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GPG 25: Jr vs Silva 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joabe Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck WIlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck WIlson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joabe Oliveira!
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, Chuck WIlson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WIlson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for WIlson.
A momentary lapse in concentration from WIlson enables Oliveira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. WIlson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
WIlson is looking for a triangle but Oliveira pushes his legs off easily.
Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira prevents WIlson from getting back to his feet.
WIlson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Oliveira puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Oliveira stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
WIlson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
WIlson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira dives in and grabs WIlson's left leg, looking for a takedown. WIlson pushes down on Oliveira's head and hops out.
WIlson misses with a series of wild punches.
WIlson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oliveira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WIlson tries to clinch
and Oliveira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oliveira blocks an uppercut.
WIlson is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oliveira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oliveira breaks from the clinch.
Chuck WIlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
WIlson tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
WIlson tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.
WIlson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
WIlson fails in his attempt to clinch.
WIlson tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
WIlson throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
WIlson is looking to clinch but Oliveira is avoiding it.
WIlson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira swats away the attempt to clinch by WIlson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WIlson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
WIlson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
WIlson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oliveira is defending well for now.
WIlson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliveira is trying to break free.
WIlson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
WIlson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oliveira.
Oliveira wants a takedown.
WIlson stalling in the clinch but Oliveira improves position.
Oliveira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
WIlson working hard to break the clinch.
Oliveira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but WIlson is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joabe Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira has hold of one of WIlson's legs. WIlson is fighting the takedown attempt but Oliveira gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WIlson is trying to control the position but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oliveira is standing up over WIlson. WIlson looks to escape but Oliveira dives into side control.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but WIlson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira stands up and we're back to a striking position.
WIlson looks to clinch
and Oliveira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Oliveira.
WIlson tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms.
Oliveira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by WIlson after a bit of a struggle.
WIlson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WIlson can't break the clinch.
WIlson tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms.
WIlson prevents Oliveira from breaking the clinch.
Oliveira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but WIlson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
WIlson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oliveira is keeping busy.
Oliveira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but WIlson is defending well.
WIlson looking to throw knees to the head but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
WIlson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
WIlson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
WIlson prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
WIlson misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
WIlson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliveira managing to block the knees to the body from WIlson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck WIlson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
WIlson fails in his attempt to clinch.
WIlson lands a big head kick that sends Oliveira tumbling to the mat! WIlson takes a step backwards and waves Oliveira back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oliveira is rocked!
It looks like Joabe Oliveira has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
WIlson tries to clinch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oh Oliveira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
WIlson misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliveira seems to have got his legs back now.
WIlson looks to clinch
and Oliveira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in WIlson's guard.
WIlson wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Oliveira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
WIlson wants to stand and escape but Oliveira is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
WIlson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
WIlson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliveira is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but WIlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joabe Oliveira.
WIlson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
WIlson darts in trying to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a single leg into guard. WIlson didn't expect that.
Oliveira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. WIlson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
WIlson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
WIlson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliveira is one step ahead there.
Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but WIlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
WIlson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joabe Oliveira wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but WIlson swivels and escapes.
WIlson throws a sloppy head kick and Oliveira moves out of range easily.
WIlson tries to clinch
and Oliveira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Oliveira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira jumps guard but WIlson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oliveira tries to break free but WIlson pushes him back against the cage.
Oliveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from WIlson fails to land.
WIlson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira goes for a takedown attempt but WIlson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joabe Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WIlson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
WIlson doesn't manage to clinch there - Oliveira circles away.
WIlson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira closes the distance and pushes WIlson back into the cage.
WIlson swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
WIlson tries to throw a body punch but Oliveira avoids it by throwing WIlson back against the cage.
WIlson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oliveira is trying to break free.
WIlson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oliveira is defending well for now.
Oliveira is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WIlson stops a takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite WIlson's efforts to push away.
WIlson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
WIlson misses with a hook to the ribs.
WIlson tries to land a knee to the head but Oliveira blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
WIlson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite WIlson's efforts to push away.
Oliveira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. WIlson smiles and moves away.
WIlson tries to clinch up
and Oliveira makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. WIlson really felt that one!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
WIlson wants to clinch but Oliveira slips to the side
and Oliveira counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck WIlson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joabe Oliveira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
WIlson tries to clinch but Oliveira is having none of it.
WIlson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
WIlson tries to clinch
and Oliveira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Oliveira.
Oliveira avoiding damage as WIlson throws knees to the body.
