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TWD 32: Ferreira vs Smirnov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tutu Araribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ipad Dsix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tutu Araribe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ipad Dsix!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dsix throws a series of punches but Araribe avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Araribe or perhaps it was just good defense by Dsix which made him look bad.
Dsix throws a shot to the body.
Dsix swinging wildly here.
Araribe walks into a jab.
Araribe shoots in for a takedown but Dsix shows good takedown defense.
Ipad Dsix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Araribe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dsix throws a right hand that Araribe ducks under and follows up with a left that Araribe also avoids with ease.
Dsix throws a sloppy head kick and Araribe moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Araribe is defended easily by Dsix.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tutu Araribe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Araribe fails to land the takedown.
Dsix stuns Araribe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dsix with a nice cross.
Dsix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Araribe was well out of range. Poor timing from Dsix.
Dsix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Araribe was well out of range. Poor timing from Dsix.
Dsix throws a sloppy head kick and Araribe moves out of range easily.
Dsix stuffs the takedown attempt from Araribe. Araribe gets slowly back to his feet.
Dsix misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Araribe or perhaps it was just good defense by Dsix which made him look bad.
Araribe is breathing heavily.
Dsix lands with a nice combination. Araribe backs away looking to recover.
Dsix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Araribe dives in and grabs Dsix's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dsix pushes down on Araribe's head and hops out.
Dsix lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dsix scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dsix stuns Araribe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Araribe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dsix.
Dsix lands with a hook. Araribe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dsix lands a jab to the head.
Nice body kick there by Dsix.
A shot to the liver by Dsix. Beautiful body shot.
Dsix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Araribe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dsix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araribe moves away.
A big left from Dsix misses.
Araribe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Dsix as Araribe shoots in.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Araribe. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dsix.
Araribe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ipad Dsix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dsix leaves Araribe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Dsix.
Dsix stuffs the takedown.
Dsix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Araribe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dsix feints and then cracks Araribe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Araribe down.
Araribe closes the distance and clinches up with Dsix, looking for a takedown. Araribe pushes Dsix against the cage but Dsix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dsix lands with a right hand.
Dsix connects with a right hand. Araribe shakes it off.
Araribe blocks a head kick by Dsix.
Dsix is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Araribe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dsix throws a nice looking combination but Araribe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Araribe shoots for a takedown but Dsix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dsix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Araribe moves out of range of the body kick from Dsix.
Dsix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Araribe shoots in looking for a takedown but Dsix manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Araribe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dsix lands a nice shot to the body.
Dsix misses with a shot to the body
and Araribe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dsix!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Araribe working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Dsix slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Araribe throwing shots but Dsix is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Araribe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Araribe wants to take a breather but Dsix is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ipad Dsix dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dsix misses with a few strikes there.
Araribe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dsix defends it nicely.
Dsix swings for the body but Araribe moves out of range.
Araribe throws a lazy body kick
and Dsix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dsix misses with a head kick.
Dsix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Araribe manages to avoid it.
Tutu Araribe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Araribe looks for a takedown but Dsix sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dsix. Araribe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Araribe closes the distance and clinches up with Dsix, looking for a takedown. Araribe pushes Dsix against the cage but Dsix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tutu Araribe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Araribe fails with the takedown
and Dsix counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dsix cracks a nice hook into Araribe's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Araribe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Araribe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dsix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Araribe circles away quickly and effectively.
Dsix takes a swing at Araribe's ribcage but misses.
Dsix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dsix is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Araribe rather than just go for the knockout.
Araribe dives in and grabs Dsix's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dsix pushes down on Araribe's head and hops out.
Dsix lands a front kick.
Dsix lands with a shot to the body.
Araribe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dsix can pounce on him.
Dsix leaves Araribe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dsix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Araribe circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dsix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Araribe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dsix's waist but Dsix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Araribe off to one side.
Dsix lands with a nice body punch.
Dsix looks to land a body kick but Araribe moved away.
Dsix thumps Araribe with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dsix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araribe moves away.
Araribe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Araribe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dsix is fending him off so far but Araribe persists. Nope, Dsix circles away and we're back to standing.
Dsix connects with a body shot that sends Araribe's belly button to the back.
Nice sprawl there from Dsix as Araribe shoots in.
