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.
Hadith working for a triangle but Rua defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rua gets to his feet - Hadith follows without any prompting.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hadith was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Hadith.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua tries to clinch but Hadith is having none of it.
Hadith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Hadith has Rua pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rua manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Diego Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hadith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hadith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Hadith circles away.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rua is looking to land body kicks.
Rua tries to clinch but Hadith moves out of range.
Rua misses with a straight right.
Hadith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rua wants the takedown. Hadith is fighting it off but Rua persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hadith's guard against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rua is sitting in close to Hadith's body. Hadith has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rua is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rua is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hadith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sunnah Hadith!
In his post fight interview, Sunnah Hadith gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks everyone that supported me! My fans, family, GSF Team... You´re awesome! Give me one of these new folks to show them what Omnislash Gauntlet is about!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Large Boner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick comes to the cage accompanied by Boom\ P.O.D. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
190 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Large Boner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dick swivels and escapes.
Dick fails to land with a series of punches.
Dick looks to land a right hand but Boner moved out of range.
Boner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dick jabs Boner right on the nose. Boner blinks but takes it well.
Boner looks to score with a jab to the body but Dick is just out of range.
Dick looks to land a combination. Boner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Large Boner has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Dick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boner shoots in looking for a takedown. Dick tries to sprawl out of it but Boner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Big Dick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Large Boner.
Dick misses with a few strikes there.
Dick lands a jab to the head.
Dick looks to land a combination. Boner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dick drops Boner with a naaaaasty hook - Boner is in real trouble here! Dick dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Dick!
A pretty intense looking Big Dick took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
164 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pierce in his tracks.
Pierce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jordan tries to avoid it but Pierce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jordan to the ground. Jordan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pierce misses with a takedown attempt
and Jordan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pierce tries for a takedown but Jordan circles away easily
and Jordan counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jordan counters with a three punch combo that has Pierce backing up. Pierce nods at Jordan to acknowledge the strikes.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pierce closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jordan's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pierce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jordan wants to sweep here but Pierce controlling him for the moment.
Jordan looking to control.
Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pierce. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jordan is looking for a triangle but Pierce pushes his legs off easily.
Pierce looking to pass the guard.
Jordan striking off his back but it's not causing Pierce any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan working a defensive guard but Pierce passes into half guard.
Pierce seems to be working for a kimura but Jordan defends the submission attempt.
Jordan tries to roll over but Pierce keeps him under control.
Jordan is defending against the submission attempts here by Pierce.
Pierce works his way into side control.
Pierce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jordan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pierce has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jordan is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pierce yanks on the arm and Jordan is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pierce.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Pierce!
A very excited looking Rafael Pierce rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gaucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaucho's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Accardipane vs. Ballon-Go West. BJ Penn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Gaucho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaucho tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gaucho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn moves away from the strike by Gaucho.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Gaucho.
Penn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gaucho.
Gaucho moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Gaucho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gaucho has clasped his hands together around Penn's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Gaucho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Penn looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Penn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gaucho.
Gaucho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Penn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gaucho moves into full mount!
Gaucho lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gaucho is working for a guillotine from mount but Penn frees his head quite easily.
Gaucho fails to advance to Penn's back.
Gaucho content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaucho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gaucho wants to take his opponent's back but Penn doesn't allow it.
Gaucho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penn is looking to escape.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gaucho lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gaucho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Penn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gaucho goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Penn is on top in guard.
Gaucho controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.
Penn takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Penn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gaucho has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gaucho can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gaucho works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaucho is looking to control Penn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gaucho avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gaucho defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaucho trying to control but Penn postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Gaucho dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gaucho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn throws a leg kick but Gaucho checks it.
Gaucho throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaucho defending well though.
Gaucho trying to hold on to Penn's head to control him but Penn postures up.
Rafael Gaucho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gaucho keeping control of the position.
Gaucho actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaucho trying to control but Penn postures up.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gaucho still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gaucho has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Gaucho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Penn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Penn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gaucho connects with a decent elbow.
Gaucho scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Penn to see if he's OK.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Gaucho is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaucho cracks Penn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gaucho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Gaucho looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gaucho working the head and body with strikes.
Penn is trying to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaucho has an Americana. Penn didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gaucho is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gaucho hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rafael Gaucho!
Rafael Gaucho thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Boans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boans has chosen Round and Round by Ratt as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
264 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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26
275 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Boans!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boans avoids the body shot from Rua.
Boans tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Boans is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Boans.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boans working away.
