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FMFC 13: Earnosio vs Kane PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perwisyo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Portugal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Perwisyo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Portugal!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Portugal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Perwisyo Rua has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Portugal as Rua shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Portugal.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Portugal pushes him off.
Rua looks for the body kick but Portugal saw that one coming.
Portugal lands a lovely overhand right.
Portugal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portugal has a takedown stuffed.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Portugal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Portugal throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Portugal shoots in looking for a takedown. Rua tries to sprawl out of it but Portugal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rua manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perwisyo Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Portugal.
Portugal throws a combination. Rua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Portugal throws a quick head kick that knocks Rua silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Portugal is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricardo Portugal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paco Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Von Stroke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Stroke has chosen Hotel Yorba as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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206 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paco Rivera!
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, Claude Von Stroke!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Stroke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivera misses with a double jab
and Von Stroke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Claude Von Stroke has been cut.
Rivera gets a clinch.
Rivera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Von Stroke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Von Stroke has Rivera pressed against the cage, preventing Rivera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rivera wants the takedown. Von Stroke is fighting it off but Rivera persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Von Stroke's guard against the cage.
Von Stroke has a closed guard, preventing Rivera from standing up.
Von Stroke isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rivera stacks Von Stroke on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rivera!
Von Stroke can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to take a break and control but Von Stroke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera wants to stand but Von Stroke is controlling his arm.
That's two 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Von Stroke looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Von Stroke moves out of range easily.
Von Stroke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Stroke scores with a three punch combo!
Von Stroke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Stroke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivera counters with a left and a right that stings Von Stroke.
Von Stroke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivera throws the left hand but Von Stroke avoids the punch easily.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Von Stroke moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Von Stroke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Stroke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Stroke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rivera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Von Stroke counters with a right hand to the body.
Rivera is looking to land body kicks.
Rivera misses the jab.
Rivera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Von Stroke.
Rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Von Stroke counters with a one-two to the body.
Paco Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
Rivera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Stroke misses with a few strikes there.
Rivera lands a nice looking body shot.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Von Stroke.
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Von Stroke.
A punch combination from Rivera misses.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera misses with a hook. Von Stroke ducked under it nicely.
Von Stroke misses with a double jab
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claude Von Stroke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Von Stroke.
Rivera is looking to score with low kicks.
Von Stroke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Von Stroke.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Von Stroke circles away and keeps his distance.
Paco Rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera throws a jab when Von Stroke was well out of range.
Von Stroke throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rivera moves out of range as Von Stroke strikes.
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Stroke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera throws a combination that misses
and Von Stroke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Von Stroke taking a breather.
Rivera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rivera has had enough of the clinch but Von Stroke keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rivera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Stroke backwards.
Rivera stalling.
Von Stroke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rivera is keeping busy.
Von Stroke misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivera tries to pull guard but Von Stroke holds him up against the cage and eventually Rivera drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Von Stroke lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rivera fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Stroke taking a breather.
Rivera is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Von Stroke can't fight it off and eventually Rivera manages to take the fight to the floor. Von Stroke looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Von Stroke lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rivera!
Von Stroke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Von Stroke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to hold on but Von Stroke postures up.
Rivera is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Von Stroke moves to take his opponent's back.
Rivera wants to control his opponent's hands but Von Stroke gets his hands free.
Rivera tries to roll but Von Stroke sticks to his back.
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.
Von Stroke controlling the position well here. Rivera rolled but Von Stroke kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Von Stroke is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Rivera is defending well though. Von Stroke let's go of the attempt for now.
Rivera rolls, trying to escape but Von Stroke keeps control of the position.
Von Stroke wants to control but Rivera manages to buck him off and is now in Von Stroke's guard! Nice work there by Rivera!
Von Stroke keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paco Rivera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Claude Von Stroke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Von Stroke has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Rivera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Von Stroke misses.
Rivera misses with a double jab
and Von Stroke moves into the clinch.
Rivera tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rivera wants to break free but Von Stroke has control.
Von Stroke has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Von Stroke avoids it by throwing Rivera back against the cage.
Rivera looking for a takedown.
Von Stroke swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Von Stroke misses.
Rivera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Von Stroke moved away.
Von Stroke cracks a nice hook into Rivera's ribs.
Von Stroke looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
Von Stroke misses with a series of wild punches.
Von Stroke stalks Rivera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rivera's face. Rivera staggers backwards, shaken.
Claude Von Stroke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paco Rivera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rivera duly obliges.
Von Stroke misses with a wild combination.
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Stroke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Von Stroke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rivera walks into a stiff left hand from Von Stroke.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Von Stroke throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Rivera - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Stroke throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Von Stroke misses with a combination
and Rivera counters with a nice leg kick.
A shot to de liver by Rivera. Beautiful body shot.
Von Stroke misses with a combination
and Rivera counters with a head kick.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Stroke.
Von Stroke throws a series of strikes that have Rivera backpedaling.
Rivera throws a body punch but Von Stroke moves out of range.
Von Stroke blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Rivera feints and then cracks Von Stroke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Stroke down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
Von Stroke lands with a light punch inside.
Von Stroke misses with some punches.
Von Stroke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivera looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paco Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Von Stroke looking to slow down the pace here.
Von Stroke misses with the head strike.
Von Stroke lands with a right to the head.
