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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jofus Towanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakishi Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jofus Towanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rakishi Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fatu looks gassed!
Towanda is looking to reverse the position.
Towanda really is a fat lump.
Towanda is trying to buck Fatu off.
Towanda struggling a bit here.
Towanda manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Towanda is positioning himself well to prevent Fatu advancing to mount.
Towanda wants to get back to his feet.
Towanda desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Towanda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Towanda is trying to maintain the position but Fatu is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jofus Towanda just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Towanda scores with a takedown into Fatu's guard.
Towanda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Towanda stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towanda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fatu's half guard.
Towanda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Towanda slows the pace down in half guard.
Fatu wants to control but Towanda passes into side.
Towanda working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Towanda stands up and beckons Fatu to his feet.
Towanda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fatu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towanda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Towanda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fatu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Towanda has managed to get both his arms back between Fatu's legs - danger averted.
Towanda stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Towanda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Towanda looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fatu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Towanda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Towanda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fatu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Towanda uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu is looking to regain half guard here but Towanda keeps moving and retains side control.
Towanda decides to stand back up.
Towanda scores with a takedown into Fatu's guard.
Towanda looking to sit in guard and control but Fatu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Towanda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jofus Towanda 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.
Fatu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Towanda working a defensive guard here.
Towanda has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Towanda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Towanda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fatu manages to get himself to full guard.
Towanda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fatu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Towanda would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu has his foot on Towanda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Towanda works his way back into a safe position though.
Fatu working a defensive guard here.
Towanda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fatu has his foot on Towanda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Towanda works his way back into a safe position though.
Towanda is looking to stand up but Fatu won't let him.
Fatu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Towanda is aware though and is defending well.
Towanda has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Fatu to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Towanda is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Fatu pulls down on the head and he's put Towanda to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rakishi Fatu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judah Benhur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Bigalow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Bigalow is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Judah Benhur!
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, Danny Bigalow!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigalow shoots in for a takedown but Benhur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benhur slips a jab from Bigalow.
Benhur is looking to clinch.
Bigalow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Benhur shoots in and bounces Bigalow off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bigalow kicks Benhur off and gets to his feet.
Danny Bigalow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benhur shoots for a double leg takedown but Bigalow sprawls well. He's pushed Benhur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bigalow tries for a takedown but Benhur circles away easily
and Benhur counters with a takedown into side control.
Judah Benhur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Bigalow.
Bigalow manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bigalow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bigalow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Benhur trying to control from the bottom.
Bigalow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigalow is looking for a kimura here.
Benhur might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bigalow prevents Benhur from improving his position.
Benhur on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benhur tries to get out of the position.
Bigalow tries to pass to full mount but Benhur defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bigalow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Benhur wants to get back to his feet.
Benhur throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Benhur is trying to control but can't.
Benhur knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bigalow on the ground.
Nice strikes from Bigalow there.
Bigalow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigalow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bigalow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bigalow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bigalow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bigalow slips a nice elbow through Benhur's hands, connecting with Benhur's forehead.
Bigalow should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bigalow looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bigalow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bigalow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bigalow is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benhur doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bigalow.
Bigalow looks gassed!
Bigalow throwing shots but Benhur is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigalow prevents Benhur from standing back up.
Bigalow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bigalow wants to work for an arm triangle but Benhur is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Benhur tries to roll over but Bigalow keeps him under control.
Bigalow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benhur defending well though.
Bigalow works his way into side control.
Bigalow landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigalow landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bigalow scores with a couple of short elbows.
Benhur is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bigalow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benhur knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bigalow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bigalow scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Bigalow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benhur shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Benhur was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bigalow sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bigalow moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bigalow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benhur wants to control from the top but Bigalow keeps moving.
Bigalow controlling Benhur's posture.
Bigalow pushes Benhur off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bigalow misses the jab.
Bigalow swats away the attempt to clinch by Benhur.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bigalow has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigalow tries for a takedown but Benhur circles away easily
letting Benhur counter with a right hand.
It looks like Danny Bigalow has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benhur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bigalow tries to avoid it but Benhur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bigalow to the ground. Bigalow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bigalow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benhur counters with a straight right hand.
Bigalow fails with the takedown
so Benhur counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Judah Benhur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Bigalow.
Benhur trying to control but Bigalow is working from the bottom.
Bigalow wants to sweep but no luck.
Bigalow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bigalow looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Benhur is defending well. Bigalow quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Benhur has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bigalow celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Bigalow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enselmo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladimir Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis has chosen Racionais MCs - A Vida é Desafio 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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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enselmo Ramirez!
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, Wladimir Reis!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramirez pinned against the cage. Ramirez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reis shoots for a takedown but Ramirez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramirez with a poor takedown
and Reis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reis.
Ramirez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reis is one step ahead there.
Reis advances to half guard.
Ramirez is pressing down on Reis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Reis trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Reis tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
Reis stands and steps away. Ramirez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ramirez goes for a takedown attempt but Reis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ramirez did well to prevent Reis getting side control.
Reis is trying to control. Ramirez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reis is looking for a kimura here.
Ramirez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Reis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reis maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Ramirez could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Reis has cracked it and Ramirez is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Reis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wladimir Reis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lynard Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jose Silva enters the cage!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lynard Carlson!
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, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Carlson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carlson tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Carlson.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlson forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Carlson wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carlson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carlson stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Carlson misses with the combination.
Silva looks for a takedown but Carlson sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carlson thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva looks gassed!
