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TFC 35: Nobriga vs. Girsurrson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Denny Prokopos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucho Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prokopos comes to the cage accompanied by Deep River Blues - Doc Watson. Prokopos has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. On his way into the cage it seems that Denny Prokopos has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Denny Prokopos seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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144 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denny Prokopos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucho Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Prokopos's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Prokopos avoids it well.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A leg kick checked by Prokopos.
Rodriguez connects with a high kick.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prokopos misses the jab.
Prokopos is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Prokopos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rodriguez doesn't seem phased though.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokopos throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez throws an off balance right hand
and Prokopos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rodriguez's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Prokopos trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Prokopos passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos controls the position.
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!
Prokopos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodriguez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Rodriguez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep but Prokopos has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking to improve his position but Prokopos isn't that keen on the idea.
Prokopos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rodriguez is trying to escape the mount but Prokopos keeps good control and instead manages to take Rodriguez's back.
Prokopos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prokopos looking to break Rodriguez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Rodriguez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Prokopos will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Prokopos looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Rodriguez taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Denny Prokopos!
As Denny Prokopos got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I always thought the removal of toes with a bolt cutter was rather humane '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salaheddine Aiteouakrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seth Bullock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seth Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Salaheddine Aiteouakrim!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullock misses with a body shot.
Bullock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bullock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bullock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aiteouakrim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bullock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bullock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bullock misses with a wild body shot.
Aiteouakrim misses with a low kick as Bullock jumps back.
Bullock misses the shot to the body.
Aiteouakrim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aiteouakrim misses the shot to the body.
Bullock misses with an uppercut. Aiteouakrim saw that one coming.
Aiteouakrim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aiteouakrim moves out of range as Bullock strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiteouakrim misses with a straight left.
Aiteouakrim throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bullock counters with a right hand to the body.
Bullock scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Aiteouakrim.
Bullock is looking to wear down Aiteouakrim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aiteouakrim works Bullock's body with a nice hook.
Bullock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bullock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aiteouakrim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bullock.
Aiteouakrim lands a nice hook to Bullock's body. Bullock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aiteouakrim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bullock.
Aiteouakrim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bullock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiteouakrim manages to avoid it.
Aiteouakrim slips a jab from Bullock.
Seth Bullock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bullock.
Bullock defending well as Aiteouakrim loads up on a big left hand.
Bullock fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aiteouakrim sprawls well initially but Bullock persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Aiteouakrim preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock wants to take a breather but Aiteouakrim is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bullock lands a nice short elbow.
Aiteouakrim wants to get back to full guard.
Aiteouakrim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bullock is keen to just control but Aiteouakrim is a slippery customer.
Bullock is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aiteouakrim!
Bullock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Aiteouakrim manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bullock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Bullock seems content to control.
Bullock thows a huge punch but Aiteouakrim dodges it nicely.
Bullock wants to pass to mount but Aiteouakrim is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bullock connects with a nice short shot to Aiteouakrim's temple.
Aiteouakrim is looking for a sweep. Bullock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bullock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aiteouakrim is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bullock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bullock lands a nice short elbow.
Aiteouakrim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bullock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bullock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bullock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bullock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bullock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aiteouakrim's head.
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!
Bullock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aiteouakrim keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock is working for a kimura but Aiteouakrim is defending it quite comfortably.
Bullock seems to be working for a kimura but Aiteouakrim defends the submission attempt.
Bullock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aiteouakrim is not content to let Bullock control the position.
Aiteouakrim won't allow Bullock to pass to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullock sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Aiteouakrim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Bullock dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aiteouakrim throws a body punch but Bullock moves out of range.
Salaheddine Aiteouakrim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aiteouakrim gets caught napping as Bullock dives in and scores a takedown. Aiteouakrim manages to retain guard.
Bullock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bullock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aiteouakrim wants to sweep but no luck.
Bullock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aiteouakrim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bullock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bullock postures up.
Bullock scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullock postures up.
Bullock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bullock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bullock manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Aiteouakrim on his heels. He'll look to pass Aiteouakrim's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock won't allow Aiteouakrim to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aiteouakrim can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bullock lands a couple of elbows.
Bullock not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aiteouakrim looking to control.
Aiteouakrim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bullock is one step ahead there.
