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OG 74: Friday Night Lights Out PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Griever might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to X-Files Theme. Law has chosen pretender as his entrance music. Derek Law is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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278 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Law!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Law is defended easily by Griever.
Griever lands with a shot to the body.
Griever slaps away a takedown attempt from Law, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Griever scores with a crisp jab that stopped Law in his tracks.
It looks like Derek Law has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griever lands a big right hand that sends Law crashing to the mat! Griever stays standing though and waves Law back to his feet!
Law is rocked!
Law loses concentration momentarily and Griever pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Law crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Griever finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zell Griever!
Zell Griever decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Hellstorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Daris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Daris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Hellstorm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Daris!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hellstorm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hellstorm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hellstorm is working for a submission of some sort.
Daris is refusing to be controlled, as Hellstorm sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daris tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hellstorm trying to mount his opponent but Daris defends it.
Hellstorm is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daris tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Daris is trying to get back to full guard.
Daris moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hellstorm would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellstorm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daris controls Hellstorm momentarily but Hellstorm frees himself.
Hellstorm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hellstorm trying to control the position from guard on top but Daris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daris keeping full guard, as Hellstorm tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daris throws the left hand but Hellstorm avoids the punch easily.
Daris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hellstorm tries to circle away but Daris has him pinned against the cage.
Daris tries to break free but Hellstorm pushes him back against the cage.
Daris wants to break free but Hellstorm has control.
Daris works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hellstorm trying to keep a closed guard but Daris is proving a slippery customer.
Daris gets to his feet - Hellstorm follows without any prompting.
Daris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daris wants to stand but Hellstorm has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hellstorm is trying to stand back up but Daris is controlling him
Hellstorm actively working from the bottom here.
Daris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hellstorm defending well though.
Hellstorm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hellstorm is breathing heavily.
Daris lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellstorm taking some punishment here, with Daris in his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hellstorm trying to hold on to Daris's head to control him but Daris postures up.
Hellstorm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Daris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hellstorm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hellstorm fails with a takedown attempt.
Daris connects with a right hand. Hellstorm shakes it off.
Daris misses with a head kick.
Daris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nice strikes from Daris there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hellstorm tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Daris there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daris stands up from half guard.
Daris lands a jab to the head.
Daris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hellstorm is trying to break the clinch but Daris has him pressed against the cage.
Hellstorm is looking to break free of the clinch but Daris has double underhooks.
Daris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Daris breaks from the clinch.
Hellstorm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daris misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Daris misses its intended target.
Daris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daris winds up and cracks Hellstorm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hellstorm trying to control but Daris postures up.
Daris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Daris thows a huge punch but Hellstorm dodges it nicely.
Hellstorm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Daris pulls his head out easily.
Hellstorm works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daris landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellstorm keeping moving, preventing Daris from controlling successfully.
Daris wanted to stand there but Hellstorm had control of the position.
Hellstorm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hellstorm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Daris defends it easily.
Daris stands up over Hellstorm, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Daris landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Daris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Daris throwing strikes from guard but Hellstorm blocks nicely.
Junior Daris has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daris would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hellstorm looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hellstorm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Daris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Daris stopping the sweep attempt from Hellstorm.
Daris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daris postures up in Hellstorm's guard and throws a big left but Hellstorm blocks it.
Daris gets to his feet - Hellstorm follows without any prompting.
Hellstorm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Daris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Daris looks to land a left hand but Hellstorm moved out of range nicely.
Daris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hellstorm looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hellstorm regains half guard.
Daris tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hellstorm.
Hellstorm looking for submissions off his back.
Hellstorm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Daris pulls his head out easily.
Daris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daris wants to stand but Hellstorm has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Daris decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Daris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Daris misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstorm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hellstorm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daris throws a poor cross that misses
and Hellstorm counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Daris is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hellstorm looking to score a takedown here. Daris is defending well but Hellstorm drives through and ends up in Daris's guard.
Hellstorm stands and throws Daris's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hellstorm trying to control the action but Daris is working from the bottom.
Hellstorm remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daris can't do much from the bottom here.
