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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Bruising (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ban-Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim has chosen Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Ban-Ki Kim is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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174 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexei Bruising!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban-Ki Kim!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Kim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Bruising.
Bruising misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kim closes the distance and pushes Bruising back into the cage.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Bruising throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim trying to stall but Bruising improves his position.
Kim blocks an elbow strike from Bruising.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bruising throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Bruising on the inside.
Bruising tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim lands a knee to the body.
Bruising tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Bruising back against the cage.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Bruising avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Bruising blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruising throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
Kim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bruising or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Bruising. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruising doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruising.
Bruising makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruising goes for a takedown attempt but Kim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kim delivers a nice body kick.
Bruising throws the kick towards the body but Kim avoids it.
Kim feints and then cracks Bruising's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruising down.
Bruising misses with a body shot.
Kim instigates a clinch.
Bruising goes for a takedown attempt but Kim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ban-Ki Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bruising finds it's way round the side to connect with Kim's head.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Bruising's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruising tries to avoid it.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruising.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Kim rushes Bruising and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Kim is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruising avoids it.
Bruising takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bruising tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruising creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruising is defending well for now.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim blocks the elbow strike.
Bruising misses with the head strike.
Kim letting Bruising take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kim.
Bruising tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kim just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kim dodges an elbow strike from Bruising.
Bruising throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim avoids the elbow strike from Bruising, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruising tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruising throws a head punch that misses.
Bruising tries to score a body lock takedown but Kim shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Bruising has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kim is trying to keep an underhook but Bruising manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bruising not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kim moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bruising is fighting to break Kim's control of his arms but Kim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bruising tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Kim wants to stand but Bruising is controlling the position.
Bruising with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruising throwing strikes but missing.
Kim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bruising throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruising postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Bruising trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruising chips away with some ground and pound.
Kim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bruising loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kim controlling Bruising's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruising is working Kim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bruising in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kim wants to sweep here but Bruising controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ban-Ki Kim will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bruising looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Kim. No joy for Bruising on that attempt.
Bruising misses with a wild body shot.
Kim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruising throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Bruising misses with a body kick.
Kim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bruising, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bruising displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kim up against the cage.
Bruising lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Bruising tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim has Bruising pushed against the cage.
Kim prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim dodges an elbow strike from Bruising.
Bruising working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim digs a right hand into Bruising's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bruising's gas tank.
Bruising misses with the head strike.
Bruising swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruising working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Kim.
Good body shot from Bruising.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Bruising fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruising tries to pull guard but Kim won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Bruising. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim lands a good knee to the midsection. Bruising won't want to take too many of those.
Bruising has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bruising throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Bruising tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruising jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kim walks away with a smile on his face. Bruising gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bruising thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim slips under a jab.
Bruising jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bruising.
Bruising uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
Bruising throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Kim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kim wants it to stay on the feet.
Kim checks a leg kick.
Bruising misses with a low kick.
Bruising throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Bruising throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruising cracks Kim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bruising pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kim is out of range and Bruising settles back down.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim rushes Bruising and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bruising has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Bruising tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Bruising back against the cage.
Bruising tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Bruising scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Bruising blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruising goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim blocking some punches.
Ban-Ki Kim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bruising throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Bruising blocks it.
Bruising avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Kim with a knee to the head.
Bruising takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Bruising has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kim after a bit of a struggle.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bruising is rocked!
Bruising fails to pull guard.
Oh Bruising is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruising working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim with a knee to the head.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruising is defending well for now.
Kim lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kim is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Bruising in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Kim.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kim - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bruising misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruising lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kim landing knees to the body.
Kim prevents a body shot from Bruising.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruising misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruising avoids the damage to the body.
Bruising misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ban-Ki Kim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruising shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kim defends it nicely.
Bruising seems to have got his legs back now.
Bruising fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruising tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruising swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruising misses with a body shot.