Bullock postures up in Aiteouakrim's guard and throws a big left but Aiteouakrim blocks it.
Bullock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bullock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bullock working some strikes from top position.
Bullock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bullock is in close to Aiteouakrim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bullock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock postures up in Aiteouakrim's guard and throws a big left but Aiteouakrim blocks it.
Bullock works over Aiteouakrim with some ground and pound from guard.
Bullock throws a big elbow that misses.
Aiteouakrim keeping moving, preventing Bullock from controlling successfully.
Bullock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aiteouakrim seems keen to control Bullock's posture.
Bullock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bullock lands a couple of digs.
Bullock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aiteouakrim looking to control.
Bullock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bullock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aiteouakrim trying to keep a closed guard but Bullock is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bullock is looking to work some ground and pound but Aiteouakrim has wrist control.
Aiteouakrim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bullock.
Bullock wants to control from the top but Aiteouakrim keeps moving.
Bullock controlling from the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bullock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Bullock.
Bullock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bullock cracks Aiteouakrim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aiteouakrim is rocked!
Aiteouakrim lands a slapping body shot.
Bullock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aiteouakrim is still in real trouble! Can Bullock finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aiteouakrim is trying to get back to full guard.
Bullock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bullock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bullock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aiteouakrim seems to have recovered his senses.
Aiteouakrim has hold of Bullock's hands but Bullock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aiteouakrim wants to control but Bullock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bullock lands a nice short elbow.
Bullock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bullock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aiteouakrim defending well though.
Aiteouakrim wants to control but Bullock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bullock stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bullock feints a jab promting Aiteouakrim to slip. Bullock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aiteouakrim slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bullock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aiteouakrim is fending him off so far but Bullock persists. Nope, Aiteouakrim circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Bullock dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Aiteouakrim throws an overhand right that lands on Bullock's shoulder, as Bullock tries to avoid the shot.
Bullock gets the takedown into side control.
Bullock scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Aiteouakrim is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Bullock can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seth Bullock!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shamus McFey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robb Spewak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spewak has chosen The German National Anthem as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamus McFey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robb Spewak!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spewak moves away from the strike by McFey.
McFey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spewak shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Spewak was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Spewak throws some wild stikes that McFey manages to avoid easily.
Spewak can't control as he wanted to and McFey manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
McFey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Spewak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Spewak seems to be working for a kimura but McFey defends the submission attempt.
McFey is looking to control Spewak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McFey avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spewak is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McFey looking for submissions off his back.
Spewak wants to take a breather but McFey is having none of it.
Spewak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McFey gets full guard.
Spewak postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McFey is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Spewak, into his guard.
McFey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spewak trying to keep a closed guard but McFey is proving a slippery customer.
McFey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McFey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spewak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spewak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFey tries to free his leg and advance position but Spewak is retaining full guard.
McFey is fighting to break Spewak's control of his arms but Spewak is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Spewak looking for a guillotine here but McFey defends easily.
McFey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Spewak looking for a guillotine here but McFey defends easily.
McFey throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFey connects with a couple of short punches.
Spewak has his foot on McFey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McFey works his way back into a safe position though.
McFey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McFey throws a big right hand that misses.
McFey wants to control from the top but Spewak keeps moving.
McFey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McFey pushing down on Spewak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McFey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spewak sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McFey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spewak has hold of McFey's hands but McFey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamus McFey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spewak throws the left hand but McFey avoids the punch easily.
Spewak has his takedown stuffed
and McFey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McFey throws a shot from downtown. Spewak moves away and avoids it.
A jab from McFey does it's job there.
A punch lands to the side of Spewak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McFey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spewak fails with the takedown
and McFey counters with a thumping low kick.
Spewak has his takedown stuffed
and McFey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shamus McFey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robb Spewak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spewak can't keep his opponent in guard - McFey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Spewak looking for submissions off his back.
McFey is nestled in close to Spewak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spewak is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spewak trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from McFey there.
Spewak tries to roll over but McFey keeps him under control.
Spewak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McFey working the head and body with strikes.
McFey stalling.
McFey slips a nice elbow through Spewak's hands, connecting with Spewak's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spewak is trying to stand back up but McFey is controlling him
McFey seems to be working for a kimura but Spewak defends the submission attempt.