Hellstorm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Daris knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hellstorm throws a strike aimed at the side of Daris's head but Daris avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daris is trying to control Hellstorm's posture but Hellstorm avoids it.
Hellstorm working the ground and pound.
Hellstorm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hellstorm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellstorm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daris keeps working.
Hellstorm working the head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellstorm creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Hellstorm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Daris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Japanese King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Young, wild, and free. Japanese King had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Japanese King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rocha looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King takes a swing at Rocha's ribcage but misses.
Rocha misses with a body shot
and King moves into the clinch.
Rocha is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King avoiding damage.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King landing knees to the head.
Come on King - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rocha struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King manages to break the clinch.
Rocha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from King misses.
Rocha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as King backs up against the cage.
Rocha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
King looks to throw the jab but Rocha is out of range.
Rocha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters by clinching up.
King keeps control of Rocha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King lands an elbow inside.
King is stalling here.
King has Rocha pressed against the cage, preventing Rocha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rocha throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Japanese King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a body shot.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rocha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
King is breathing heavily.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rocha tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Rocha back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rocha up against the cage.
King comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Rocha tries to tie him up.
King is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha trying to control the position but instead, King has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rocha into the cage.
Rocha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King tries a knee to the head but Rocha blocks it.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section.
King dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
King misses with a knee strike.
Rocha looking to slow down the pace here.
King lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King breaks from the clinch.
Rocha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rocha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left and a right from Rocha both land. Nice combination.
Rocha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Rocha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King tries to clinch but Rocha moves out of range.
Rocha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rocha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Rocha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rocha.
Rocha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
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 Japanese King will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rocha throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King misses with a leg kick.
Rocha lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rocha tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
King scores with a knee to the head.
Rocha looking to slow down the pace here.
Rocha tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from King.
King scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
King content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Japanese King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rocha has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Rocha wants to break free but King has control.
King putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rocha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
King misses with a knee strike.
King lands a knee to the head.
Rocha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King lands an elbow that stopped Rocha in his tracks for a moment.
Rocha is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rocha thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rocha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocha.
A punch combination from Rocha misses.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rocha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
Rocha fails to land with a series of punches.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha fails to land with a series of punches.
King is looking to wear down Rocha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rocha shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards Rocha to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rocha tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
Rocha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Rocha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rocha throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Rocha misses with a double jab.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rocha looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Rocha misses with a wild combination.
Rocha throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rocha misses with a series of wild punches.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rocha moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Rocha. Those never looked like landing.
Rocha throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Rocha.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Rocha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
King drops his hands momentarily and Rocha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King throws the left hand but Rocha avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Rocha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rocha misses with a two punch combination.
Rocha misses with a combination
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rocha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rocha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a slapping body shot.
Rocha moves out of range of the body kick from King.
Rocha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rocha misses with a body kick.
Rocha throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Rocha throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Rocha looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King throws a hook to the side of Rocha's head but Rocha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rocha throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King connects with a right hand. Rocha shakes it off.
Rocha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Japanese King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King dips to his left and cracks Rocha with an uppercut!
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Rocha scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rocha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King scores with a three punch combo!
Rocha misses with a wild combination.
Rocha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rocha throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Rocha's shoulder, as Rocha tries to avoid the shot.
Rocha throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King throws a head kick but Rocha moves out of range.
Rocha scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rocha misses with the combination.
King feints a jab promting Rocha to slip. King then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rocha slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diego Rocha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rocha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from King.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Rocha blocks with his arms.
Rocha taking a breather.
King blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocha wants to break free but King has control.
King lands an elbow inside.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Rocha blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Rocha.
I think Rocha 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Baroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Baroa!
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, Miguel Grace!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace tries to land a leg kick but Baroa saw it coming and moves away.
Grace fails to land the takedown.
Baroa is looking to clinch but Grace is avoiding it.
Baroa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Baroa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Grace wants to hold on but Baroa pushes him away.
Grace wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Baroa.
Grace is trying desperately to improve position.
Grace holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Baroa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grace sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Baroa is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Baroa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Baroa moves out of range of the leg kick from Grace.
Grace wants to clinch.
Grace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baroa circles away quickly and effectively.