Bruising takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Donk. Kim catches Bruising right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Bruising.
Bruising blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kim throws a push kick but Bruising slaps the foot to one side.
Bruising misses the shot to the body.
Bruising misses with a low kick as Kim jumps back.
Bruising tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bruising fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kim lands a knee to the body.
Kim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim landing knees to the body.
Bruising being controlled against the cage.
Kim scores a nice knee to the body.
Kim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bruising up against the cage.
Kim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bruising misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a shot to the body.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Bruising wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Bruising. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim scores a nice knee to the body.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Bruising's ribcage.
Bruising takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Bruising shrugs off.
Kim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bruising in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bruising takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bruising misses with some punches.
Kim is stalling here.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
Bruising blocks a body shot from Kim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Bruising's ribcage.
Bruising takes a shot to the head.
Bruising doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kim - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Bruising takes an elbow to the temple.
Alexei Bruising has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruising tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Bruising back against the cage.
Bruising throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bruising misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruising.
Kim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
It looks like Alexei Bruising has been cut.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruising misses with the head strike.
Kim with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Bruising's ribcage.
Bruising takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Bruising managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Kim lands a good knee to the midsection. Bruising won't want to take too many of those.
Bruising throws a head punch that misses.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
Bruising blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Kim.
Kim scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kim.
Kim lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruising throws a head punch that misses.
Bruising takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bruising fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim presses Bruising against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ban-Ki Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kim winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Ban-Ki Kim!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Ban-Ki Kim!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Ban-Ki Kim!
Ban-Ki Kim wins by unanimous decision!
Ban-Ki Kim 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jp Flaim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jp Flaim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 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
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jp Flaim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sobral wants to pass to mount but Flaim is defending the position.
Flaim wants to improve his position but Sobral is controlling well.
Sobral looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sobral trying to pass the guard but Flaim defending well.
Sobral wants to take a breather but Flaim is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral stalling.
Sobral is looking to take a break and control but Flaim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flaim is controlling Sobral's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Flaim is not content to let Sobral control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Julio Sobral has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sobral tries to score a power double leg takedown but Flaim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sobral somewhat.
Flaim misses with an uppercut. Sobral saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sobral sprawls well. Sobral wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flaim gets slowly back to his feet.
Flaim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Flaim lands with a hook. Sobral tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sobral is defended easily by Flaim.
Flaim misses with a takedown
and Sobral counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Flaim is defending well.
Still in half guard, Sobral seems content to control.
Flaim is looking to control Sobral's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flaim avoid being mounted?
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Flaim is defending well.
Flaim trying to control but Sobral postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaim tries to get to full guard but Sobral has control of the leg.
Flaim wants to control but Sobral is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jp Flaim.
Sobral sizes up Flaim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sobral keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jp Flaim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flaim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flaim drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sobral tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Flaim wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sobral prevents Flaim from improving position.
Sobral is trying to control Flaim's posture but Flaim avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flaim lands some shots froms side control.
Sobral is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Flaim off and has taken his back!
Flaim can't escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobral looking for the choke from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Flaim trying to control the hands but Sobral breaks the grip.
Flaim defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Sobral controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flaim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral 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.
Sobral looking to score a takedown here. Flaim is defending well but Sobral drives through and ends up in Flaim's guard.
Sobral trying to control but Flaim is working from the bottom.
Flaim pulls Sobral in close to prevent any damage.
Flaim looking for a sweep. Not yet Flaim, not yet.
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Flaim is keeping the position.
Sobral trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Flaim manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Flaim from controlling successfully.
Sobral working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flaim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flaim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaim makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Flaim trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sobral working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flaim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flaim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flaim trying to control but Sobral is working from the bottom.
Flaim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flaim wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Sobral preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flaim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sobral seems keen to control Flaim's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobral trying to control the position here.