McFey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McFey winds up and cracks Spewak with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spewak wants to get back to full guard.
McFey passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Spewak!
McFey scoring with strikes but Spewak is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spewak working to try and regain half guard.
McFey landing strikes from the mount.
Spewak is in a horrible position here. McFey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McFey punishing his opponent with strikes.
McFey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spewak is bucking up trying to escape but McFey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spewak wants to hold on but McFey pushes him away.
McFey lands a big elbow.
Spewak is rocked!
McFey unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Spewak wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! McFey celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamus McFey!
After winning the bout, Shamus McFey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Baldoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figaro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Coming Home - Instrumental. Baldoza has chosen Last Resort as his entrance music. Wilson Baldoza acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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253 lbs
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258 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sabin Figaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Baldoza!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldoza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Figaro but Figaro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baldoza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baldoza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baldoza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Figaro prevents Baldoza from breaking the clinch.
Figaro gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Baldoza is working an open guard so Figaro takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Baldoza stuffs the takedown.
Baldoza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sabin Figaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilson Baldoza.
Figaro looks for a takedown but Baldoza sprawls well.
Baldoza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Figaro eats them both and turns towards Baldoza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Baldoza misses with a double jab.
Figaro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Figaro trying to control the action but Baldoza is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldoza is pushing Figaro's head away, looking to escape. Figaro manages to hold on to the position though.
Figaro cracks Baldoza with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Baldoza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Baldoza is not content to let Figaro control the position.
Baldoza pushes Figaro off looking to stand but Figaro dives back in and keeps control.
Figaro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baldoza defending well though.
Figaro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Figaro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro trying to control the action but Baldoza is working from the bottom.
Baldoza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Figaro.
Figaro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figaro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baldoza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Figaro lands with a punch from half guard.
Baldoza pushes Figaro off looking to stand but Figaro dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Figaro.
Figaro perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Figaro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Figaro wants to stand up but Baldoza has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Figaro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baldoza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Figaro stops Baldoza from getting back to his feet.
Figaro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Figaro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Figaro working over Baldoza with some ground and pound. Baldoza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baldoza wants to control but Figaro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Figaro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figaro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro slips a nice elbow through Baldoza's hands, connecting with Baldoza's forehead.
Figaro with the ground and pound but Baldoza uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Figaro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baldoza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Figaro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baldoza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Figaro has managed to get both his arms back between Baldoza's legs - danger averted.
Baldoza striking off his back but it's not causing Figaro any problems.
Figaro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Figaro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figaro throwing strikes but missing.
Baldoza is trying to keep Figaro in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Figaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Baldoza.
Baldoza tries to clinch but Figaro is having none of it.
Figaro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baldoza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Figaro looks up at the clock and then as Baldoza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Figaro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Baldoza is not content to let Figaro control the position.
Baldoza struggling a bit here.
Figaro trying to control the action but Baldoza is working from the bottom.
Figaro working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldoza is looking to reverse the position.
Baldoza taking a bit of punishment here - Figaro scoring with strikes.
Figaro tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Baldoza is working to avoid the ground and pound but Figaro connects with a decent elbow.
Baldoza is rocked!
Figaro lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Baldoza! Figaro senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Baldoza out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sabin Figaro!
During a confident post fight interview, Sabin Figaro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Valentinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Denis Valentinov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denis Valentinov!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Valentinov shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva is trying to keep Valentinov in close.
Valentinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Valentinov defends well.
Valentinov distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Valentinov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Valentinov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinov landing with the ground and pound.
Valentinov postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinov scoring with some ground and pound.
Valentinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentinov landing with the ground and pound.
Valentinov landing some decent shots from guard.
Valentinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Valentinov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valentinov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Valentinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Valentinov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentinov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valentinov is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Valentinov gets to his feet and stands over Silva, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Silva felt that one! Valentinov unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Silva from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Valentinov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TIberio Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Brega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris's entrance music is The Killers - Jenny was a friend of mine. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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199 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TIberio Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Brega!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Brega is trying to stand back up but Norris is controlling him
Brega keeping hold of Norris's head, controlling as best he can.
Norris controlling the pace.
Brega has one foot on Norris's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Brega tries to score a power double leg takedown but Norris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brega somewhat.
Brega walks into a straight right hand from Norris.