Boans working the ground and pound from side control.
Rua is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Boans has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Boans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rua keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua struggling a bit here.
Boans working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to escape but Boans is in control.
Boans misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rua struggling a bit here.
Boans trying to control the action but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Boans.
Who's going to make the next move?
Boans creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rua sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boans stands up.
Boans fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rua to the ground. Boans is now in Rua's guard.
Boans advances position into side control!
Boans trying to control the action but Rua is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Boans presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to try and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua can't escape the position.
Boans throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rua working to try and regain half guard.
Boans looking to ground and pound but Rua is blocking nicely.
Boans goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rua is on top in guard.
Boans striking off his back but it's not causing Rua any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to stand and escape but instead Boans has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Boans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
Boans slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boans working Rua over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Boans dominated that round.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rua throws a series of punches but Boans moves out of range.
Boans moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Boans shoots in looking for a takedown but Rua manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boans's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boans throws a combination. Rua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Anderson Rua has been cut.
Rua pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boans back to the cage. Rua follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Boans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua misses with the combination.
Boans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boans shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rua napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Boans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rua gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Boans working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boans lands a heavy elbow.
Boans looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rua takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Boans's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Boans!
Jon Boans bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Verhoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alves might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Shit Poppin. Verhoost has chosen A minute of your time - Tom Jones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timo Verhoost!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verhoost takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Verhoost has taken the fight into the clinch.
Verhoost lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Michael Alves has been cut.
Verhoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Verhoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Verhoost tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Verhoost working Alves over with knees to the body.
Verhoost landing knees to the head.
Alves is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verhoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Verhoost misses with a knee to the head.
Verhoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Verhoost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Verhoost misses with a knee to the head.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Verhoost tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Verhoost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Verhoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Verhoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Verhoost blocks it with crossed arms.
Verhoost looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Verhoost looks gassed!
Verhoost misses with a knee strike.
Verhoost misses with a knee strike.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Verhoost avoids the damage to the body.
Verhoost has Alves pushed against the cage.
Verhoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Verhoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Verhoost misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verhoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves tries to break free but Verhoost pushes him back against the cage.
Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Verhoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alves misses with a knee strike.
Verhoost looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Verhoost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Verhoost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Verhoost is blocking nicely.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Verhoost has him pressed against the cage.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.
Verhoost avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Alves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Verhoost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves tries to circle away but Verhoost has him pinned against the cage.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Verhoost is blocking nicely.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Verhoost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
Alves trying to control the position but instead, Verhoost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alves into the cage.
Verhoost avoiding damage.
Verhoost missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoost tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Alves pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Verhoost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verhoost lands a big knee to the head and Alves goes down! Verhoost pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Verhoost!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Timo Verhoost waved his t-shirt featuring Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sal Manella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manella has chosen Egg as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sal Manella!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manella makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manella feints and then cracks Sobral's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sobral down.
Sobral throws a looping overhand right but Manella ducks down to avoid it.
Manella jabs Sobral right on the nose. Sobral blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Manella.
Sobral throws a right and a left that Manella avoids nicely.
Manella looks to land a body kick but Sobral moved away.
A good leg kick by Manella.
Sobral takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manella throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Manella does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobral. Manella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manella fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Manella.
That kick from Manella tenderised Sobral's leg. Sobral is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manella connects with an inside leg kick.
Manella bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobral moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sobral throws a hook to the side of Manella's head but Manella sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobral gets the takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Manella can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Manella gets back to half guard.
Sobral wants to pass to mount but Manella is defending the position.
Sobral is trying to control the action in half guard but Manella is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manella desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sobral tries to pass to full mount but Manella defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Manella manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sobral is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Manella keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral preventing the sweep.
Sobral controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Julio Sobral.
Sobral looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manella is fending him off so far but Sobral persists. Nope, Manella circles away and we're back to standing.
Sobral defending well as Manella loads up on a big left hand.
Manella moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sobral misses the body punch
and Sobral takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping body kick lands there for Manella.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Manella.
A solid body kick from Manella.
Sobral is breathing heavily.
Sobral throws a hook but Manella blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manella lands a glancing blow to the side of Sobral's head.
Sobral is rocked!
Sobral waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manella.
Manella feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sobral sprawling to the canvas! Sobral rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Manella finish him?!
Oh Sobral is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manella fakes the body blow, causing Sobral to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Sobral goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sal Manella! Sal Manella retains his lightweight title!
After the big win, Sal Manella made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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