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Flaim from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flaim dives in and scores a takedown into Sobral's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobral tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sobral is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobral is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Flaim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sobral works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaim distracts Sobral with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Flaim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sobral working for a triangle but Flaim defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sobral holds on and takes a little breather.
Flaim trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flaim throwing strikes from guard but Sobral blocks nicely.
Flaim works over Sobral with some ground and pound from guard.
Sobral is controlling Flaim's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Flaim from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is controlling Flaim's posture.
Flaim throws a strike but Sobral rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Flaim 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.
Flaim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sobral shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flaim pinned against the cage. Flaim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flaim swings for the body but Sobral moves out of range.
Sobral stuffs the takedown attempt from Flaim. Flaim gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jp Flaim will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sobral bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sobral tries for a kimura but Flaim is defending well.
Flaim seems a little lost for a moment, as Sobral dominates the positioning.
Sobral works to advance to full mount. Flaim defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Flaim wants to hold on but Sobral pushes him away.
Sobral controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaim is squirming around, avoiding Sobral's attempts to control the action.
Sobral unloads with some shots from mount but Flaim bucks and avoids them well.
Sobral goes for an armbar but Flaim turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Flaim.
Sobral not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Julio Sobral wasn't active enough on the ground.
Flaim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sobral fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Flaim with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaim is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sobral's half guard.
Flaim is trying to control. Sobral wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sobral is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flaim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flaim's back!
Flaim rolls, trying to escape but Sobral keeps control of the position.
Julio Sobral has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobral just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flaim wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Sobral tries to control but Flaim wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sobral wants to control the pace but Flaim is squirming around nicely.
Sobral tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Flaim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sobral wants to control but instead Flaim manages to regain half guard.
Flaim is refusing to be controlled, as Sobral sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flaim tries to roll over but Sobral keeps him under control.
Sobral wants to take a breather but Flaim is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Julio Sobral.
Flaim jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sobral lands with a straight right. Flaim didn't see that one coming.
Flaim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sobral sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flaim somewhat.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral has a takedown stuffed.
Jp Flaim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Sobral.
Flaim throws out a loose jab but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Sobral comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sobral 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Julio Sobral!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Julio Sobral!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Julio Sobral!
Julio Sobral wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Julio Sobral waved his t-shirt featuring Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Adbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Allen (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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24
157 lbs
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30
152 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamed Adbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adbo's corner calls for a 1-2. Adbo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from Adbo does no damage.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Adbo can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
Adbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Allen won't allow it.
Allen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Adbo is trying to keep an underhook but Allen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Allen tries to pass to full mount but Adbo defends it.
Adbo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Allen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adbo's head.
Allen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Allen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adbo keeps working.
Allen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen stops Adbo from getting back to his feet.
Adbo is trying to control but can't.
Adbo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Allen not doing much here.
Adbo wants to control but Allen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mateus Allen.
Adbo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Allens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adbo lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adbo throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Allen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Allen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Adbo wants to get back to his feet.
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!
Allen wants to control but Adbo is keeping him busy.
Allen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Adbo!
Allen controlling his opponent.
Allen landing punches.
Adbo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adbo tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adbo holds on to Allen as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Adbo tries to lock up and control but Allen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Allen with a couple of short strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Allen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Allen with shots to the head and body - Adbo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Allen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adbo is bucking up trying to escape but Allen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Allen looking to finish Adbo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adbo!
Allen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Allen content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adbo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Allen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Allen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Adbo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen controlling from mount.
Adbo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Allen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Adbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Adbo.
Adbo misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Adbo lands a jab-cross combination.
Adbo keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen slips under a jab.
Adbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allen is looking to clinch.
Adbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Adbo scores with a hook.
A cross from Adbo lands.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Adbo misses with a left hand
and Allen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adbo takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Adbo misses its intended target.
Adbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Allen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adbo swivels and escapes.
Allen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Allen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Adbo's guard.
Allen won't allow Adbo to get back to his feet.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Adbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Adbo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adbo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allen tries to free his leg and advance position but Adbo is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Allen moves out of range as Adbo strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Adbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Adbo.
