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BAC #43 - Wha x Paiskbah PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nurjan Nurjas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riviera comes to the cage accompanied by Only god can judge me. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan Riviera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nurjan Nurjas!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurjas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Riviera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Riviera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riviera tries to get out of the position.
Riviera wants to sweep but no luck.
Nurjas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riviera looking for a guillotine here but Nurjas defends easily.
Riviera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Riviera is working hard here to advance position.
Riviera pulls Nurjas in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nurjas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nurjas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nurjas won't allow Riviera to sweep him here.
Riviera is pulling down on Nurjas's head. It's preventing any offense from Nurjas, at least for the moment.
Nurjas wants to stand and escape but instead Riviera has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nurjas working for a triangle but Riviera defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nurjas's guard.
Nurjas wants to get back to full guard.
Riviera maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nurjas could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Riviera has cracked it and Nurjas is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Riviera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Riviera!
Jonathan Riviera spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hope Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hope Solo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Solo sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Solo pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Solo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cruz pulls Solo into guard.
Solo trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Solo is looking to stand up but Cruz won't let him.
Solo looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Solo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Solo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cruz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Solo's head.
Solo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Solo tries to get out of the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solo is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Solo's guard.
Solo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Solo tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Solo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cruz is working for a kimura but Solo is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo is defending against the submission attempts here by Cruz.
Solo trying to control but Cruz postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Solo's head.
Solo tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
Solo is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
Cruz 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.
Cruz lands strikes from half guard.
Solo keeping control of the position.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Solo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Solo trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cruz is working for a submission of some sort.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Solo keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solo is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Solo throws a one two combo.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solo.
Solo misses with a straight right.
Solo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Solo closes the distance and clinches.
Solo tries to pull guard but Cruz won't allow it.
Solo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Solo smiles and moves away.
Solo lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Solo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Solo throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Solo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Solo lands an overhand right.
Hope Solo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Solo as he jumps to the side.
Hope Solo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Cruz.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Solo wants to clinch.
Solo tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo clinches.
Solo lands a nice uppercut.
Cruz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Solo's efforts to push away.
Cruz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Solo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Solo to keep the fight standing.
Solo can't get the takedown.
Solo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cruz pulls guard.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Solo trying to move into half guard but instead Cruz has managed to sweep!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solo is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Solo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cruz trying to control but Solo is working from the bottom.
Cruz postures up.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Solo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Solo wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Solo controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Solo looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruz.
Solo cracks Cruz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Solo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
Solo forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Solo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Solo lands a shoulder strike.
Solo is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Solo tries to pull guard but Cruz won't allow it.
Solo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hope Solo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cruz moves out of range as Solo strikes.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Solo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Solo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Cruz shoots in but Solo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hope Solo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Cruz.
Solo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Solo misses with an uppercut.
Solo lands with a nice combination. Cruz backs away looking to recover.
Solo misses with a looping right.
Solo lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Solo scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz slips a jab from Solo.
Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Solo sprawls well initially but Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Solo trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Cruz is keen to just control but Solo is a slippery customer.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura but Solo is defending well.
Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Solo defends it well.
Solo wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Solo's head.
Solo wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Solo to get to his feet.
Solo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
Solo tries to clinch up.
Solo lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Leon Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solo misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solo tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Solo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Solo moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Solo looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Solo misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Solo misses its intended target.
Solo throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Solo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Solo misses with the combination.
Solo instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo lands a nice uppercut.
Solo is working for takedown but Cruz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Solo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Solo is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Solo is trying to pull guard but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Solo is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cruz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Solo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cruz walks away with a smile on his face. Solo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big left from Solo misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hope Solo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Solo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hope Solo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Givonia Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gervazio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Givonia Santiago looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Givonia Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gervazio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santiago looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva shoots and misses
and Santiago counters with an outside leg kick.
Givonia Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gervazio Silva.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Santiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Santiago as Silva shoots in.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Santiago counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Santiago creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Santiago wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva is trying to keep Santiago in close.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Santiago has Silva in his guard.
Silva prevents Santiago from getting back to his feet.
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santiago is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Santiago bucks and avoids them well.
Silva looking to control but Santiago is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Santiago avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva wants to control the pace but Santiago is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Santiago that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva trying to control but Santiago is having none of it.
Santiago avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Santiago to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Santiago shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gervazio Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santiago ducks straight into an uppercut from Silva and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Santiago manages to regain guard straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago pulls Silva in to control the position.
Silva stands and steps away. Santiago gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Santiago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Santiago is rocked!
Silva lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Santiago head around and knocks him out cold! Silva hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gervazio Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demian Maia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Ruiz's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maia is looking to score with low kicks.
Ruiz with a poor takedown
and Maia counters with a shoot takedown. Ruiz fights it but they end up in guard.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ruiz keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Demian Maia.
Ruiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Maia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ruiz's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia passes Ruiz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ruiz is defending against the submission attempts here by Maia.
Maia is trying to work for a kimura but Ruiz is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is keen to just control but Ruiz is a slippery customer.
Maia is working for a submission of some sort.
Ruiz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maia pulls his head out easily.
Ruiz looks gassed!
Maia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Maia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maia is trying to work for a kimura but Ruiz is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maia pulls his head out easily.
Maia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ruiz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Maia is looking for a kimura but Ruiz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maia to get the leverage.
Maia trying to control the action but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
Maia stands up and beckons Ruiz to join him on the feet.
David Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maia is fending him off so far but Ruiz persists. Nope, Maia circles away and we're back to standing.
Demian Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Ruiz.
Ruiz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruiz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Maia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maia looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Maia controlling his opponent.
Ruiz is trying desperately to improve position.
Maia punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Maia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maia seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ruiz for as long as he can get away with.
Maia wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving.
Maia throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maia stays in close to Ruiz's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ruiz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ruiz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Maia.
Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ruiz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maia trying to control the position but Ruiz is working away.
Maia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ruiz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maia throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Maia fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ruiz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ruiz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ruiz is trying to get back to half guard.
Maia landing a few strikes.
Maia advances to full mount.
Maia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruiz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maia moves to take his opponent's back.
Maia is persistently looking for the submission but Ruiz is defending it well.
Ruiz is trying to defend against the choke here but Maia has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Maia Tightens the hold and Ruiz taps out furiously! Maia displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Demian Maia!
Our winner, Demian Maia, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barack Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Barack Bush has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barack Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Russel!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush fails with the takedown
and Russel counters with a shoot takedown. Bush fights it but they end up in guard.
Russel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bush tries to get to full guard but Russel has control of the leg.
Russel working the head and body with strikes.
Russel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Russel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Russel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bush's head.
Russel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Russel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bush with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Russel uses his free foot to push down on Bush's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bush.
Russel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bush is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russel loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bush scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Russel land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Russel stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Russel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Sailo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mister Sailo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Sailo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sailo.
Sailo shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Sailo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sailo to the mat! Sailo manages to get full guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sailo is keeping the position for now.
Sailo is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Sailo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sailo can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sailo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sailo shrugs it off.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sailo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailo is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Gracie swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renzo Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Renzo Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thikata Pazaruma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thikata Pazaruma!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pazaruma scores a takedown into full mount!
Pazaruma controlling his opponent.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pazaruma.
Silva wants to hold on but Pazaruma pushes him away.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pazaruma throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pazaruma avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Pazaruma with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva tries to lock up and control but Pazaruma gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pazaruma in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pazaruma throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Pazaruma drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is trying to stand.
Pazaruma is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Silva as he works his way to full guard.
Silva has his hands on Pazaruma's head, controlling the position.
Pazaruma trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Pazaruma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pazaruma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pazaruma postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pazaruma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva trying to control the position.
Pazaruma distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva is trying to keep Pazaruma in close.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pazaruma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pazaruma cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Pazaruma passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pazaruma is working away from the top position though.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Pazaruma wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Pazaruma sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pazaruma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pazaruma prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Pazaruma trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
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!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pazaruma throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Pazaruma is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Pazaruma tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pazaruma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thikata Pazaruma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pazaruma.
Pazaruma gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pazaruma keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Pazaruma looking to control.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Pazaruma is retaining full guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Pazaruma trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pazaruma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pazaruma wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pazaruma is on top in guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva pulls Pazaruma in close to his closed guard and prevents Pazaruma from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pazaruma preventing the sweep.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Robson Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Pazaruma sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pazaruma connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pazaruma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pazaruma wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pazaruma dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Pazaruma's head and hops out.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pazaruma pinned against the cage. Pazaruma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pazaruma jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva is thwarting Pazaruma's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pazaruma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva with the ground and pound but Pazaruma uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silva throws a strike but Pazaruma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Pazaruma from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to control the position.
Pazaruma throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva is working Pazaruma over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robson Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pazaruma dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Pazaruma's head and hops out.
Silva shoots in but Pazaruma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Pazaruma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pazaruma is trying to control but can't.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva unloading with bombs!
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Pazaruma is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pazaruma is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Pazaruma is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pazaruma is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pazaruma is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva connects with a bit shot that sees Pazaruma covering up! More strikes from Silva and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robson Silva!
Robson Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY, into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thizin Pais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Dontas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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20
153 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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28
160 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thizin Pais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Dontas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dontas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pais connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pais misses with a body kick.
Dontas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pais finds it's way round the side to connect with Dontas's head.
Dontas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pais scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dontas walks into a left hand.
Thizin Pais seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pais scores with a leg kick.
Pais sends Dontas crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pais is motioning to the referee to let Dontas up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dontas is rocked!
It looks like Eduardo Dontas has been cut.
Pais lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Dontas - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Pais!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thizin Pais!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiagulu Paiskbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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300 lbs
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288 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiagulu Paiskbah!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wha jabs Paiskbah right on the nose. Paiskbah blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Thiagulu Paiskbah has been cut.
Wha cracks Paiskbah with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Paiskbah looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wha finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wha misses with a straight left.
Wha defending well as Paiskbah loads up on a big left hand.
Paiskbah shoots in for a takedown but Wha shows good takedown defense.
Wha misses with a looping right.
Paiskbah closes the distance and clinches up with Wha, looking for a takedown. Paiskbah pushes Wha against the cage but Wha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paiskbah swats away the attempt to clinch by Wha.
Wha drops Paiskbah with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Paiskbah looks back up at him and smiles so Wha waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Paiskbah is rocked!
That has opened up Thiagulu Paiskbah's cut even more.
Wha clinches.
Paiskbah is still on wobbly legs! Can Wha finish him?
Wha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wha ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Paiskbah out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bleh Wha!
Bleh Wha is the new super heavyweight champion!
Bleh Wha decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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