Dsix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Araribe was well out of range. Poor timing from Dsix.
Araribe shoots in for a double leg but Dsix sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Araribe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araribe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dsix as he avoids it easily.
Dsix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dsix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Araribe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dsix misses with a wild body shot.
Araribe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Araribe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dsix throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Araribe tries to close the distance and clinch but Dsix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Araribe.
Araribe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dsix fakes the leg kick and cracks Araribe in the body.
Dsix thows a body shot but no joy.
Araribe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dsix.
A swing and a miss from Dsix.
Araribe fails with the takedown.
Dsix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Araribe's hands.
Dsix throws a head kick that misses.
Araribe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dsix but Dsix pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dsix lands a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Araribe with that takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dsix works Araribe's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ipad Dsix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Araribe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dsix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dsix digs a good hook to Araribe's body.
Araribe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dsix.
Araribe blocks a leg kick.
Araribe blocks a head kick by Dsix.
Dsix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dsix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dsix stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Dsix as Araribe shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tutu Araribe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dsix misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Dsix as Araribe shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Araribe avoids the head kick by Dsix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dsix works Araribe's body with a nice hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Araribe.
Dsix thows a body shot but no joy.
Dsix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dsix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dsix throws a nice looking combination but Araribe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Araribe drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dsix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Araribe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Araribe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Araribe prevents Dsix from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araribe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dsix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Araribe is working Dsix over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Araribe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Araribe wants to control from the top but Dsix keeps moving.
Dsix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Araribe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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!
Dsix keeping moving, preventing Araribe from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dsix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Araribe chips away with some ground and pound.
Araribe throwing strikes but missing.
Araribe postures up in Dsix's guard and throws a big left but Dsix blocks it.
Dsix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Araribe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Araribe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Araribe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araribe throws a strike aimed at the side of Dsix's head but Dsix avoids it well.
Dsix dodges the ground and pound from Araribe.
Dsix dodges the ground and pound from Araribe.
Araribe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
An elbow from Araribe crashes against the mat.
Tutu Araribe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Araribe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dsix to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tutu Araribe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dsix 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ipad Dsix!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Redzy Brice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirachi Machita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machita is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: monster. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Redzy Brice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirachi Machita!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brice as he jumps to the side.
Brice throws a series of punches but Machita avoids them all with ease.
Brice looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brice trying to control the position from guard on top but Machita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machita is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Redzy Brice just wasn't active enough.
Brice dives in and scores a takedown into Machita's guard.
Brice trying to control but Machita is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Redzy Brice just wasn't active enough.
Brice drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brice looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brice is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brice trying to control the position from guard on top but Machita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machita really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Redzy Brice just wasn't active enough.
Machita avoids the head kick by Brice.
Machita gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machita keeping moving, preventing Brice from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brice sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Redzy Brice.
Brice looking to score a takedown here. Machita is defending well but Brice drives through and ends up in Machita's guard.
Brice stays in close to Machita's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machita looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Redzy Brice wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brice.
Brice is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Machita knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Redzy Brice dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brice looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Machita!
Brice connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brice controlling his opponent.
Brice seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Machita for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brice landing strikes from the mount and Machita is in trouble!
Machita is squirming around, avoiding Brice's attempts to control the action.
Brice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brice throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brice breaks from Machita's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Machita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brice with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Brice dominating with strikes here.
Machita is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brice is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Machita is surviving well by controlling Brice's body position as best he can.
Machita is still in real trouble! Can Brice finish him?
Brice looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Machita covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Redzy Brice!
Redzy Brice seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Gornev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gornev's choice of entrance music: Grot - The winners. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Kang!
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, Ivan Gornev!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gornev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kang back to the cage. Gornev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gornev throws a lazy head kick
and Kang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kang.
Gornev has had enough of the clinch but Kang keeps him there for the moment.
Kang with a knee to the head.
Kang prevents Gornev from breaking the clinch.
Gornev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gornev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gornev tries to circle away but Kang has him pinned against the cage.
Kang effectively controlling the action here.
Kang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ivan Gornev has been cut.
Kang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kang.
Gornev is trying to force a seperation but Kang has the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gornev tries to break the clinch but Kang is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kang obliges.