Adbo misses with a straight right.
Allen misses with a body punch
and Adbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Adbo misses with the combination.
Mohamed Adbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Adbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adbo throws an overhand right that lands on Allen's shoulder, as Allen tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Adbo misses.
Adbo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Allen counter with a right hand.
Adbo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mohamed Adbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Adbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adbo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Allen swings for the body but Adbo moves out of range.
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adbo misses with a series of wild punches.
Adbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allen takes a swing at Adbo's ribcage but misses.
Adbo misses with a two punch combination.
Adbo gets caught flat footed, as Allen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mateus Allen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Allen trying to control but Adbo is working from the bottom.
Allen with a nice head shot there.
Adbo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adbo wants to stand but Allen is controlling the position.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Adbo is keeping the position.
Allen is looking to work some ground and pound but Adbo has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Allen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adbo tries to avoid it but Allen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adbo to the ground. Adbo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Allen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Allen connects with a crisp jab.
Adbo connects with a looping right hand.
Adbo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A shot to the liver by Adbo. Beautiful body shot.
Adbo connects with a nice looking jab.
Allen tries to clinch there but Adbo circles away.
Adbo connects with a right hand. Allen shakes it off.
Adbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Adbo throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Adbo throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adbo controls Allen momentarily but Allen frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Allen throwing strikes but missing.
Adbo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Adbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allen throws an elbow that misses. Adbo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allen's guard. Nice move by Adbo!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Allen holds on and takes a little breather.
Mateus Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Allen controlling the position.
Allen keeping full guard, as Adbo tries to pass.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mateus Allen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen slips a jab from Adbo.
Allen misses with the combination.
Allen cracks a nice hook into Adbo's ribs.
Adbo looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
Allen throws a right hand that Adbo ducks under and follows up with a left that Adbo also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Adbo.
Adbo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Adbo wants to get back to his feet but Allen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Allen stays in close to Adbo's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mateus Allen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Adbo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adbo cracks Allen with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adbo takes one to the chin there.
Allen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Allen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adbo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allen counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Adbo's face as Allen controls the position.
Let's hope that Allen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mateus Allen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Allen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Mateus Allen wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Mateus Allen 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ismail Polat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Tutankhamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
157 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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31
155 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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World class MT
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ismail Polat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Young Tutankhamon!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutankhamon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Polat. Polat obviously looking to wear him down.
Tutankhamon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Polat's waist but Polat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tutankhamon off to one side.
Tutankhamon has a takedown stuffed.
Polat misses with a looping right.
Tutankhamon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ismail Polat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Tutankhamon.
Good work by Tutankhamon as he checks the leg kick.
Polat misses with a low kick.
Tutankhamon ducks under a wild hook from Polat.
Polat moves in looking to clinch but Tutankhamon pushes him off.
Polat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tutankhamon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Polat was covering up waiting for the punch and Tutankhamon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Polat has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutankhamon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Polat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Polat keeping full guard, as Tutankhamon tries to pass.
Tutankhamon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tutankhamon trying to control the position from guard on top but Polat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tutankhamon is looking to work some ground and pound but Polat has wrist control.
Tutankhamon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Polat's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon throwing strikes from guard but Polat blocks nicely.
Tutankhamon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Polat working a defensive guard here.
Polat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tutankhamon on the ground.
Tutankhamon trying to control but Polat is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tutankhamon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Polat managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tutankhamon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tutankhamon trying to control the position from guard on top but Polat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young Tutankhamon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tutankhamon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Polat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tutankhamon is looking to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon fails with the takedown.
Tutankhamon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Polat on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon shoots in looking for a takedown but Polat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tutankhamon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tutankhamon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Polat to the mat! Polat manages to get full guard.
Tutankhamon postures up in Polat's guard and throws a big left but Polat blocks it.
Polat wants to sweep here but Tutankhamon controlling him for the moment.