Brega will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brega closes the distance and pushes Norris back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brega landing knees to the body.
Brega lands a nice elbow.
Norris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brega pulls his leg out and moves away.
Norris shoots in for a takedown but Brega shows good takedown defense.
Norris rushes Brega and presses him up against the cage.
Brega is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Norris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brega pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TIberio Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris takes an elbow to the temple.
Norris managing to block the knees to the body from Brega.
Norris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brega lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brega tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Brega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brega.
Brega lands an elbow inside that Norris shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brega crunches a lovely knee into Norris's ribcage.
Brega lands a nice elbow.
Norris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brega pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Norris wants a takedown.
Norris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brega after a bit of a struggle.
Brega creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norris's defenses.
Norris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brega gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Norris.
Brega unloads a knee to the mid-section. Norris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norris is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris avoids it.
Brega creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norris's defenses.
Brega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brega is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brega lands an elbow just above Norris 's eye.
Norris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Norris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brega gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brega lands an elbow inside.
Brega working Norris over with knees to the body.
Brega lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brega lands an elbow inside.
It looks like TIberio Norris has been cut.
Norris avoiding damage as Brega throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brega lands a damaging elbow.
Brega lands a nice elbow.
Brega holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brega lands an elbow that stopped Norris in his tracks for a moment.
Brega comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brega lands an elbow just above Norris 's eye.
Norris wants to break free but Brega has control.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris is trying to drag Brega to the mat but Brega just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Norris prevents the takedown attempt.
Brega is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Brega uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brega missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris can't get the takedown.
Norris takes an elbow to the temple.
Norris is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brega is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Norris to the mat. Norris regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Brega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TIberio Norris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Norris misses with a hook. Brega ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Norris as he connects with a hook.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Brega saw that one coming.
Brega has closed the distance and engaged Norris in a clinch.
Brega taking a breather.
Brega creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norris's defenses.
Brega looking to throw knees to the head but Norris is blocking nicely.
Brega using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brega.
Brega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brega avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brega gets underhooks to prevent Norris's takedown attempt.
Norris is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TIberio Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris is working for takedown but Brega is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brega gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Brega throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brega is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brega pushes down on Norris's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brega looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Norris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Norris trying to control here.
Norris wants to get back to full guard but Brega has mounted him!
Brega tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brega cracks Norris with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Brega connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Brega controlling his opponent.
Norris is desperately trying to improve his position but Brega has a good base and remains in mount.
Brega landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris is looking to get to half guard.
Brega avoids the attempt from Norris to control.
Brega scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Norris?
Norris working to try and regain half guard.
Norris is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega landing punches.
Brega raining down shots from the mount!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Brega! Norris is hurt baaadly! Brega is firing away with more strikes - Norris is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Brega!
After winning the bout, Antonio Brega thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge comes to the cage accompanied by Tropa de Elite. Lebowski has chosen The Man in Me as his entrance music. Jeff Lebowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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222 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jorge closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lebowski's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jorge trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lebowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jorge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lebowski trying to control the position.
Lebowski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jorge defends it easily.
Jorge is working Lebowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lebowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jorge advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge controlling the action here.
Lebowski is trying to maintain the position but Jorge is very close to passing his half guard.
Jorge is looking to take a break and control but Lebowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jorge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lebowski trying to control from the bottom.
Jorge is looking to stall here but Lebowski recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski wants to sweep here but Jorge controlling him for the moment.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Lebowski keeps moving.
Jorge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lebowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jorge is aware though and is defending well.
Lebowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lebowski is trying to keep Jorge in close.
Lebowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Jorge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lebowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jorge manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jorge lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lebowski!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jorge passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lebowski!
Lebowski working to try and regain half guard.
Jorge with a couple of short strikes.
Jorge is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lebowski is in a horrible position here. Jorge smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lebowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lebowski is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jorge postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lebowski looks a forlorn figure.
Lebowski is still in real trouble! Can Jorge finish him?
Jorge controlling from the full mount.
Lebowski seems to have recovered his senses.
A big strike lands for Jorge! That's really hurt Lebowski and he's turned his back - Jorge keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Jorge jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiago Jorge!