Baroa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baroa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grace's half guard.
Baroa stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace tries to clinch up but Baroa circles away and keeps his distance.
Baroa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grace on his heels. He'll look to pass Grace's guard now, I'm sure.
Grace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grace is trying to keep Baroa in close.
Baroa stopping the sweep attempt from Grace.
Baroa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baroa controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace trying to keep a closed guard but Baroa is proving a slippery customer.
Baroa gets to his feet. Grace looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Grace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baroa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grace's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grace wants to control the position but Baroa says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grace is looking to improve his position.
Baroa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Baroa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grace feints and then cracks Baroa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baroa down.
Baroa avoids the head kick by Grace.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
Baroa keeps the fight on the outside.
Grace throws a series of punches but Baroa avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Grace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grace wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Baroa.
Baroa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baroa wants to free his trapped foot but Grace is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroa trying to control the pace.
Grace moves into full guard.
Baroa tries to free his leg and advance position but Grace is retaining full guard.
Jose Baroa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baroa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grace keeping moving, preventing Baroa from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Jose Baroa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Baroa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Grace's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grace looks to move to half guard but instead Baroa has passed into mount! Damn!
Grace is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grace gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Baroa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grace wants to improve his position but Baroa is controlling well.
Grace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Baroa slows the pace down in half guard.
Baroa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grace defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroa stands up and beckons Grace to join him on the feet.
Grace wants to clinch.
Baroa fails with a takedown attempt.
Baroa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Baroa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Baroa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grace misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Grace misses.
Jose Baroa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grace shoots and misses
and Baroa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grace's guard now.
Baroa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grace wants to get back to his feet but Baroa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baroa controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Baroa stands and steps away. Grace gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baroa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baroa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grace on his heels. He'll look to pass Grace's guard now, I'm sure.
Baroa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Baroa darts in trying to clinch
and Grace counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Baroa wriggles free and stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Baroa. No joy for Grace on that attempt.
Baroa shoots in for a double leg but Grace sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Grace with that takedown attempt.
Jose Baroa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Grace.
Baroa looks to land a body kick but Grace moved away.
Grace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baroa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baroa tries to free his leg and advance position but Grace is retaining full guard.
Baroa wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
Grace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Baroa is controlling him.
Baroa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jose Baroa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Grace with a poor takedown
and Baroa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Baroa.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baroa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Grace shoots and misses
and Baroa counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
You can see the frustration on Grace's face as Baroa controls the position.
Grace is trying to get back to half guard.
Baroa decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee asks Baroa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Baroa prefers to stall for the moment though.
Grace is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Baroa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Baroa is trying to work for a kimura but Grace is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baroa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Baroa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baroa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Baroa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Touquinho Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Silva has chosen The Cramberries - Dreams as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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154 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Touquinho Silva!
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, Lucas Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touquinho Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Touquinho Silva.
It looks like Lucas Silva has been cut.
Nice body punch from Touquinho Silva.
Lucas Silva misses with a double jab
and Touquinho Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lucas Silva thinking.
Touquinho Silva jabs Lucas Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Touquinho Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucas Silva.
Lucas Silva wants to clinch.
Lucas Silva walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Touquinho Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Touquinho Silva misses with a body shot.
Touquinho Silva jabs Lucas Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Touquinho Silva gets tackled into the cage by Lucas Silva. Lucas Silva maintains the clinch.
Touquinho Silva is trying to force a seperation but Lucas Silva has the dominant position.
Touquinho Silva avoids the elbow strike from Lucas Silva, against the cage.
Touquinho Silva is trying to break the clinch but Lucas Silva is controlling him.
Touquinho Silva is trying to break the clinch but Lucas Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Touquinho Silva wants to break free but Lucas Silva has control.
Lucas Silva prevents Touquinho Silva from breaking the clinch.
Lucas Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Touquinho Silva is defending well for now.
Touquinho Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Lucas Silva stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touquinho Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Touquinho Silva being controlled against the cage.
Lucas Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lucas Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lucas Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Touquinho Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Lucas Silva lands a nice elbow.
Lucas Silva trying to control the position but instead, Touquinho Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lucas Silva into the cage.
Touquinho Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Lucas Silva won't allow it.