Tutankhamon is fighting to break Polat's control of his arms but Polat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tutankhamon stands up over Polat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Tutankhamon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tutankhamon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Polat defends it nicely.
Tutankhamon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Polat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Polat throws a jab but it's blocked by Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Tutankhamon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tutankhamon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Polat misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tutankhamon is defended easily by Polat.
Ismail Polat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Tutankhamon.
Tutankhamon shoots for a double leg takedown but Polat sprawls well. He's pushed Tutankhamon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tutankhamon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Polat stuffs the takedown attempt from Tutankhamon. Tutankhamon gets slowly back to his feet.
Young Tutankhamon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polat just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Polat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tutankhamon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Polat is fending him off so far but Tutankhamon persists. Nope, Polat circles away and we're back to standing.
Polat misses with a wild combination.
Polat thuds a left hand into Tutankhamon's body.
Polat lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tutankhamon dives in and grabs Polat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Polat pushes down on Tutankhamon's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tutankhamon is defended easily by Polat.
Nice straight punches there by Polat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Polat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tutankhamon dives in and scores a takedown into Polat's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polat wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Polat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polat keeping moving, preventing Tutankhamon from controlling successfully.
Polat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Polat tries to get out of the position.
Polat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Polat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutankhamon throws an elbow that misses. Polat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tutankhamon's guard. Nice move by Polat!
Polat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Polat is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tutankhamon has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Polat is looking to defend but Tutankhamon has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Polat! Tutankhamon pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Polat taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Young Tutankhamon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bika kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Decision. Antona has chosen Laid to Rest by Lamb of God as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
158 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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30
156 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Fast |
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Bika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bika. Antona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bika misses the jab.
Antona slips a jab and a cross from Bika.
Bika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antona slips under a jab.
Antona pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Antona finds it's way through Bika's defenses.
Bika throws a leg kick that misses.
Antona ducks under a wild hook from Bika.
Bika lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Antona chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bika can pounce on him.
Bika misses with an uppercut.
Antona lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Antona scores with a head kick.
Antona goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bika staying out of range there.
Elvis Bika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona throws a hook but Bika blocks it.
Antona scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Bika checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Antona throws the kick towards the body but Bika avoids it.
Antona scores with a leg kick.
Antona thows a body shot but no joy.
Antona has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bika finds it's way round the side to connect with Antona's head.
Antona tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bika throws an off balance right hand
and Antona makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bika cracks Antona with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bika throws a lazy uppercut
and Antona counters with a leg kick.
Antona smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Antona throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Bika misses.
Antona swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Antona darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bika tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bika lands with a slapping head kick.
Bika misses with a wild combination.
Antona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bika misses with a hook. Antona ducked under it nicely.
Bika swinging wildly here.
Bika throws a right and a left that Antona avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Bika.
Bika walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Antona misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona connects with a looping right hand.
Bika ducks right into an uppercut from Antona.
An inside leg kick from Antona misses.
Antona fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bika.
Bika misses with a straight right.
Antona lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bika misses with an uppercut. Antona saw that one coming.
Bika throws a shot from downtown. Antona moves away and avoids it.
Bika connects with a nice looking jab.
Bika tests Antona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bika takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bika throws out a loose jab but Antona uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Bika misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bika misses with a left hand
and Antona finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bika takes a swing at Antona's ribcage but misses.
Bika misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antona.
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!
Bika takes a swing at Antona's ribcage but misses.
Bika throws a right and a left that Antona avoids nicely.
Bika throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Antona misses with a head kick.
Antona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bika throws a lazy uppercut
and Antona counters with a leg kick.
Antona wants to slow Bika down by chopping away at his legs.
Bika misses with an uppercut. Antona saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Elvis Bika will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Antona tries to move into range but Bika moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Antona moves out of range of the body kick from Bika.
Bika throws a head kick that misses.
Bika just misses with a punch to the body.
Bika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Antona.
Antona misses with a body kick.
Bika checks a low kick from Antona.