WIlson is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chuck WIlson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oliveira has WIlson pressed against the cage, preventing WIlson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oliveira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables WIlson to keep the fight standing.
WIlson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
WIlson tries to clinch
and Oliveira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira wants to work for an arm triangle but WIlson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oliveira is looking to advance position but WIlson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira controlling the action here.
WIlson is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
WIlson wants to control but Oliveira passes into side.
WIlson is looking for a sweep.
Oliveira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. WIlson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WIlson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
WIlson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but WIlson keeps working.
Oliveira in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oliveira controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WIlson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Oliveira's best efforts.
Oliveira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oliveira is looking to advance position but WIlson won't allow it.
WIlson is trying to stand up here but Oliveira is controlling him well.
Oliveira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and WIlson defends it well.
Oliveira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. WIlson defending well though.
WIlson is not content to let Oliveira control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
WIlson wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
WIlson wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joabe Oliveira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think WIlson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck WIlson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and So Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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192 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ejnar Thorsen!
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, So Hai!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hai slips under a jab from Thorsen.
A slow jab from Thorsen misses its intended target.
Hai blocks a jab.
Thorsen misses with a looping right.
Thorsen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hai.
Thorsen jabs Hai right on the nose. Hai blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Thorsen misses.
Hai is looking to chop away at Thorsen's legs.
Thorsen throws a right hand that Hai ducks under and follows up with a left that Hai also avoids with ease.
Hai shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thorsen sprawls well. Thorsen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hai gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorsen catches Hai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hai fails with the takedown
and Thorsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ejnar Thorsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of So Hai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thorsen misses with a hook. Hai ducked under it nicely.
Thorsen cracks Hai with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hai tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Thorsen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hai is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ejnar Thorsen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Orangotango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McMillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Orangotango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John McMillan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMillan gets the takedown into side control.
Orangotango is trying to buck McMillan off.
McMillan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Orangotango is trying to get back to his feet.
McMillan scores with punches from side control.
McMillan tries to score with some ground and pound. Orangotango controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McMillan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Orangotango wants to get back to his feet.
McMillan is working Orangotango over with some ground and pound from side control.
Orangotango is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMillan working the body and head with strikes.
Orangotango is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Orangotango takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A big shot lands for McMillan! That's hurt Orangotango! Will he recover? McMillan fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John McMillan!
John McMillan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Babuino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josie Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marquez has chosen the most annoying Mexican polka music you have heard in your life as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Babuino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josie Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babuino throws a sloppy head kick and Marquez moves out of range easily.
Babuino throws a sloppy head kick and Marquez moves out of range easily.
Babuino throws a sloppy head kick and Marquez moves out of range easily.
Marquez avoids the head kick by Babuino.
Babuino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Marquez avoids the head kick by Babuino.
Babuino is looking to clinch.
Babuino throws a sloppy head kick and Marquez moves out of range easily.
Babuino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babuino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babuino misses with a head kick.
Babuino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sergio Babuino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babuino wants to clinch.
Marquez blocks a head kick by Babuino.
Nice body punch from Marquez.
Babuino tries a head kick but it misses.
Babuino throws a head kick but Marquez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babuino checks a leg kick.
Marquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Marquez.
It looks like Sergio Babuino has been cut.
Babuino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marquez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Babuino scrambles back to his feet.
Good exchange - Marquez coming out on top.
Babuino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Babuino is rocked!
Marquez lands a jab.
Oh Babuino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marquez shoots in for a takedown but Babuino shows good takedown defense.
Marquez dodges the punch combination from Babuino.
Crack! Marquez connects with the perfect overhand right and Babuino falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Marquez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josie Marquez!
After winning the bout, Josie Marquez 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apolo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oswaldo Barra!
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, Apolo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws a hook but Barra avoids it easily.
Barra gets caught napping as Creed dives in and scores a takedown. Barra manages to retain guard.
Barra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Creed is aware though and is defending well.
Barra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Creed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Creed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Creed advances position into side control!
Creed working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barra can't do much from the bottom here.
Creed postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Creed tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Creed has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Creed throws an elbow but Barra slips to the side and avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barra sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed is looking for a kimura but Barra is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Creed to get the leverage.
Barra moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Creed is aware though and is defending well.
Creed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Creed trying to control the position from guard on top but Barra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Creed thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Creed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Creed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Creed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Creed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Creed pushes down on Barra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barra's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barra wants to get back to full guard.
Creed is looking to take a break and control but Barra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barra is defending against the submission attempts here by Creed.