Lucas Silva is pushing Touquinho Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touquinho Silva blocks an elbow strike from Lucas Silva.
Lucas Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Touquinho Silva is defending well for now.
Lucas Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lucas Silva seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucas Silva.
Touquinho Silva ducks under a wild hook from Lucas Silva.
Touquinho Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Touquinho Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Touquinho Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucas Silva moves away.
Lucas Silva wants to clinch up but Touquinho Silva keeps it at a distance.
Touquinho Silva throws a right hand that Lucas Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Lucas Silva also avoids with ease.
Touquinho Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Silva tries to clinch up but Touquinho Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Touquinho Silva misses the target.
Lucas Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Touquinho Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Touquinho Silva dodges the punch combination from Lucas Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Touquinho Silva lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Touquinho Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Touquinho Silva lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Touquinho Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Touquinho Silva lands a big right hand that sends Lucas Silva crashing to the mat! Touquinho Silva stays standing though and waves Lucas Silva back to his feet!
Lucas Silva is rocked!
Touquinho Silva works Lucas Silva's body with a nice hook.
Lucas Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Touquinho Silva finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Touquinho Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Touquinho Silva digs a good hook to Lucas Silva's body.
Lucas Silva ducks into an uppercut from Touquinho Silva and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Touquinho Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Country Road - Grand Funk Railroad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alverez!
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, Tom Cirus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirus takes one on the button.
Alverez clinches.
Cirus looking for a takedown.
Alverez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alverez misses with a body punch.
Cirus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alverez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cirus.
Thiago Alverez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cirus.
Cirus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alverez after a bit of a struggle.
Alverez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alverez.
Alverez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez prevents the takedown attempt.
Alverez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alverez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cirus doesn't seem bothered though.
Alverez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cirus.
Alverez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cirus.
Alverez tries to close the distance and clinch but Cirus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cirus misses with a combination
and Cirus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cirus fails to land with a series of punches.
Cirus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thiago Alverez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alverez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alverez tries to clinch up but Cirus circles away and keeps his distance.
Alverez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alverez misses the shot to the body.
Alverez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cirus is out of range.
Cirus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cirus misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Cirus.
Alverez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez moves into range and clinches up with Cirus.
Alverez misses with a body punch.
Cirus has hold of one of Alverez's legs. Alverez is fighting the takedown attempt but Cirus gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cirus tries to free his leg and advance position but Alverez is retaining full guard.
Cirus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cirus stopping the sweep attempt from Alverez.
Cirus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alverez's head.
Alverez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus throws a strike but Alverez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cirus lands a decent punch to the body there.
Alverez slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Cirus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirus connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Alverez wants to free his trapped foot but Cirus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cirus throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Alverez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Alverez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cirus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the body from Cirus misses
and Alverez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cirus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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 Thiago Alverez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alverez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alverez looks to land a right hand but Cirus moved out of range.
Alverez closes the distance and clinches.
Alverez lands a left hand.
Alverez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez tries to throw a body punch but Cirus avoids it by throwing Alverez back against the cage.
Alverez breaks from the clinch.
Cirus misses with a body punch
and Alverez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cirus swats away the attempt to clinch by Alverez.
Alverez forces Cirus back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Alverez.
Alverez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alverez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alverez is pressed up against the cage. Cirus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alverez down to the mat. Alverez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alverez tries to work over Cirus's front leg with a kick but Cirus checks it.
Alverez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alverez swings for the body but Cirus moves out of range.
Alverez moves in looking to clinch but Cirus pushes him off.
A big right from Alverez misses.
Cirus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cirus thows a body shot but no joy.
Alverez tries to close the distance and clinch but Cirus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alverez moves into range and clinches up with Cirus.
Alverez lands a shot to the body.
Alverez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alverez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cirus walks into a straight right hand from Alverez.
Cirus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Alverez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiago Alverez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alverez looks for the body kick but Cirus saw that one coming.
Cirus throws a body punch but Alverez moves out of range.
Cirus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alverez is looking to clinch but Cirus is avoiding it.
Alverez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alverez misses the shot to the body.
Cirus swinging wildly here.
Cirus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cirus blocks a leg kick.
Alverez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cirus takes a swing at Alverez's ribcage but misses.