Bika jabs at Antona's body.
Bika throws a shot from downtown. Antona moves away and avoids it.
Bika looks to score with a jab to the body but Antona is just out of range.
Antona misses with a kick to the body.
Bika throws the left hand but Antona avoids the punch easily.
Bika looks to land a right hand but Antona moved out of range.
Bika misses with a left hand
and Antona counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona misses with a low kick as Bika jumps back.
Bika connects with a jab.
Bika shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Antona manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Antona pushes Bika off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bika throws a right hand that Antona ducks under and follows up with a left that Antona also avoids with ease.
Bika has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Antona.
Bika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antona was well out of range. Poor timing from Bika.
Antona scores with a head kick. Bika tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Antona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bika.
Antona avoids the head kick by Bika.
Antona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bika.
Bika finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Antona.
Antona on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aydine Antona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bika misses the body punch
and Bika takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bika avoids the head kick by Antona.
A big left from Antona misses.
Antona thows a body shot but no joy.
Bika takes a swing at Antona's ribcage but misses.
Bika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antona.
A big right from Bika misses.
Bika throws a chopping leg kick but Antona manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bika swings widly with a right hand
and Antona counters with a low kick, right behind Bika 's knee.
Bika missing with a left hand there. Antona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bika throws a body punch but Antona moves out of range.
Bika is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Antona ducks under a wild hook from Bika.
Elvis Bika is winning the standup battle so far.
Bika on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bika throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antona counters with a head kick.
Antona walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bika checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Bika checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Antona buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Antona connects with a solid leg kick.
Antona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Bika.
Antona throws a sloppy head kick and Bika moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bika jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antona avoids the body shot from Bika.
Bika throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bika throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antona.
Bika checks a leg kick.
Antona checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bika waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antona.
Bika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bika misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Antona finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antona looks to land a right hand but Bika moved out of range.
Bika dodges the punch combination from Antona.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Antona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Bika dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Bika scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bika will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Antona misses with a low kick as Bika jumps back.
Antona moves out of range of the strikes.
Antona tries to land a front kick but Bika steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Antona on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Antona misses with an uppercut. Bika saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Bika. That snapped Antona's head back.
Bika slips a straight right by Antona.
Bika on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Antona moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bika wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Antona blocks a jab.
Antona misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Antona.
A big right from Bika misses.
Antona fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bika is out of range.
Bika jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bika throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bika throws a sloppy head kick and Antona moves out of range easily.
Bika misses with a straight left.
Bika lands with a nice body punch.
Antona ducks under a wild hook from Bika.
Antona throws a front kick aimed at Bika's knee but Bika avoids it well.
Antona looks to land a left hand but Bika moved out of range nicely.
Antona cracks Bika with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antona manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bika looks to land a left hand but Antona moved out of range nicely.
Bika scores with a jab to the body.
Bika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antona manages to avoid it.
Antona looks to throw a body kick
letting Bika counter with a right hand.
Bika tries to work over Antona's front leg with a kick but Antona checks it.
Antona throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bika throws a hook but Antona avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antona moves away.
Bika buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Antona lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Antona buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Antona lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bika throws a push kick but Antona slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bika takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bika lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bika misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bika missing with a left hand there. Antona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antona uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Antona throws a front kick aimed at Bika's knee but Bika avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Antona.
Antona lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bika scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bika throws a jab when Antona was well out of range.
Antona needs to keep his hands up - Bika had a free shot at his head there.
Antona scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bika.
Bika clobbers Antona with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Antona is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Bika knocks Antona out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Elvis Bika!
Elvis Bika bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matts Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Luc Picard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Picard has chosen The Picard Song as his entrance music. Matts Serra had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
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168 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matts Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Luc Picard!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picard manages to avoid it.
Picard dives in and scores a takedown into Serra's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Serra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Serra is on top in guard.
Picard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Serra gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Serra tries to free his leg and advance position but Picard is retaining full guard.
