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OCL 5 - Brega vs Norris PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Brega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TIberio Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Killers - Jenny was a friend of mine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Brega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TIberio Norris!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris misses with a takedown attempt - Brega sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brega.
Brega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like TIberio Norris has been cut.
Brega lands a damaging elbow.
Brega lands an elbow inside that Norris shrugs off.
Brega crunches a lovely knee into Norris's ribcage.
Brega tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Norris wants to take the fight to the mat but Brega manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brega's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brega lands an elbow inside that Norris shrugs off.
Brega has Norris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brega lands an elbow that stopped Norris in his tracks for a moment.
Norris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brega avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Antonio Brega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TIberio Norris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris takes an elbow to the temple.
Norris is looking for a takedown.
Norris wants a takedown.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Norris.
Brega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brega lands an elbow that stopped Norris in his tracks for a moment.
Brega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris tries for a takedown but Brega manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Brega.
Norris has Brega pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brega manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brega lands an elbow just above Norris 's eye.
Norris takes a shot to the head.
Brega lands with a light punch inside.
Norris tries to score a body lock takedown but Brega shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Brega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brega creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norris's defenses.
Brega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris avoids it.
Brega using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brega tries to land a knee to the head but Norris blocks with his arms.
Norris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brega avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Norris looking for a takedown.
Brega has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Norris regains guard immediately.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brega controlling from the top position.
Norris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brega throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brega trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brega wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Brega is looking to work some ground and pound but Norris has wrist control.
Norris trying to keep a closed guard but Brega is proving a slippery customer.
Brega stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norris working for a triangle but Brega defends it easily.
Brega stopping the sweep attempt from Norris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris trying to control the position.
Brega is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Norris is trying to control the position but Brega postures up.
Brega trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Norris takes the fight into the clinch.
Brega prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Brega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TIberio Norris's cut.
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.
Brega drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Norris struggling a bit here.
Brega is staying tight to Norris's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Brega has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ground and pound from Brega seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Norris can't do much from the bottom here.
Norris managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brega.
Norris gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brega scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brega postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Norris looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Brega connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Norris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Norris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brega is working away from the top position though.
Brega trying to pass the guard but Norris defending well.
Norris is trying to control but Brega passes into side control!
Norris can't do much from the bottom here.
Brega tries to advance to mount but Norris denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brega working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brega scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Norris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris is looking to regain half guard here but Brega keeps moving and retains side control.
Norris is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brega off and has taken his back!
Brega tries to roll but Norris sticks to his back.
Brega breaks Norris's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Brega trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Norris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Norris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brega is working to get back to half guard.
Norris looking to secure an arm triangle but Brega defends it well.
Norris throws a strike there. Brega manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brega pushes Norris off looking to stand but Norris dives back in and keeps control.
Brega is not content to let Norris control the position.
Antonio Brega overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brega tries to get to full guard but Norris has control of the leg.
Brega trying to control here.
Brega keeps control of the position for the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris throwing shots but Brega is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Brega dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TIberio Norris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Norris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brega tries to avoid it but Norris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brega to the ground. Brega escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Norris instigates a clinch.
Brega can't get the takedown.
Norris wants to take the fight to the mat but Brega manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Norris blocks a body shot from Brega.
Brega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Antonio Brega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TIberio Norris.
Brega lands an elbow inside that Norris shrugs off.
Brega unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Norris has had enough of the clinch but Brega keeps him there for the moment.
Brega changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Norris fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Norris throws a hook to the side of Brega's head but Brega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brega throws a leg kick but Norris moved away.
Brega moves into range and clinches up with Norris.
Brega stops a takedown attempt from Norris.
Norris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brega lands a nice elbow.
Brega lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norris is working for takedown but Brega is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brega misses with a punch to the body.
Norris looking for a takedown.
Brega gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Norris.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brega prevents the takedown attempt.
Brega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norris.
Brega gets underhooks to prevent Norris's takedown attempt.
Brega lands an elbow that stopped Norris in his tracks for a moment.