Kang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gornev is defending well for now.
Kang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gornev tries to break free but Kang pushes him back against the cage.
Kang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gornev.
Gornev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kang lands an elbow that stopped Gornev in his tracks for a moment.
Gornev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gornev is trying to break the clinch but Kang has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kang.
Kang just leaning against Gornev, taking a breather.
Gornev working hard to break the clinch.
Gornev has had enough of the clinch but Kang keeps him there for the moment.
Kang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gornev working hard to break the clinch.
Kang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gornev is trying to force a seperation but Kang has the dominant position.
Gornev is trying to push Kang away but Kang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gornev is looking to break free of the clinch but Kang has double underhooks.
Gornev is trying to break the clinch but Kang is controlling him.
Kang lands a nice elbow.
Kang crunches a lovely knee into Gornev's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kang stalling against the cage.
Gornev is trying to force a seperation but Kang has the dominant position.
Kang crunches a lovely knee into Gornev's ribcage.
Kang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kang.
Kang gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Kang.
Gornev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gornev drives through and clinches with Kang against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kang.
Gornev takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Kang.
Gornev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gornev is trying to break the clinch but Kang has him pressed against the cage.
Kang crunches a lovely knee into Gornev's ribcage.
Kang lands a good knee to the midsection. Gornev won't want to take too many of those.
Kang avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gornev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gornev looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gornev is trying to push Kang away but Kang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gornev manages to break the clinch.
Kang catches Gornev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kang closes the distance and clinches.
Kang tries to land knees in the clinch but Gornev avoids the damage to the body.
Kang is struggling to control the position.
Kang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kang landing knees to the head.
Kang slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Kang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Gornev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kang moves into the clinch successfully.
Kang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A frustrated look appears on Gornev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gornev tries to circle away but Kang has him pinned against the cage.
Gornev blocks an elbow strike from Kang.
Kang is struggling to control the position.
Knees to the body from Kang.
Gornev is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Kang.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Kang.
Kang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gornev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gornev shoots in for a takedown but Kang shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gornev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang forces Gornev back against the cage and clinches.
Gornev is trying to break the clinch but Kang is controlling him.
Kang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kang obliges.
Gornev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gornev wants to get back to striking at distance but Kang won't allow it.
Kang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gornev is trying to break free.
Kang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gornev's defenses.
Kang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gornev up against the cage.
Kang lands a knee to the body.
Kang has Gornev pressed against the cage, preventing Gornev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kang slowing the pace effectively.
Kang lands a good knee to the midsection. Gornev won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gornev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gornev is trying to push Kang away but Kang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gornev has had enough of the clinch but Kang keeps him there for the moment.
Kang has Gornev pressed against the cage, preventing Gornev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gornev wants to get back to striking at distance but Kang won't allow it.
Kang stalling.
Gornev wants to get back to striking at distance but Kang won't allow it.
Gornev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kang to keep the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kang.
Gornev is breathing heavily.
Kang lands a knee to the body.
Kang lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kang landing knees to the head.
Kang keeps control of Gornev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kang is struggling to control the position.
Gornev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kang lands an elbow inside.
Kang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kang is stalling here.
Kang prevents Gornev from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gornev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kang has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kang lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Gornev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gornev takes an elbow to the temple.
Kang tries to land a knee to the head but Gornev blocks with his arms.
Kang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gornev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kang obliges.
Gornev has had enough of the clinch but Kang keeps him there for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kang stalling against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gornev is trying to force a seperation but Kang has the dominant position.
Kang lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Kang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Gornev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gornev lands with a kick to the temple. Kang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ivan Gornev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gornev moves into the clinch.
Gornev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gornev is looking to break free of the clinch but Kang has double underhooks.
Gornev can't break the clinch.
Kang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gornev tries to break the clinch but Kang is controlling the position.
Gornev tries to break the clinch but Kang is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gornev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kang leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gornev's face.
The referee calls for Kang to work.
Gornev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kang obliges.
Kang lands an elbow that stopped Gornev in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Gornev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kang prevents Gornev from breaking the clinch.
Kang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gornev is trying to push Kang away but Kang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gornev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kang.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kang has Gornev pressed against the cage, preventing Gornev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kang lands an elbow inside that Gornev shrugs off.