During a confident post fight interview, Tiago Jorge thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homero Lacerda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lacerda has chosen Go Hard as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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202 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominic Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Homero Lacerda!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lacerda tries for a takedown but Vera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lacerda!
A solid leg kick lands there for Lacerda.
Lacerda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lacerda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Vera. Beautiful body shot.
Lacerda misses with an uppercut. Vera saw that one coming.
Vera slaps away a takedown attempt from Lacerda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lacerda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lacerda blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacerda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacerda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vera. Lacerda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacerda ducks under a wild hook from Vera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera throws a low kick but Lacerda moves out of range easily.
Vera looks to land a right hand but Lacerda moved out of range.
Lacerda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Lacerda.
Lacerda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vera.
Lacerda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vera blocks the body kick.
Vera jabs at Lacerda's body.
Lacerda throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Vera scores with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Vera. No joy for Lacerda on that attempt.
Dominic Vera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Homero Lacerda.
Vera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera cracks Lacerda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Vera sizes up Lacerda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lacerda slips a straight right by Vera.
Lacerda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vera swivels and escapes.
Vera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lacerda takes one on the button.
Vera is looking to chop away at Lacerda's legs.
Lacerda lands a nice looking body shot.
Lacerda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lacerda wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
Dominic Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lacerda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacerda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lacerda.
A head kick misses from Lacerda.
Vera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lacerda throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Lacerda.
Vera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lacerda.
Vera jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vera avoids the head kick by Lacerda.
Vera avoids a kick to the body.
Lacerda checks a leg kick.
Vera fakes the leg kick and cracks Lacerda in the body.
Vera misses with a body shot.
Vera cracks Lacerda with a good jab.
Vera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacerda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lacerda is rocked!
Lacerda slips under a jab.
Lacerda is still on wobbly legs! Can Vera finish him?
Vera misses the jab.
Lacerda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vera.
Vera lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Lacerda crumples to the floor! Vera milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dominic Vera!
An out of breath Dominic Vera thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jorge's choice of entrance music: Back in black. James Jorge told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amun Ra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jorge circles away.
Jorge scores with a jab to the body.
Ra looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jorge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jorge looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ra looking to pass the guard.
Jorge wants to sweep here but Ra controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jorge is on top in guard.
Ra pushes Jorge off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jorge did well to prevent Ra getting side control.
Jorge is looking to improve his position.
Jorge works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jorge lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ra!
Jorge looking to ground and pound but Ra is blocking nicely.
Jorge is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ra to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ra shrugs it off.
Jorge working for a submission but Ra is keeping him at bay.
Ra is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ra is looking to escape.
Ra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jorge lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorge looking to finish with strikes here!
Jorge controlling the position easily from mount.
Jorge fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ra wants to control but Jorge is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ra is trying to escape the mount.
Jorge looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ra working to try and regain half guard.
Jorge controlling from mount.
It looks like Jorge might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Jorge punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jorge prevents Ra from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ra is looking to escape.
Jorge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ra is looking to improve his position but Jorge isn't that keen on the idea.
Jorge wants to control the pace but Ra is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorge with shots to the head and body - Ra looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Ra working to try and regain half guard.
Jorge scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jorge goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ra turns into him and now he's in Jorge's guard.
Ra wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jorge dominated that round.
That's time! Ra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Jorge does no damage.
Jorge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jorge throws a series of punches but Ra moves out of range.
Jorge doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ra counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ra prevents Jorge from improving his position.
Jorge is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ra is thwarting Jorge's attempts to control the position.
Jorge wants to get back to full guard.
Ra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jorge is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ra connects with a nice short shot to Jorge's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra is pressing down on Jorge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jorge is holding on for now.
Ra passes the guard and advances to mount!
James Jorge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ra sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jorge wants to get back to his feet.
Ra lands a big shot there that rocks Jorge but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jorge tries to reverse the position but Ra maintains control.
Jorge is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Ra.
It looks like James Jorge has been cut.
Jorge wants to control but Ra is having none of it.
Jorge wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorge is looking to get to half guard.
Jorge tries to hold on but Ra postures up.
Jorge really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ra scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jorge?
Ra with a couple of short strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Ra there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ra lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ra controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jorge is looking to escape.
Ra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jorge is rocked!