Cirus looks to score with a jab to the body but Alverez is just out of range.
Cirus takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirus closes the distance and clinches up with Alverez, looking for a takedown. Cirus pushes Alverez against the cage but Alverez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thiago Alverez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cirus.
Alverez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alverez misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alverez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Cirus misses with a looping left.
Alverez clinches with his opponent.
Alverez lands with a light punch inside.
Alverez is leaning against Cirus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alverez lands with a left to the head.
Cirus is working for takedown but Alverez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cirus looking for a takedown.
Alverez struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirus controls his hands.
Cirus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thiago Alverez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cirus.
A shot in the inside from Alverez.
Thiago Alverez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alverez breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus shoots in looking for a takedown. Alverez tries to sprawl out of it but Cirus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alverez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cirus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cirus moves out of range as Alverez throws a body kick.
Alverez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cirus.
Cirus throws a jab when Alverez was well out of range.
Alverez scores with the left hand. Cirus knows he should have avoided that one.
Cirus looks to score with a jab to the body but Alverez is just out of range.
Tom Cirus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alverez is looking to clinch but Cirus is avoiding it.
Alverez is looking to clinch.
Cirus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alverez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cirus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alverez instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Alverez.
Alverez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cirus backwards.
Alverez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Alverez.
Alverez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alverez gets through Cirus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alverez lands a hook that snaps the head of Cirus backwards.
Cirus is rocked!
Cirus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alverez scores with a shoulder strike.
Cirus is still on wobbly legs! Can Alverez finish him?
Alverez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirus walks straight into a right hand from Alverez - that's dropped him! Alverez jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cirus from any more punishment! Cirus complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thiago Alverez!
Thiago Alverez very nearly forgot to thank Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knut Ludvigsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manga Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludvigsen comes to the cage accompanied by Grevling I Taket. Manga Rosa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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20
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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27
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knut Ludvigsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manga Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosa wants to clinch but Ludvigsen slips to the side
and Rosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ludvigsen throws a low kick but Rosa moves out of range easily.
Rosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ludvigsen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rosa shoots and misses
and Ludvigsen counters with a solid body kick.
Rosa shoots and misses
and Ludvigsen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rosa's guard now.
Knut Ludvigsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manga Rosa.
Ludvigsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rosa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ludvigsen wants to control from the top but Rosa keeps moving.
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!
Rosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ludvigsen's guard.
Ludvigsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ludvigsen wants to stand and escape but Rosa is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludvigsen managing to control the position.
Rosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ludvigsen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ludvigsen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ludvigsen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rosa's guard.
Ludvigsen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ludvigsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ludvigsen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ludvigsen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ludvigsen is pushing down on Rosa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rosa is fighting to maintain full guard but Ludvigsen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ludvigsen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa wants to control but Ludvigsen passes into side.
Rosa struggling a bit here.
Rosa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rosa striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosa tries to control but Ludvigsen manages to take his back.
Ludvigsen connects with a big shot to the side of Rosa's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
You can see the frustration on Rosa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ludvigsen lands strikes to the head.
Ludvigsen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Rosa hold on?
Ludvigsen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rosa is looking for a way out.
Ludvigsen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Rosa doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludvigsen is landing with strikes from the back.
Ludvigsen is trying to stick to Rosa's back but Rosa is turning into Ludvigsen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ludvigsen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rosa.
Ludvigsen seems keen to control Rosa's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rosa throwing strikes from guard but Ludvigsen blocks nicely.
Ludvigsen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosa.
Rosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Ludvigsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ludvigsen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa is in close to Ludvigsen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ludvigsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rosa throws a strike but Ludvigsen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ludvigsen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rosa keeping moving, preventing Ludvigsen from controlling successfully.
Ludvigsen won't allow Rosa to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ludvigsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knut Ludvigsen 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.
Rosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ludvigsen counters with a thumping low kick.
Manga Rosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosa misses with a takedown attempt
letting Ludvigsen counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ludvigsen, as that shot connected.
Rosa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ludvigsen counters with a solid body kick.
Knut Ludvigsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manga Rosa.
Ludvigsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Manga Rosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ludvigsen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ludvigsen.