Gornev wants to break free but Kang has control.
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!
Kang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gornev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kang just leaning against Gornev, taking a breather.
Gornev is looking to break free of the clinch but Kang has double underhooks.
Kang working Gornev over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kang.
Kang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gornev's defenses.
Kang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang lands a knee to the head.
Kang pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Kang.
Gornev clinches up against the cage.
Gornev wants to get back to striking at distance but Kang won't allow it.
Kang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Gornev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Victor Kang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gornev is trying to push Kang away but Kang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang has Gornev pressed against the cage.
Gornev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kang crunches a lovely knee into Gornev's ribcage.
Kang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gornev has had enough of the clinch but Kang keeps him there for the moment.
Kang lands a knee to the body.
Kang crunches a lovely knee into Gornev's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Gornev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gornev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gornev jumps guard but Kang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Victor Kang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ivan Gornev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kang controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Kang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Kang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Vito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz Vito will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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192 lbs
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25
185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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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, Gary Jones!
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, Cruz Vito!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vito gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones trying to control but Vito is working from the bottom.
Jones is in close to Vito's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vito lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Vito goes for an armbar but Jones turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jones.
Vito pulls Jones in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vito trying to control the position.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Vito is keeping the position.
Vito is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cruz Vito.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Vito shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vito's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vito as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Vito counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vito tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Vito passes into half guard.
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!
Vito prevents Jones from improving his position.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vito seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Vito is controlling him
Vito stands up out of the half guard.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Vito shoots in.
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vito throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Vito blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stays in close to Vito's body and controls the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Vito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vito is trying to keep Jones in close.
Vito manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vito not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vito misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cruz Vito 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Vito.
Cruz Vito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vito shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones avoids the head kick by Vito.
Jones tries for a takedown but Vito sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vito has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vito decides to pull guard.
Vito pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Vito or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vito as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vito as he jumps to the side.
Vito shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vito was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones tries to reverse the position but Vito maintains control.
Cruz Vito has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Vito is having none of it.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vito on the ground.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Vito wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Vito throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Vito loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vito tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Vito's attempts to control the action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vito controlling his opponent.
Vito's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cruz Vito.
Vito wants to clinch.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vito is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Vito circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz Vito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vito tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Vito counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones trying to control the position.
Vito is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Vito won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Vito lands a couple of elbows.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Vito from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cruz Vito was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vito is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Jones preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Vito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vito wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Jones is looking to escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vito shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vito as he jumps to the side.
Vito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vito shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Vito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vito can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Jones's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jones lands some shots froms side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Vito tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz Vito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vito to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vito has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cruz Vito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artemio Bayagris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artemio Bayagris will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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28
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Jackson!
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, Artemio Bayagris!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayagris pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bayagris looking to stall.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson gets a double leg takedown into Bayagris's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bayagris looking to control.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bayagris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jackson is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Bayagris is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Bayagris flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Jackson anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Bayagris and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Jackson slips an arm under Bayagris chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Jackson has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Jackson is squeezing on Bayagris like an anaconda would it's prey. Bayagris fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thomas Jackson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Thomas Jackson made sure he mentioned Crossfit HGH, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Ficken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Lo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Ficken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bo Lo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Lo misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lo, as that shot connected.
A shot to the liver by Lo. Beautiful body shot.
Lo jabs Ficken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ficken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lo stuns Ficken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lo drops Ficken with a beautiful combination! Ficken stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lo is looking for the KO!
Ficken is rocked!
It looks like Steve Ficken has been cut.
Lo throws a shot to the body.
Oh Ficken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ficken is breathing heavily.
Lo lands a nice shot to the body.
Lo lands a nice looking body shot.
Lo cracks a nice hook into Ficken's ribs.
Ficken circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Lo. Ficken falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Lo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bo Lo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brakeo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lim Minho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Freak on a leash- Korn. Lim Minho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brakeo Sanchez's chin.
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brakeo Sanchez!
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, Lim Minho!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minho shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Minho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Minho clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Minho's brow.
Minho breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Minho or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Minho misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Minho moves out of range easily.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Lim Minho has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brakeo Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lim Minho.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Minho is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Minho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Minho down.
