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QFC Tournament 54 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tix Arian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tix Arian!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Arian.
Arian throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
Arian tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lewis.
Arian throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
Arian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arian keeps the fight on the outside.
Arian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lewis.
A telegraphed right hand from Arian misses the target.
Lewis dives in and grabs Arian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arian pushes down on Lewis's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arian.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Arian napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Arian is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lewis pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arian pushes Lewis off and gets back to his feet.
Arian misses with a few strikes there.
Arian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arian misses with a double jab.
Arian stuffs the takedown attempt from Lewis. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Arian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Arian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like John Lewis has been cut.
Arian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lewis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arian tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arian throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Arian misses with a two punch combination.
Tix Arian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arian misses with a series of wild punches.
Arian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tix Arian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis looks for a takedown but Arian sprawls well.
Arian throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Arian tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arian looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Arian throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt - Arian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arian.
Arian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Arian as Lewis shoots in.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Arian.
Arian tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Arian.
Lewis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arian makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sloppy strikes from Arian. Those never looked like landing.
Arian throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arian has his foot on Lewis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lewis works his way back into a safe position though.
Arian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lewis gets to his feet - Arian follows without any prompting.
Arian misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arian throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis looking to score a takedown here. Arian is defending well but Lewis drives through and ends up in Arian's guard.
Arian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lewis is aware though and is defending well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tix Arian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Lewis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arian throws a combination that misses
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control.
Arian tries to improve position but can't.
Arian sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lewis tries to stand and escape but Arian is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Arian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arian is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Arian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arian has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lewis doesn't defend quickly enough and Arian has managed to lock this one up! Can Lewis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Arian on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tix Arian!
Tix Arian decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tre Cool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Parter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tre Cool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bartek Parter!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cool fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Parter. No joy for Cool on that attempt.
Parter misses with a head kick.
Cool shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parter as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tre Cool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parter has closed the distance and engaged Cool in a clinch.
Parter manages to break the clinch.
Cool dives in and grabs Parter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parter pushes down on Cool's head and hops out.
Cool with a poor takedown
so Parter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Parter postures up in Cool's guard and throws a big left but Cool blocks it.
Cool wants to get back to his feet but Parter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cool looking for a sweep. Not yet Cool, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cool is looking to sinch up a triangle. Parter throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cool's body to avoid the submission. Cool has instead reached around Parter's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cool arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tre Cool!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petey Peloski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Daryl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petey Peloski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Daryl!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Peloski as Daryl shoots in.
Peloski scores with a hook.
Daryl shoots in looking for a takedown but Peloski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Daryl's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Daryl gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peloski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Petey Peloski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Daryl.
Peloski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Peloski tries to free his leg and advance position but Daryl is retaining full guard.
Peloski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peloski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daryl is keeping the position for now.
Peloski controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petey Peloski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Peloski rushes Daryl and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Peloski jumps guard and drags Daryl to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Peloski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peloski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peloski tries to get out of the position.
Peloski keeping moving, preventing Daryl from controlling successfully.
Peloski pushes a forearm under Daryl's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Daryl is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Petey Peloski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orz Ech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Android One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orz Ech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Android One!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ech. One shrugs it off though.
Ech throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. One was covering up waiting for the punch and Ech finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
One keeping full guard, as Ech tries to pass.
Ech throwing strikes from guard but One blocks nicely.
Ech throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ech looking to pass the guard.
Ech trying to control the position from guard on top but One is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Orz Ech wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
One with a poor takedown
and Ech counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ech.
Ech has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ech not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ech looking to pass the guard.
Ech sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Orz Ech just wasn't active enough.
Horrible takedown by One or perhaps it was just good defense by Ech which made him look bad.
One shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ech counters with a stiff right hand.
Orz Ech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Android One.
One looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
One doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ech finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ech shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches One napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ech working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ech decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ech dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ech really is a fat lump.
Ech pushes One up against the cage in a clinch.
Ech leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ech's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ech tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ech shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ech throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ech punching from mount but One doing a good job of avoiding damage.