Rosa avoids the body shot from Ludvigsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ludvigsen scores with a leg kick.
Ludvigsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rosa. That did some damage!
Ludvigsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa blocks a jab.
Rosa is breathing heavily.
That kick from Ludvigsen tenderised Rosa's leg. Rosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ludvigsen pushes Rosa away with a front kick.
Ludvigsen shoots in and bounces Rosa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Knut Ludvigsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ludvigsen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ludvigsen working the ground and pound from side control.
Ludvigsen controls the position.
Rosa throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ludvigsen lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludvigsen trying to control the position but Rosa is working away.
Ludvigsen taking a breather here.
Rosa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ludvigsen connects with a decent elbow.
Ludvigsen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rosa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ludvigsen is pressing down on Rosa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rosa is holding on for now.
Well, if Ludvigsen 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.
Rosa is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ludvigsen jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ludvigsen easily slips into full mount!
Rosa is squirming around, avoiding Ludvigsen's attempts to control the action.
Rosa trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ludvigsen blocks Rosa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ludvigsen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rosa's face.
Ludvigsen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ludvigsen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rosa is rocked!
Ludvigsen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ludvigsen with good strikes from the mount here!
Rosa is still in real trouble! Can Ludvigsen finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludvigsen postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rosa badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ludvigsen around the waist but Ludvigsen pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ludvigsen is the winner by TKO! Ludvigsen jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knut Ludvigsen!
A very excited looking Knut Ludvigsen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Arabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinkaram Hamzah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arabi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Genesis - Justice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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19
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaius Arabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sinkaram Hamzah!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arabi defending well as Hamzah loads up on a big left hand.
Hamzah takes a swing at Arabi's ribcage but misses.
Hamzah looks to land a combination but Arabi avoids it well.
Arabi takes a swing at Hamzah's ribcage but misses.
Hamzah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arabi clobbers Hamzah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arabi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamzah but Hamzah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hamzah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arabi.
Hamzah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arabi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hamzah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hamzah misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arabi.
Arabi throws a combination that misses
and Hamzah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sinkaram Hamzah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hamzah.
Arabi sizes up Hamzah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arabi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Arabi lands in his opponent's guard.
Arabi 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.
Arabi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamzah is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hamzah can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arabi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arabi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Arabi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arabi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arabi drops back looking for a leg! Hamzah is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hamzah manages to kick Arabi off! Arabi jumps back into Hamzah's guard.
Arabi 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.
Arabi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Arabi wants to pass the guard but Hamzah is keeping the position.
Arabi drops back looking for a leg! Hamzah is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hamzah manages to kick Arabi off! Arabi jumps back into Hamzah's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arabi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arabi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hamzah pulls Arabi in to control the position.
Arabi wants to pass the guard but Hamzah is keeping the position.
Arabi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hamzah looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hamzah looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hamzah!
Arabi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Arabi is pressing down on Hamzah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamzah controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hamzah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arabi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arabi looking for a triangle here. Hamzah is fighting it but it looks tight! Arabi pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hamzah is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gaius Arabi!
Gaius Arabi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between High Lighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Osko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lighter comes into the arena with What What (In the Butt) blaring out of the sound system. Osko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Selling the Wind. The key to victory for High Lighter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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27
172 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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27
178 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, High Lighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Osko!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Osko counters with a good low kick that Lighter was not able to check.
Lighter checks a low kick from Osko.
Lighter moves to clinch but Osko breaks away
and Osko counters with a nice leg kick.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a nice uppercut.
Lighter darts in trying to clinch
and Osko counters with a left and a right that stings Lighter.
Osko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lighter darts in trying to clinch
and Osko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lighter tries to clinch but Osko moves away
and Osko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lighter thinking.
Lighter darts in trying to clinch
and Osko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Osko counters with a left and a right that stings Lighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osko misses with a wild combination.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Josh Osko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lighter looks to clinch
and Osko counters with a one-two to the body.
Osko throws a combination. Lighter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Osko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Osko counters with a thumping low kick.
Osko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Osko counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lighter wants to clinch but Osko slips to the side
and Osko counters with a three punch combo that has Lighter backing up. Lighter nods at Osko to acknowledge the strikes.