Picard is looking for a triangle but Serra pushes his legs off easily.
Picard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Serra wants to control from the top but Picard keeps moving.
Serra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Serra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Picard manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Picard trying to control but Serra is working from the bottom.
Serra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Serra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Picard is stalling in the full guard.
Picard wants to control from the top but Serra keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serra working for a triangle but Picard defends it easily.
Picard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Serra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Picard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Picard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Serra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Picard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Serra keeping moving, preventing Picard from controlling successfully.
Picard content to stall in guard here.
Picard won't allow Serra to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Serra keeping moving, preventing Picard from controlling successfully.
Picard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jean Luc Picard.
A punch lands to the side of Serra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Serra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Picard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Serra doesn't seem phased though.
Jean Luc Picard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Serra stalling in the clinch but Picard improves position.
Picard lands a shoulder strike.
Serra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Picard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Picard.
Picard struggles to land a body shot inside as Serra controls his hands.
Picard gets through Serra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Picard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Serra.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serra trying to control the position but instead, Picard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Serra into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Picard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Serra.
Serra is trying to maintain a safe position but Picard gets an underhook and turns Serra into the cage.
Picard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serra stalling in the clinch but Picard improves position.
Picard has Serra pressed against the cage, preventing Serra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Serra looking to stall.
Serra has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Picard after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Picard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Picard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Picard works his foot free and advances to mount.
Serra stops Picard from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Picard trying to control but Serra is having none of it.
Serra has given up his back.
Picard is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Serra trying to control but not successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Serra has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Picard has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Serra taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Picard doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jean Luc Picard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinto comes to the cage accompanied by Do you really want to hurt me. Emir has chosen i kill people as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
21 - 18 - 1 |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatih Emir!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emir gets caught napping as Pinto dives in and scores a takedown. Emir manages to retain guard.
Emir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pinto defends well.
Pinto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emir is trying to control the position but Pinto postures up.
Emir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pinto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Emir looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Emir looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Emir!
Emir throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on Pinto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pinto 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.
Emir fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Emir is putting a hurting on Pinto here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emir scores with punches from side control.
Emir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pinto keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto parries the strikes from Emir easily there. Emir is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pinto to escape.
Emir wants to control but Pinto is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto tries to buck Emir off but Emir is having none of it.
Emir working the head and body with strikes.
Pinto sneaks back into half guard.
Pinto is looking to improve his position.
Emir lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Emir with the ground and pound but Pinto uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emir throws an elbow that misses. Pinto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Emir's guard. Nice move by Pinto!
Pinto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto stands and throws Emir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Emir can't do much from the bottom here.
Pinto tries to advance to mount but Emir denies him.
Pinto wants to control for a moment but Emir uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Pinto is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Emir has managed to free his arm - good work.
Emir flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is pressing down on Emir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emir is holding on for now.
Pinto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Emir!
Emir 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.
Pinto wants to pass to mount but Emir is defending the position.
Emir throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Emir works his way to full guard. Good work.
Emir looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pinto passes into half guard.
Emir trying to hold on to Pinto's head to control him but Pinto postures up.
Pinto trying to mount his opponent but Emir defends it.
Pinto is trying to control the action in half guard but Emir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pinto is pressing down on Emir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emir is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emir wants to control but Pinto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pinto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pinto trying to mount his opponent but Emir defends it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pinto pulls his head out easily.
Emir is trying to maintain the position but Pinto is very close to passing his half guard.
Pinto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Emir is just riding it out for now. Pinto eventually gives up the hold.
Emir is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinto working Emir over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fatih Emir will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emir closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pinto did well to prevent Emir getting side control.
Emir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Emir throws a strike but Pinto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Emir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pinto is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Emir has his hands clasped together but Pinto extends an breaks Emir's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pinto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diogo Pinto!
Our winner, Diogo Pinto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flaubert Canto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves's entrance music is Trik Turner - Friends and Family. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flaubert Canto!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alves looks to land a combination but Canto avoids it well.