Barra moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Creed trying to control the position from guard on top but Barra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barra has his foot on Creed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Creed works his way back into a safe position though.
Barra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Creed is aware though and is defending well.
Barra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Creed.
Barra working for a triangle but Creed defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed trying to control the position from guard on top but Barra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Creed might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Barra kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Barra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Creed would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Creed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Creed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Creed tries to free his leg and advance position but Barra is retaining full guard.
Creed is looking to stand up but Barra won't let him.
Creed throwing strikes from guard but Barra blocks nicely.
Creed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Creed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creed trying to control the position from guard on top but Barra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creed throwing strikes from guard but Barra blocks nicely.
Barra wants to sweep here but Creed controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oswaldo Barra will probably get the nod.
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.
Creed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Creed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barra's head.
Creed is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barra has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barra works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barra throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Creed passes Barra's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Creed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Creed wants to work for an arm triangle but Barra is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barra regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Creed.
Creed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barra had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Creed defends it easily.
Creed trying to control the position from guard on top but Barra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Creed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barra tries to strike from the bottom.
Creed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Creed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Creed has managed to get both his arms back between Barra's legs - danger averted.
Creed postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barra keeping moving, preventing Creed from controlling successfully.
Barra looking for a sweep. Not yet Barra, not yet.
Creed drops back looking for a leg! Barra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barra manages to kick Creed off! Creed jumps back into Barra's guard.
Creed is looking to work some ground and pound but Barra has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barra looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Creed is defending well. Barra quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Creed has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Barra celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oswaldo Barra!
An out of breath and clearly excited Oswaldo Barra thanked Crossfit HGH for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Map Gostos A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gostos A has chosen Ratamahatta - Sepultura as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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145 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Map Gostos A!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gostos A fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antonio manages to avoid it.
Gostos A bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gostos A throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Antonio on the side of the head.
Gostos A gets caught napping as Antonio dives in and scores a takedown. Gostos A manages to retain guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Antonio cracks Gostos A with a solid left hand.
Gostos A is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Antonio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gostos A swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Antonio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gostos A wants to sweep but no luck.
Antonio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gostos A is trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gostos A gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gostos A is trying to stand.
Antonio raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Antonio landing shots from mount.
Antonio with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio is landing with some decent strikes but Gostos A is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gostos A is in a horrible position here. Antonio smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Antonio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gostos A tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Antonio lands a heavy elbow.
Gostos A is trying desperately to improve position.
Antonio looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Antonio has control of Gostos A's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gostos A regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gostos A working to try and regain half guard.
Antonio scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gostos A?
Gostos A is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gostos A really wants to buck Antonio off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio raining down hammerfists from mount.
Antonio prevents Gostos A from getting the reversal.
Antonio landing shots from mount.
Gostos A tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Antonio lands a big shot there that rocks Gostos A but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gostos A is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Antonio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Gostos A that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Antonio wants to finish this one by submission but Gostos A is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Antonio.
Antonio with shots to the head and body - Gostos A looks very uncomfortable down there.
Antonio working Gostos A over with strikes here.
Antonio raining down hammerfists from mount.
Antonio is working for a guillotine from mount but Gostos A frees his head quite easily.
Antonio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gostos A hang on?
Gostos A is rocked!
Gostos A is looking to get to half guard.
Antonio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gostos A is still in real trouble! Can Antonio finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Antonio lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Antonio lands a big elbow.
Antonio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Antonio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Antonio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gostos A working to try and regain half guard.
Gostos A seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antonio landing strikes from the mount and Gostos A is in trouble!
Gostos A tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Antonio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gostos A's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Antonio is landing with some decent strikes but Gostos A is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Gostos A scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Antonio land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Antonio stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Antonio!
A very excited looking Paulo Antonio 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edmundo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jr cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Silva is being controlled here.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jr is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jr connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
Jr'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.
Jr prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Jr is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jr slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Jr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jr winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jr pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Jr in his half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jr controlling the pace.
Jr passes to full mount!
Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Jr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr lands with some strikes.
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!
Jr cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jr controlling his opponent.
Jr lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva is rocked!
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Jr finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmundo Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jr winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Edmundo Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jr working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
Jr working Silva over with strikes.
Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jr working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Jr there.
Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Jr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr controlling the pace for now.
Jr dominating with strikes here.
Jr lands a big shot to the head and Silva winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Edmundo Jr!
After the fight, Edmundo Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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