Osko tries a head kick but it misses.
Osko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Osko duly obliges.
Lighter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lighter darts in trying to clinch
and Osko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Osko misses with a double jab
and Lighter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lighter.
Osko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osko lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lighter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Osko's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lighter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lighter misses with an elbow over the top.
Lighter misses with an elbow over the top.
Osko wants the takedown. Lighter is fighting it off but Osko persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lighter's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Osko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lighter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Osko has managed to get both his arms back between Lighter's legs - danger averted.
Lighter has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Osko is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lighter.
Lighter is trying to escape the position but Osko is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lighter tries to improve position but can't.
Osko trying to control the action but Lighter is working from the bottom.
Osko in side control, throwing shots but Lighter defends.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lighter manages to get back to half guard.
Lighter is doing well to control the position and prevent Osko from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Osko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lighter's knee momentarily.
Lighter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Osko counters with an outside leg kick.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Osko counters with a left and a right that stings Lighter.
Osko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lighter wants to clinch but Osko slips to the side
and Osko counters with a left and a right that stings Lighter.
Osko swinging wildly here.
Lighter tries to clinch but Osko moves away
and Osko counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Osko counters with an inside leg kick.
Lighter moves to clinch but Osko breaks away
and Osko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lighter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Osko counters with a nice kick to the body.
Osko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Osko misses with a looping left.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Osko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Osko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Osko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Osko counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lighter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lighter wants to clinch but Osko slips to the side
and Osko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Osko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Osko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lighter circles away quickly and effectively.
Osko misses with a series of wild punches.
Lighter looks to clinch
and Osko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lighter's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a nice body kick.
Lighter tries to clinch
letting Osko counter with a right hand.
Osko throws a nice inside leg kick.
High Lighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lighter tries to clinch up
and Osko counters with a stiff right hand.
A clash of legs there as Lighter blocks the low kick.
Lighter tries to clinch up
and Osko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lighter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Osko counters with a three punch combo that has Lighter backing up. Lighter nods at Osko to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lighter closes the distance but Osko moves to the side
and Osko counters with an outside leg kick.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a left and a right that stings Lighter.
Lighter darts in trying to clinch
and Osko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Lighter or perhaps it was just good defense by Osko which made him look bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Osko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Osko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Osko counters with a nice uppercut.
Osko misses with a two punch combination.
Osko swinging wildly here.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a good low kick that Lighter was not able to check.
Osko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Osko throws a series of strikes that have Lighter backpedaling.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lighter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Osko misses with a low kick.
Lighter tries to clinch up
and Osko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lighter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Osko counters with a nice body kick.
Lighter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Osko counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lighter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Osko.
Lighter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some wild striking there from Osko.
Osko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lighter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lighter tries to clinch up
enabling Osko to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osko misses with a wild combination.
Osko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lighter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Osko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lighter looks to clinch
and Osko counters with a good, hard body kick but Lighter shrugs it off.
Lighter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Osko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lighter tries to clinch
and Osko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Osko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lighter.
Osko lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lighter closes the distance but Osko moves to the side
and Osko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lighter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Josh Osko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lighter looks to clinch
and Osko counters with a right hand to the body.
Lighter tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Osko counter with a right hand.
Osko misses with a wild combination.
High Lighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lighter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Osko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Osko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lighter darts in trying to clinch
and Osko counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Osko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Osko 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Osko!
Josh Osko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyros Sisyphus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sisyphus comes to the cage accompanied by Waters of Nazareth - Justice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Harris's choice of entrance music: Elevator muzik . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyros Sisyphus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Harris enables Sisyphus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harris manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sisyphus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sisyphus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Harris is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sisyphus, into his guard.
Sisyphus wants to stand and escape but Harris is having none of it.
Sisyphus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harris is aware though and is defending well.
Harris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sisyphus wants to stand and escape but Harris is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sisyphus keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Sisyphus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sisyphus working for a triangle but Harris defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sisyphus to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Harris is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sisyphus pulls down on the head and he's put Harris to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kyros Sisyphus!
Kyros Sisyphus retains his welterweight title!
Kyros Sisyphus decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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