Ra unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jorge wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ra celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amun Ra!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Nobriga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogmundur Girsurrson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nobriga comes to the cage accompanied by Queen's We Will Rock You. Girsurrson has chosen Sigur Rós - Hoppípolla as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Nobriga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ogmundur Girsurrson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girsurrson moves forwards but Nobriga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nobriga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Girsurrson.
Girsurrson fakes the leg kick and cracks Nobriga in the body.
A cross from Nobriga lands.
Girsurrson misses with a straight left.
Nobriga throws a body punch but Girsurrson moves out of range.
Max Nobriga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nobriga misses with a kick to the body.
Girsurrson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Girsurrson throws a lazy uppercut
and Nobriga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Girsurrson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nobriga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Girsurrson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick from Girsurrson.
The fighters circling - Girsurrson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Girsurrson digs a good body shot into Nobriga's ribs.
Nobriga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nobriga wants to slow Girsurrson down by chopping away at his legs.
Nobriga misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriga avoids the body shot from Girsurrson.
Girsurrson throws a series of punches but Nobriga avoids them all with ease.
Girsurrson misses with a head kick.
Nobriga misses the shot to the body.
Girsurrson thows a body shot but no joy.
Girsurrson slips a jab and a cross from Nobriga.
Girsurrson lands a slapping body shot.
Girsurrson misses with a leg kick
and Nobriga counters with a nice uppercut.
Girsurrson moves out of range as Nobriga strikes.
Girsurrson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Girsurrson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nobriga.
Girsurrson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Girsurrson.
Nobriga throws a shot from downtown. Girsurrson moves away and avoids it.
Nobriga throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga thows a leg kick but Girsurrson checks it
and Girsurrson counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Girsurrson.
Nobriga lands a nice looking body shot.
Nobriga blocks a head kick by Girsurrson.
Nobriga moves out of range of the body kick from Girsurrson.
Nobriga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Girsurrson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nobriga misses with a series of wild punches.
Girsurrson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nobriga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Girsurrson checks a low kick from Nobriga.
Girsurrson digs a good hook to Nobriga's body.
Nice combo by Girsurrson! Oh, that's hurt him - Nobriga falls to the canvas and Girsurrson follows him into side control.
Nobriga is rocked!
Nobriga is breathing heavily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Girsurrson throws a strike aimed at the side of Nobriga's head but Nobriga avoids it well.
Oh Nobriga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girsurrson trying to control the action but Nobriga is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Girsurrson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nobriga seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Girsurrson misses with the ground and pound.
Girsurrson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Girsurrson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Girsurrson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nobriga is trying to work for a sweep but Girsurrson has mounted him!
Nobriga holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Girsurrson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nobriga tries to lock up and control but Girsurrson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Girsurrson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nobriga is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga blocking the ground and pound.
Girsurrson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nobriga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nobriga is squirming around, avoiding Girsurrson's attempts to control the action.
Girsurrson raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Girsurrson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nobriga slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Girsurrson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Girsurrson trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ogmundur Girsurrson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nobriga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Girsurrson's head.
Nobriga slips under a jab from Girsurrson.
Nobriga misses the shot to the body.
Nobriga slips under a jab.
Girsurrson misses the jab.
Nobriga slips under a jab.
Nobriga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Girsurrson will feel that in the morning.
Nobriga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Girsurrson throws a lazy right hand but Nobriga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nobriga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Girsurrson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nobriga.
Nobriga tries a head kick but it misses.
Nobriga throws a lazy uppercut
and Girsurrson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nobriga misses with a hook
and Girsurrson counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriga blocks a head kick by Girsurrson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Girsurrson, as that shot connected.
Girsurrson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nobriga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Girsurrson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Girsurrson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nobriga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Girsurrson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Girsurrson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Girsurrson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Girsurrson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Girsurrson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Girsurrson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nobriga. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Girsurrson.
Girsurrson cracks the inside of Nobriga's front leg.
Girsurrson lands a leg kick that knocks Nobriga off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Girsurrson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Girsurrson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Girsurrson lands with a slapping head kick.
Nobriga just misses with a punch to the body.
Girsurrson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Girsurrson with a nice cross.
Girsurrson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Girsurrson grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Nobriga takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Girsurrson cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ogmundur Girsurrson!
A determined Ogmundur Girsurrson didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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