One is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ech controlling the position easily from mount.
One is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Orz Ech dominated that round.
That's time! Ech's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ech scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. One doesn't seem bothered though.
Ech shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
One utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ech wants to stand but One is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ech will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
One avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ech throws a strike but One rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ech has his hands on One's head, controlling the position.
One passes Ech's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
One in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ech tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from One!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Android One!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Lodge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Szpakiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Lodge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bartek Szpakiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Szpakiewicz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Szpakiewicz wants to clinch.
Lodge keeps the fight on the outside.
Lodge closes this distance looking for a takedown but Szpakiewicz circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Lodge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Szpakiewicz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lodge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Szpakiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lodge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szpakiewicz moves in looking to clinch but Lodge pushes him off.
Szpakiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lodge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szpakiewicz moves in looking to clinch but Lodge pushes him off.
Szpakiewicz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lodge moves into the clinch.
Lodge with a knee to the head.
Szpakiewicz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Szpakiewicz throws an elbow that misses.
Lodge lands with a short shot to the head.
Szpakiewicz throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodge wants to stall.
Szpakiewicz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lodge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Szpakiewicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Shawn Lodge has been cut.
Szpakiewicz misses with a knee to the head.
Szpakiewicz avoiding damage.
Szpakiewicz scores with a knee to the head.
Szpakiewicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Szpakiewicz has Lodge up against the cage in a clinch.
Lodge is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Szpakiewicz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lodge can't get the takedown.
Szpakiewicz tries to land a knee to the head but Lodge blocks with his arms.
Szpakiewicz tries a knee to the head but Lodge blocks it.
Szpakiewicz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Szpakiewicz looking to throw knees to the head but Lodge is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szpakiewicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Szpakiewicz misses with a knee strike.
Szpakiewicz looking to throw knees to the head but Lodge is blocking nicely.
Szpakiewicz looks gassed!
Lodge drags the fight down to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lodge working for a triangle but Szpakiewicz defends it easily.
Lodge looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodge uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Szpakiewicz tries to clinch
and Lodge counters with a big head kick but Szpakiewicz shrugs it off.
Lodge shoots in looking for a takedown. Szpakiewicz tries to sprawl out of it but Lodge keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Szpakiewicz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Szpakiewicz tries to clinch up but Lodge circles away and keeps his distance.
Bartek Szpakiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szpakiewicz tries to clinch there but Lodge circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szpakiewicz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lodge.
Lodge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lodge swats away the attempt to clinch by Szpakiewicz.
Szpakiewicz leaves Lodge with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lodge shoots in but no luck this time.
Szpakiewicz is looking to clinch but Lodge is avoiding it.
Szpakiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch but Lodge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Szpakiewicz tries to clinch but Lodge is having none of it.
Lodge keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lodge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szpakiewicz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szpakiewicz tries to clinch up but Lodge circles away and keeps his distance.
Szpakiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lodge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartek Szpakiewicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Lodge's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Szpakiewicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lodge has closed the distance and engaged Szpakiewicz in a clinch.
Lodge has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Szpakiewicz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lodge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Szpakiewicz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lodge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lodge circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lodge counters with a nice body shot.
Szpakiewicz wants to clinch up but Lodge keeps it at a distance.
Szpakiewicz tries to clinch there but Lodge circles away.
Szpakiewicz wants to clinch
and Lodge holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Szpakiewicz pulls guard.
Lodge is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Szpakiewicz is wriggling around but Lodge manages to pass to half guard.
Szpakiewicz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lodge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Szpakiewicz tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lodge manages to move to mount!
Lodge trying to control but Szpakiewicz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodge is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Szpakiewicz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Szpakiewicz is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
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.
Szpakiewicz blocking the ground and pound.
Szpakiewicz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lodge controlling from the full mount.
Szpakiewicz blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodge thowing shots but they're missing.
Lodge looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lodge unloads with some shots from mount but Szpakiewicz bucks and avoids them well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Lodge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Lodge's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lodge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Szpakiewicz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lodge.