Brega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris is defending well for now.
Norris managing to block the knees to the body from Brega.
Nice elbow from Brega.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brega can't fight it off and eventually Norris manages to take the fight to the floor. Brega looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brega looking to control.
Norris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brega keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
TIberio Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Norris won't allow Brega to get back to his feet.
Norris throws a strike but Brega rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brega has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Norris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Norris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Norris tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Norris landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brega bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brega postures up.
Brega content to stall in guard here.
Norris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Norris working a defensive guard but Brega manages to pass into side control anyway.
Antonio Brega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris tries to buck Brega off but Brega is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to TIberio Norris.
Well Brega has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Brega!
Antonio Brega 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 Wilfredo Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Cezar De Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Lima has chosen DosCe- Urban Mafia as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Julio Cezar De Lima is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilfredo Requina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Cezar De Lima!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lima misses with a takedown attempt
and Requina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Julio Cezar De Lima has been cut.
De Lima on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
De Lima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Lima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Requina counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Lima looks gassed!
Requina lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Lima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Requina works De Lima's body with a nice hook.
Requina goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Requina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Requina scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Requina does no damage.
Requina throws an overhand right that drops De Lima like a sack of potatoes! Requina dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilfredo Requina!
Our winner, Wilfredo Requina, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Leka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinicius comes to the cage accompanied by Duality. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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276 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Vinicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kalle Leka!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leka connects with a jab.
Vinicius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leka sprawls well. Leka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vinicius gets slowly back to his feet.
Leka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leka leaves Vinicius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vinicius. Vinicius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leka misses with a hook.
Vinicius moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinicius walks into a straight right hand from Leka.
Nice uppercut lands for Leka. That snapped Vinicius's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vinicius dives in and grabs Leka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leka pushes down on Vinicius's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Vinicius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leka.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Vinicius. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A jab from Leka does it's job there.
Leka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vinicius in his tracks.
Vinicius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vinicius has a takedown stuffed.
A cross from Leka lands.
Leka tests Vinicius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius ducks right into an uppercut from Leka.
Vinicius is rocked!
Leka circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Vinicius to the canvas! Vinicius doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Leka keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Leka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Reno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francisco Rocha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Reno!
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, Francisco Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reno slips under a jab from Rocha.
Rocha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rocha throws a hook but Reno blocks it.
Rocha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reno.
Rocha swings widly with a right hand
and Reno counters with a stiff right hand.
Reno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocha throws out the jab.
Francisco Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reno slips a jab from Rocha.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reno wants to take the fight to the mat but Rocha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Reno tries for a takedown but Rocha manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Reno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocha tries to break free but Reno pushes him back against the cage.
Rocha lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rocha.
Reno tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rocha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reno walks away with a smile on his face. Rocha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reno clobbers Rocha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rocha slips a jab from Reno.
Nice uppercut lands for Reno. That snapped Rocha's head back.
Reno throws a head kick but Rocha moves out of range.
Rocha misses with a straight right.
Reno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rocha.
Nice sprawl there from Rocha as Reno shoots in.
Rocha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Rocha there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha throws a hook to the side of Reno's head but Reno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rocha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reno.
Reno tries to keep at a distance but Rocha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reno is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rocha is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rocha has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reno uses from the top position.
Rocha is trying to keep Reno in close.
Reno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rocha wants to sweep but no luck.
Rocha is pulling down on Reno's head. It's preventing any offense from Reno, at least for the moment.
Rocha keeping moving, preventing Reno from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reno working some strikes from top position.
Rocha wants to get back to his feet but Reno is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rocha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rocha working a defensive guard here.
Reno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rocha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha wants to stand but Reno is controlling the position.
Reno postures up.
Reno lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reno throws a big right hand that misses.
Reno stops Rocha from standing up.
Reno working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reno is looking to work some ground and pound but Rocha has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocha wants to stand up but Reno is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rocha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reno. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reno throws a big elbow that misses.