Carlson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carlson tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Carlson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big head kick from Carlson and Silva is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Silva wants to stand but Carlson is controlling the position.
Carlson stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carlson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carlson lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into rage.
Carlson lands a high kick to the side of Silva's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Carlson dives into guard, looking to finish.
Silva is rocked!
Silva is working an open guard so Carlson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlson finish him?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Carlson throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Silva is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lynard Carlson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and abbas shahid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Polo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, abbas shahid!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo drives through with a takedown into guard.
shahid throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Polo 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.
Polo pushing down on shahid's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Polo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and shahid defends it well.
shahid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Polo.
Polo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shahid is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Polo pulls his head out easily.
Polo stops shahid from getting back to his feet.
shahid looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Polo moves into full mount! shahid won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee warns shahid that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Polo controlling from mount.
Polo unloading with bombs!
Polo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Polo controlling his opponent.
shahid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Polo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BOOM! Polo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Polo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, shahid has worked his arm free - good work by shahid!
Polo trying to control the position but shahid is working away.
Polo tries for a kimura but shahid is defending well.
Polo staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Polo 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.
shahid tries for a takedown but Polo circles away easily
and Polo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
shahid tries to kick Polo off but Polo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Marco Polo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Polo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Polo lands in his opponent's guard.
shahid keeping moving, preventing Polo from controlling successfully.
Polo throws a big right hand that misses.
Polo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Polo landing some decent shots from guard.
shahid is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Polo swings around for an armbar but shahid sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Polo's guard.
Polo is controlling shahid's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
shahid wants to stand but Polo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Polo is controlling shahid's posture.
Polo wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Polo throwing shots but shahid is blocking nicely.
Polo stops shahid from getting back to his feet.
Polo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for shahid!
Polo scoring with strikes but shahid is staying in there.
Polo looking to control and managing it successfully.
shahid should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Marco Polo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Polo lands a big shot there that rocks shahid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Polo lands a big shot there that rocks shahid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Polo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Polo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, shahid has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Polo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Polo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for shahid!
Polo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Polo working shahid over with strikes here.
Polo landing punches.
Polo raining down shots from the mount!
Polo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… shahid is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by shahid and Polo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
shahid is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
shahid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... shahid is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marco Polo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes to the cage accompanied by kickapoo . Tua has chosen Haka as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Bob!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xander Tua!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Tua.
Tua looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
Tua swinging wildly here.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
Tua misses with a wild combination.
Tua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Tua misses.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Tua does no damage.
Tua swinging wildly here.
Bob changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tua tries to avoid it but Bob manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tua to the ground. Tua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bob shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tua pinned against the cage. Tua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tua circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tua, as that shot connected.
Tua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bob's head.
Tua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Tua misses.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tua as he avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Tua.
Tua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xander Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Tua.
Bob takes one on the button.
Xander Tua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob checks a low kick from Tua.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tua cracks Bob with a good jab.
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tua throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bob. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tua tries to bum rush Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
A left and a right from Tua both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Tua misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tua scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bob walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tua is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tua misses with a few strikes there.
Tua might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tua.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tua, as that shot connected.
Tua looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tua looks to land a combination but Bob avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tua throws a one two combo.
Tua throws a series of strikes that have Bob backpedaling.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
Bob avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bob.
Bob walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tua misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Tua dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bob circles away quickly and effectively.
Tua misses with a hook. Bob ducked under it nicely.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Tua.
Tua works over Bob's head and body with a nice combination.
Tua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Bob looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bob looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tua misses with a few strikes there.
Xander Tua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua fails to land with a series of punches.
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Tua throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Tua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bob decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bob wants to get back to his feet.
Bob is pressing down on Tua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tua is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bob is working for a submission of some sort.
Tua pushes Bob off looking to stand but Bob dives back in and keeps control.
Tua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob decides to stand and escape the position.
Bob dives in and grabs Tua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tua pushes down on Bob's head and hops out.
Bob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tua tries to bum rush Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tua throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Tua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Bob ducks down to avoid it.
Bob takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tua throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tua misses with a double jab.
Bob shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tua sprawls well. Tua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.
Tua throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Bob takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tua tries to bum rush Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Tua.
Tua throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Tua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xander Tua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bob fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bob checks a low kick from Tua.
Xander Tua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
Tua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bob.
Tua connects with a looping right hand.
Bob tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tua swivels and escapes.
Bob shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tua pinned against the cage. Tua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tua tried to score with a low kick but Bob checks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Tua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bob walks into a left hand.
Tua cracks Bob with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Tua misses.
Tua stuffs the takedown attempt from Bob. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob tries to move into range but Tua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Tua misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bob backs up against the cage.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tua works over Bob's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Tua does no damage.
Tua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tua lands a jab to the head.
Tua throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Bob gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tua.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Tua.
Tua throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tua looks to land a combination but Bob avoids it well.
Tua scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Bob.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tua misses with a series of wild punches.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xander Tua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Tua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bob is able to avoid easily.
Tua stuffs the takedown.
Tua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bob shoots for a double leg takedown but Tua sprawls well. He's pushed Bob's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bob shoots in but no luck this time.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Tua misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Tua. No joy for Bob on that attempt.
Abraham Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tua.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Tua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Xander Tua!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Xander Tua!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Xander Tua!
Xander Tua wins by unanimous decision!
Xander Tua is the new light heavyweight champion!
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