Lodge rushes Szpakiewicz and presses him up against the cage.
Lodge drags the fight down to the ground.
Szpakiewicz wants to stand and escape but instead Lodge has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lodge is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lodge stops Szpakiewicz from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szpakiewicz keeping moving, preventing Lodge from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shawn Lodge.
A right-left combo lands from Lodge.
Lodge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Szpakiewicz closes the distance but Lodge moves to the side
and Lodge counters with a nice body kick.
Lodge clinches.
Szpakiewicz prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Lodge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lodge jumps into guard, dragging Szpakiewicz to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lodge controls Szpakiewicz momentarily but Szpakiewicz frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Szpakiewicz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lodge, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szpakiewicz tries to clinch
and Lodge counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Szpakiewicz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lodge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Szpakiewicz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lodge prevents it.
Lodge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Szpakiewicz prevents it.
Lodge pressing his opponent against the cage.
Szpakiewicz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lodge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Szpakiewicz moves to clinch but Lodge breaks away
and Lodge counters with a series of strikes. Szpakiewicz will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodge wants to clinch up but Szpakiewicz keeps it at a distance.
Szpakiewicz is looking to clinch but Lodge is avoiding it.
Lodge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lodge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Szpakiewicz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bartek Szpakiewicz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lodge avoids the elbow strike from Szpakiewicz, against the cage.
Lodge takes a knee right on the jaw!
Szpakiewicz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Szpakiewicz misses with a knee to the head.
Lodge blocks the elbow strike.
Szpakiewicz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Szpakiewicz is pressed up against the cage. Lodge has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Szpakiewicz down to the mat. Szpakiewicz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szpakiewicz tries to clinch but Lodge moves out of range.
Lodge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Szpakiewicz wants to clinch up but Lodge keeps it at a distance.
Szpakiewicz tries to clinch but Lodge is having none of it.
Szpakiewicz closes the distance and pushes Lodge back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szpakiewicz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lodge drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Szpakiewicz looking to throw knees to the head but Lodge is blocking nicely.
Lodge blocks an elbow strike from Szpakiewicz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szpakiewicz misses with a knee to the head.
Lodge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Szpakiewicz tries to clinch up.
Lodge misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shawn Lodge.
I think Lodge 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight for Shawn Lodge!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Shawn Lodge!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Bartek Szpakiewicz!
Shawn Lodge wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damar Damar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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22
130 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damar Damar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveria!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damar dodges the punch combination from Oliveria.
Damar throws a head kick that misses.
Damar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveria as he jumps to the side.
Damar tries for a takedown but Oliveria sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliveria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Oliveria.
Oliveria throws a low kick but Damar avoids it.
Damar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damar Damar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliveria throws a head kick but Damar moves out of range.
Oliveria throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thiago Oliveria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveria throws a sloppy head kick and Damar moves out of range easily.
Oliveria plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Damar drives through and clinches with Oliveria against the cage.
Oliveria manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveria throws a sloppy head kick and Damar moves out of range easily.
Oliveria throws a leg kick but Damar moved away.
Thiago Oliveria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliveria misses with a low kick.
Oliveria throws a head kick but Damar moves out of range.
Oliveria looks gassed!
Damar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Damar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveria fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Damar with that takedown attempt.
Oliveria misses with a body kick.
Damar checks a low kick from Oliveria.
Oliveria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Damar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damar tries to clinch there but Oliveria circles away.
Oliveria instigates a clinch.
Damar keeps control of Oliveria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oliveria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damar tries to clinch there but Oliveria circles away.
Oliveria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oliveria sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damar somewhat.
Oliveria throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Damar Damar has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damar avoids the head kick by Oliveria.
Damar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveria as he jumps to the side.
Oliveria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliveria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oliveria as he avoids it easily.
Damar shoots for a takedown but Oliveria saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Damar shoots in looking for a takedown but Oliveria manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Damar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Damar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damar is looking to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Damar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oliveria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveria throws a head kick that misses.