Rocha wants to control the position but Reno says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Reno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rocha wants to sweep but Reno has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francisco Rocha will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rocha tries to clinch up but Reno circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocha misses with a body shot
and Reno counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rocha won't be happy with that.
Rocha struggling a bit here.
Reno has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reno happy to just control the position for now.
Reno in side control lands a decent elbow.
Reno just content to control the position.
Mike Reno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rocha keeps working.
Reno lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reno landing strikes.
Rocha wants to get back to his feet.
Reno takes a little break here. Rocha wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Rocha is looking for a sweep.
Reno is trying to get an arm triangle but Rocha is defending well.
Rocha tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Reno presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The referee warns Rocha that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reno landing strikes from the mount.
Reno can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rocha is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Reno looking to finish Rocha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rocha!
Reno controlling from mount.
Rocha really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Reno looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rocha is in a horrible position here. Reno smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rocha working to try and regain half guard.
Rocha is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is working to get back to half guard.
Reno can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rocha is looking to escape.
Reno is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reno lands with some strikes.
Reno controlling the position easily from mount.
Reno is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rocha can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha can't escape the position.
Reno with shots to the head and body - Rocha looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Reno connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reno postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rocha looks a forlorn figure.
Rocha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Reno controlling from the full mount.
Reno has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rocha's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reno pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reno lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rocha is rocked!
Reno is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rocha has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reno dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rocha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reno counters with a left to the body.
Reno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rocha moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rocha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch but Reno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocha tries to clinch but Reno moves out of range.
Reno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rocha cracks Reno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Francisco Rocha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rocha misses with a left hand
and Reno counters with a right hand to the body.
Rocha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rocha thows a body shot but no joy.
Rocha throws a shot from downtown. Reno moves away and avoids it.
Rocha might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Rocha.
Rocha lands with a hook. Reno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rocha throws a sloppy body shot
and Reno counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reno prevents Rocha from improving his position.
Reno 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reno lands a nice short elbow.
Reno lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rocha can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reno looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rocha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reno works his way into full mount!
Rocha can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reno raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Reno.
Rocha is squirming around, avoiding Reno's attempts to control the action.
Rocha tries to hold on but Reno pushes him away.
Rocha tries to reverse the position but Reno maintains control.
Reno working the ground and pound effectively.
Reno cracks Rocha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Reno in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rocha is still in real trouble! Can Reno finish him?
Reno tries to control but Rocha wriggling away.
Rocha seems to have recovered his senses.
Reno controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha wants to control but Reno is having none of it.
Reno working Rocha over with strikes here.
Reno postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rocha in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rocha to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Reno!
Mike Reno 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diederik Carolus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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18
260 lbs
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250 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diederik Carolus!
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, Diego Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolus blocks a low kick nicely.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carolus misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Carolus down! Martinez is looking to finish but Carolus is intelligently defending himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carolus keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.
Martinez wants to stand but Carolus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Martinez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carolus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martinez has managed to get both his arms back between Carolus's legs - danger averted.
Martinez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carolus's guard.
Martinez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carolus, up you get!
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Carolus circles away.
Carolus looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Carolus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diederik Carolus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Diederik Carolus has been cut.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Carolus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to avoid it but Carolus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martinez to the ground. Martinez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Carolus shoots in.
Carolus gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Carolus tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Martinez is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Carolus buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Carolus!! Carolus is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Martinez throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Martinez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael De Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Oliveira comes to the cage accompanied by Zica Vai Lá - Emicida. Douglas Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
De Oliveira has managed to clinch.
De Oliveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to sprawl but De Oliveira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
De Oliveira stands up out of the half guard.
De Oliveira tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by De Oliveira. De Oliveira maintains the clinch.
De Oliveira gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
De Oliveira uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Oliveira cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
De Oliveira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
De Oliveira lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Oliveira raining down hammerfists from mount.
De Oliveira stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
De Oliveira scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva has momentary wrist control but De Oliveira slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Oliveira drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Oliveira stands up from Silva's guard - De Oliveira perhaps looking for a knockout.
De Oliveira forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
De Oliveira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Oliveira clinches.