Von Stroke working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claude Von Stroke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares comes to the cage accompanied by Swedish House Mafia - One. This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tavares walks into a left hand.
Tavares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tavares throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carvalho drops Tavares with a right and a left! Carvalho comes rushing in but Tavares regains his composure and manages to keep Carvalho in guard.
Tavares is rocked!
It looks like Max Tavares has been cut.
Carvalho passes into half guard.
Oh Tavares is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tavares is breathing heavily.
Carvalho is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Tavares is hurt! He's hurt bad - Carvalho fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Tavares from any more punishment! Congratulations to Carvalho! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Carvalho!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Marcos Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bounce. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Marcos Nogueira!
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, Richard Santos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santos's half guard.
Santos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nogueira prevents Santos from standing back up.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Nogueira is very close to passing his half guard.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Nogueira is trying for a kimura here. Santos looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nogueira wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Marcos Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudolph Carnage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudolph Carnage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rudolph Carnage!
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, Marcos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnage swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carnage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Carnage looking for submissions off his back.
Carnage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Carnage is defending well.
Carnage regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Carnage managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carnage keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Carnage wants to sweep but no luck.
Carnage had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Carnage is keeping the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carnage wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Carnage throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws Carnage's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Carnage knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnage is looking for a sweep.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carnage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carnage is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Carnage misses with a punch to the head.
Silva fending off the submission attempt from Carnage.
Carnage is cranking Silva's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Silva! He's tightened the choke and Silva is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rudolph Carnage!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomes tries to avoid it but Rua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomes to the ground. Gomes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomes throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Gomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua tries to clinch but Gomes moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Gomes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomes.
It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Gomes waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Rua. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Rua to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rua is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gomes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rua looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gomes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gomes is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gomes decides to stand up.
Gomes works Rua's body with a nice hook.
Gomes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Gomes drops Rua with a nice combination! Gomes dives into Rua's guard, looking to finish!
Rua is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oh Rua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking for a triangle here but Gomes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gomes advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rua's face.
Gomes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Gomes.
Gomes takes Rua's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rua defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gomes has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Rua! Can he survive? No! He's out! Gomes gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricardo Gomes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marx da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Wichura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wichura is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fort Minor Remember The Name . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marx da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stefan Wichura!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva throws a body kick that misses.
da Silva dodges the punch combination from Wichura.
Wichura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
da Silva throws a front kick that sends Wichura stumbling back into the cage.
da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Wichura is just out of range.
Wichura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
da Silva misses with a low kick.
da Silva moves into range and clinches up with Wichura.
da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wichura blocks an elbow strike from da Silva.
Wichura managing to block the knees to the body from da Silva.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wichura is defending well for now.
da Silva missing with knees to the body.
Wichura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Wichura is blocking nicely.
Wichura takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wichura is trying to break free.
da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Wichura looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Stefan Wichura has been cut.
da Silva landing knees to the body.
da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Wichura avoids the damage to the body.
Wichura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
da Silva missing with knees to the body.
da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wichura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wichura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
da Silva defending well as Wichura loads up on a big left hand.
da Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
da Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wichura.
Wichura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wichura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Wichura.
Wichura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
da Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by da Silva!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Wichura circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
da Silva misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from da Silva.
da Silva misses with a leg kick.
da Silva scores with a leg kick.
da Silva throws a leg kick which misses Wichura's front leg but catches the back leg as Wichura tries to avoid it.
Wichura misses with a hook. da Silva ducked under it nicely.
da Silva avoids the body shot from Wichura.
Wichura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva forces Wichura back against the cage and clinches.
Wichura is looking to break free of the clinch but da Silva has double underhooks.
da Silva lands a nice elbow.
Wichura wants to break free but da Silva has control.
da Silva lands a knee to the head.
da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
da Silva with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Stefan Wichura's cut even more.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wichura is defending well for now.
da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Silva lands an elbow that stopped Wichura in his tracks for a moment.
da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Wichura is rocked!
da Silva jerks Wichura's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Wichura drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! da Silva goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from da Silva because Wichura was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Marx da Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faceplantio Earnosio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faceplantio Earnosio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ron Kane's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faceplantio Earnosio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Kane!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane staying out of range there.
Kane missing with a left hand there. Earnosio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ron Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kane works Earnosio's body with a nice hook.
Kane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Earnosio.
It looks like Ron Kane has been cut.
Kane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Earnosio has a takedown stuffed.
Kane misses with a straight left.
Earnosio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Kane both land. Nice combination.
Earnosio looks for a takedown but Kane sprawls well.
Earnosio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kane circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Faceplantio Earnosio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Earnosio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kane scores with a nice head shot.
Kane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Earnosio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kane scores with a three punch combo!
Earnosio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Earnosio is breathing heavily.
Kane works Earnosio's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Earnosio walks into a stiff left hand from Kane.
Kane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Kane both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Faceplantio Earnosio has been cut.
Kane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane scores with a hook.
Kane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kane works over Earnosio's head and body with a nice combination.
Kane scores with a body shot.
Kane throws a one two combo.
Kane catches Earnosio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kane, right into the meat.
Kane lands a high kick to the side of Earnosio's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Kane dives into guard, looking to finish.
Earnosio is rocked!
Kane loads up on a big left hand. Earnosio felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kane looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Earnosio can't hide his disappointment, as Kane celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Kane!
Ron Kane is the new heavyweight champion!
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