Damar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Oliveria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oliveria misses with a head kick.
Damar tries for a takedown but Oliveria sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliveria throws a left and a right that both miss
and Damar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Damar.
Damar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oliveria tests Damar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damar fails with a takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Damar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveria throws a sloppy head kick and Damar moves out of range easily.
Damar clinches up with Oliveria and pushes him back against the cage.
Damar prevents Oliveria from breaking the clinch.
Damar breaks the clinch.
Oliveria misses with a wild body shot.
Damar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveria lands a leg kick that knocks Damar off balance momentarily.
Oliveria throws a sloppy head kick and Damar moves out of range easily.
Damar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveria scoring well with a low kick there.
Damar tries to clinch but Oliveria moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Oliveria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oliveria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damar's calf.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damar Damar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Damar shoots in and drives through. Oliveria sprawls well.
Damar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliveria leaves Damar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliveria forces Damar back against the cage and clinches.
Oliveria lands a good knee to the midsection. Damar won't want to take too many of those.
A frustrated look appears on Oliveria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oliveria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oliveria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oliveria lands a leg kick that knocks Damar off balance momentarily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Damar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Damar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveria.
Oliveria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveria moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveria goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oliveria displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Damar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damar Damar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oliveria.
Oliveria lands a two punch combo.
Oliveria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damar Damar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damar shoots in and drives through. Oliveria sprawls well.
Oliveria pushes Damar up against the cage in a clinch.
Damar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damar wants a takedown.
Oliveria breaks from the clinch.
Oliveria scores with a leg kick.
Damar tries for a takedown but Oliveria sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliveria doesn't manage to clinch there - Damar circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Damar or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliveria which made him look bad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oliveria is looking to clinch.
Oliveria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Damar takes the fight into the clinch.
Damar pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveria trying to stand up but can't free himself from Damar's guard.
Damar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oliveria!
Oliveria holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Damar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Damar has control of Oliveria's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Oliveria regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Damar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damar tries to control but Oliveria wriggling away.
Oliveria is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Oliveria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damar Damar's cut.
That's time! Damar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Damar.
Oliveria throws a head kick but Damar moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Damar or perhaps it was just good defense by Oliveria which made him look bad.
Oliveria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliveria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oliveria lands with a nice body kick.
Oliveria scores with a head kick.
Oliveria throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Damar is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveria drops Damar with a naaaaasty hook - Damar is in real trouble here! Oliveria dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Oliveria!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Android Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hall of Fame. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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24
205 lbs
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216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Android Three!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Three misses the jab.
Three moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
Three misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Three backing up. Three nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Three pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Three wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Three has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Three lands a takedown into guard.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Three is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Three is posturing up here but Silva has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Three tries to roll out but it's too tight and Three has to tap! Slick submission there by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Silva!
Our winner, Antonio Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Mouqinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Android Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 lbs
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150 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Mouqinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Android Two!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Two.
A head kick misses from Two.
Two throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Pablo Mouqinho has been cut.
Two lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mouqinho circles away quickly and effectively.
Two uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mouqinho.
Two rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mouqinho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Two will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Two looks to land a combination but Mouqinho avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Mouqinho.
Two misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Two is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mouqinho blocks a head kick by Two.
Two tries a head kick but it misses.
Mouqinho misses with a leg kick.
Two throws a head kick but Mouqinho moves out of range.
A punch combination from Two misses.
Two looks gassed!
Mouqinho avoids the head kick by Two.
Mouqinho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Two's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mouqinho is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo Mouqinho has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Two misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Two misses with a head kick.
Mouqinho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mouqinho is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Two can't fight it off and eventually Mouqinho manages to take the fight to the floor. Two looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mouqinho pushing down on Two's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouqinho perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mouqinho works his way into full mount!
Mouqinho controlling the position easily from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouqinho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Two?
Mouqinho controlling the pace for now.
Mouqinho gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Two enables Mouqinho to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Two manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mouqinho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouqinho sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Two's guard.
Mouqinho in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Two tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mouqinho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pablo Mouqinho!
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