De Oliveira wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
De Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Oliveira gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Oliveira pulls guard effortlessly.
De Oliveira wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
De Oliveira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
De Oliveira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
De Oliveira is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Oliveira is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
De Oliveira working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
De Oliveira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Oliveira has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva tries to lock up and control but De Oliveira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Oliveira working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
De Oliveira throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Silva has his hands clasped together but De Oliveira breaks the hold and Silva is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by De Oliveira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael De Oliveira!
Rafael De Oliveira 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cole Manuel!
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, John Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nolan swivels and escapes.
Nolan lands with a good body shot.
Nolan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nolan misses with a two punch combination.
Nolan slaps away a takedown attempt from Manuel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nolan with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nolan throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Manuel crashing down! Manuel tries to stagger back to his feet but Nolan just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Manuel asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Nolan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Watcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zero Wait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Watcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zero Wait!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watcher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wait doesn't seem bothered though.
Watcher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wait fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watcher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Watcher throws a body punch but Wait moves out of range.
Wait tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watcher. Wait does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watcher cracks a nice hook into Wait's ribs.
Watcher scores with a body shot.
Wait takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watcher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wait.
Watcher jabs Wait to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watcher jabs Wait to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Watcher clobbers Wait with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Watcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Watcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Watcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wait looks gassed!
Watcher connects with a body shot.
Wait takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watcher clinches up with Wait and pushes him back against the cage.
Watcher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watcher lands a left hand.
Watcher gets through Wait's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watcher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wait backwards.
Wait changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watcher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andy Watcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zero Wait.
Watcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Watcher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Watcher cracks a nice hook into Wait's ribs.
Andy Watcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watcher moves into the clinch.
Watcher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Zero Wait has been cut.
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!
Watcher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watcher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wait backwards.
Watcher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Watcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watcher scores with a shoulder strike.
Watcher lands with a light punch inside.
Watcher cracks Wait with a nice body shot.
Watcher lands a nice shot to the body.
Watcher lands a nice uppercut.
Watcher stalls.
Watcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watcher lands an elbow inside that Wait shrugs off.
Watcher lands an elbow that stopped Wait in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Zero Wait's cut even more.
Watcher stalls.
Watcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Watcher stalling against the cage.
Wait wants to break free but Watcher has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watcher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waits head.
Watcher lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Zero Wait's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Watcher lands with a light punch inside.
Watcher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wait backwards.
Watcher lands a right hand.
Watcher lands an elbow inside that Wait shrugs off.
Watcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Zero Wait's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Watcher lands a hook that snaps the head of Wait backwards.
Watcher lands an elbow that stopped Wait in his tracks for a moment.
Wait is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zero Wait's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andy Watcher!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deke Dickleson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Celito Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celito Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deke Dickleson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Celito Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Dickleson. Dickleson maintains the clinch.
Dickleson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickleson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Dickleson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dickleson throwing strikes but missing.
Dickleson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dickleson has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickleson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickleson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dickleson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dickleson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dickleson wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dickleson defends well.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dickleson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dickleson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gracie for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working an open guard so Dickleson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dickleson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dickleson not doing much here.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dickleson connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dickleson lands a nice short elbow.
Dickleson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dickleson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dickleson pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dickleson pulls his head out easily.
Dickleson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ground and pound from Dickleson.
Dickleson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dickleson controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dickleson lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dickleson pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Dickleson 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickleson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deke Dickleson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dickleson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dickleson lands in his opponent's guard.
Dickleson slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
Dickleson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dickleson trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickleson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dickleson wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dickleson controlling the action here.
Gracie looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Dickleson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Dickleson is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dickleson is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dickleson controlling from the full mount.
Dickleson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickleson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Dickleson has a good base and remains in mount.
Dickleson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Gracie throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dickleson. What's that going to do exactly?
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Deke Dickleson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dickleson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dickleson postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Gracie badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Dickleson around the waist but Dickleson pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Dickleson is the winner by TKO! Dickleson jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deke Dickleson!
Deke Dickleson 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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