Alves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Canto's head.
Alves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Canto.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left and a right from Alves both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Flaubert Canto has been cut.
Canto tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Canto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canto fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Canto's waist but Canto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alves off to one side.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Canto moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canto tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Canto rushes Alves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alves taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Alves.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Canto as Alves tries to tie him up.
Canto prevents a body shot from Alves.
Alves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Canto misses with some punches.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Canto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alves is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Canto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves just leaning against Canto, taking a breather.
Canto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canto throws a punch but it's blocked by Alves.
Alves blocks a body shot from Canto.
Canto tries to throw a body punch but Alves avoids it by throwing Canto back against the cage.
Alves misses with the head strike.
Canto stalls.
Alves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Canto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Canto tries a body shot but Alves blocks it.
Canto prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Canto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Canto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Canto ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Canto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Canto is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Alves scores with the left hand. Canto knows he should have avoided that one.
Canto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries for a takedown but Canto circles away easily
and Canto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canto.
Canto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Canto closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Canto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves keeps control of Canto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves stalling.
Alves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flaubert Canto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Canto moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alves.
Alves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Canto tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Canto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Canto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
Freddy Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Canto wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canto doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canto tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alves!
Canto is rocked!
Alves throws an overhand right that drops Canto like a sack of potatoes! Alves dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Alves!
An out of breath Freddy Alves 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 Gegard Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gegard Zaromskis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaromskis avoids a kick to the body.
Zaromskis with a nice cross.
Morrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaromskis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrow manages to avoid it.
Zaromskis throws a body punch but Morrow moves out of range.
Zaromskis misses with a body kick.
Zaromskis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrow throws a push kick but Zaromskis slaps the foot to one side.
Zaromskis swings for the body but Morrow moves out of range.
Zaromskis throws a body kick that misses.
Morrow misses with a body kick.
Morrow moves away from the strike by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a nice looking combination but Morrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zaromskis misses with a head kick.
Zaromskis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zaromskis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaromskis.
Morrow looking for a takedown.
Zaromskis gets through Morrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaromskis lands a left hand.
Zaromskis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis misses with a punch to the body.
Morrow can't break the clinch.
Morrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zaromskis blocks an uppercut.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Zaromskis has him pressed against the cage.
Morrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morrow takes a shot to the head.
Morrow wants to break free but Zaromskis has control.
Zaromskis misses with a body punch.
Zaromskis lands a shoulder strike.
Zaromskis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaromskis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morrow has had enough of the clinch but Zaromskis keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis is leaning against Morrow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaromskis has Morrow pressed against the cage, preventing Morrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrow is trying to push Zaromskis away but Zaromskis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zaromskis lands with a short shot to the head.
Morrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis scores with a shot to the side of Morrow's head.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Zaromskis is controlling him.
Zaromskis scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaromskis.
Morrow looks gassed!
Morrow has had enough of the clinch but Zaromskis keeps him there for the moment.
Zaromskis pushes Morrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Zaromskis.
Morrow blocks a body shot from Zaromskis.
Morrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Zaromskis won't allow it.
Morrow is looking to control Zaromskis's arms but Zaromskis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morrow has his back to the cage.
Zaromskis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morrow or not.
Zaromskis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands a shoulder strike.
Morrow is trying to break the clinch but Zaromskis is controlling him.
Zaromskis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zaromskis lands a shoulder strike.
Zaromskis scores with a hook to the body.
Zaromskis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaromskis lands with a light punch inside.
Zaromskis lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaromskis presses Morrow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaromskis lands with a short shot to the head.
Morrow is rocked!
A short right from Zaromskis.
Morrow is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaromskis finish him?
Zaromskis is working Morrow over against the cage.
Zaromskis dips a shoulder and cracks Morrow with a mighty uppercut! Morrow falls back against the cage and Zaromskis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Morrow is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Zaromskis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gegard Zaromskis!
Gegard Zaromskis retains his lightweight title!
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