Sanchez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanchez wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Minho circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Minho drags the fight down to the ground.
Minho pulls Sanchez in close to his closed guard and prevents Sanchez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sanchez tries to stand but Minho is controlling from the bottom.
Sanchez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sanchez being controlled here momentarily.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Minho on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to stand but Minho is controlling from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lim Minho hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Minho fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez wants to clinch
and Minho counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Minho circles away and keeps his distance.
Minho has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minho blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Minho.
Brakeo Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minho rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Minho dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Minho moves into the clinch successfully.
Minho avoids the elbow strike from Sanchez, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Minho avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Minho dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Minho avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
Minho lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Minho is looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Minho rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Minho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Minho throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez lands a big head kick that sends Minho tumbling to the mat! Sanchez takes a step backwards and waves Minho back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Minho is rocked!
Sanchez tries to clinch
and Minho counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brakeo Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lim Minho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Minho circles away.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Minho is avoiding it.
Brakeo Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minho drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Minho just on the top of the head. Minho drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Minho - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brakeo Sanchez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Brakeo Sanchez waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palito Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
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, Palito Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Palito Gomez has been cut.
Belfort throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooh!!! Belfort has knocked Gomez down with a huge combo! Belfort steps away and waves a wobbly Gomez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez slips under a jab.
Gomez throws the left hand but Belfort avoids the punch easily.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belfort circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez staying out of range there.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Belfort.
Belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belfort.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Gomez moves out of range.
Belfort misses with a hook.
Belfort tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belfort misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Belfort swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belfort is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gomez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Belfort moves out of range of the body kick from Gomez.
Belfort misses the jab.
Gomez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belfort.
Belfort swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomez counters with a nice uppercut.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Belfort throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Belfort misses with an uppercut
and Gomez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vitor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Belfort.
Gomez lands a big uppercut and Belfort crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Belfort looks OK. Gomez waves Belfort back to his feet!
It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Belfort misses with the combination.
Gomez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gomez is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Belfort hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Palito Gomez!
Palito Gomez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozuma Obata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obata has chosen Hijack The Terrorist Group - Hijack as his entrance music. Ozuma Obata has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozuma Obata!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obata lands a jab to the nose.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obata, right into the meat.
Obata throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Obata.
Obata lands a big head kick that sends Costa tumbling to the mat! Obata takes a step backwards and waves Costa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Costa is rocked!
It looks like Pedro Costa has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obata throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obata measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Costa! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ozuma Obata!
Ozuma Obata took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slava Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes to the cage accompanied by Killers. Smirnov has chosen New Tone – Run as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slava Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira lands a really nice looking cross but Smirnov seems unphased.
Smirnov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Smirnov misses.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smirnov.
Smirnov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferreira doesn't seem bothered though.
Smirnov lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Smirnov misses the body punch
and Ferreira counters with a good low kick that Smirnov was not able to check.
Ferreira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Smirnov misses its intended target.
Smirnov throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira slips under a jab.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smirnov moves away.
Smirnov throws out a loose jab but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira throws a wild body kick that Smirnov sees coming a mile off.
Ferreira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smirnov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smirnov lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov missing with a left hand there. Ferreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Smirnov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smirnov throws the left hand but Ferreira avoids the punch easily.
Smirnov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smirnov.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Smirnov.
Smirnov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smirnov misses the shot to the body.
Smirnov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferreira thumps Smirnov with a low kick.
Ferreira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smirnov throws out the jab.
Smirnov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
Some wild striking there from Ferreira.
Smirnov misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferreira counters with a body kick that stops Smirnov in his tracks momentarily.
Smirnov looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferreira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ferreira takes the fight into the clinch.
Ferreira gets through Smirnov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira is leaning against Smirnov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferreira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a right hand.
Ferreira works on Smirnov's body with a couple of short punches.
Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferreira lands with a straight right. Smirnov didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
A solid body kick from Ferreira.
A solid body kick from Ferreira.
Smirnov walks into a straight right hand from Ferreira.
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ferreira circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Smirnov drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ferreira follows Smirnov to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
Antonio Carlos Ferreira retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Antonio Carlos Ferreira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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