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CCC 2: Bighorn vs. Maci PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inti Raimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennon Gazzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Inti Raimi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lennon Gazzola!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazzola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Raimi swinging wildly here.
Raimi checks a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Raimi.
It looks like Lennon Gazzola has been cut.
Gazzola fails with the takedown
and Raimi counters with a good low kick that Gazzola was not able to check.
Gazzola shoots and misses
and Raimi counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raimi throws a head kick but Gazzola moves out of range.
Gazzola takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Raimi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gazzola rushes Raimi and presses him up against the cage.
Raimi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gazzola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raimi.
Gazzola is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazzola has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Raimi is working away from the top position though.
Gazzola is not content to let Raimi control the position.
Raimi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gazzola defends it well.
Raimi working over Gazzola with some ground and pound. Gazzola looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Raimi connects with a nice short shot to Gazzola's temple.
The cut above Lennon Gazzola's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Raimi lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lennon Gazzola's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Inti Raimi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Jose Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Dos Santos throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Silva could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jab by Dos Santos.
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!
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Silva falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Dent Urso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonatan Borge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jhonatan Borge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fabio Dent Urso's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Dent Urso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jhonatan Borge!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borge shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Borge was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Borge landing strikes from the mount and Urso is in trouble!
Borge with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Urso is in a horrible position here. Borge smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Urso is in all sorts of trouble here.
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!
Urso tries to hold on but Borge pushes him away.
Urso is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Borge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Urso tries to hold on but Borge postures up.
Urso tries to control the position but Borge now has his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borge working for the choke.
Borge is landing with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borge is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Urso taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Borge.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jhonatan Borge!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mint Choco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mint Choco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mint Choco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Choco. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Choco counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Choco.
Choco is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Choco trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Choco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Choco wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Choco's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Choco lands a couple of elbows.
Choco trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Choco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Choco trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Choco stops Gracie from standing up.
Choco throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Choco throws a big elbow that misses.
Choco is stalling in the full guard.
Choco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Choco wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Choco passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Choco in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choco wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Choco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Choco is controlling the pace.
Choco is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Choco moves nicely into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choco scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choco lands a nice forearm strike.
Gracie taking a bit of punishment here - Choco scoring with strikes.
Choco moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Choco trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
An elbow from Choco crashes against the mat.
Gracie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Choco landing a few strikes.
Gracie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Choco asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Choco controls the position.
Choco is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Choco gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Choco gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Choco apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Choco changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choco working the head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Choco working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mint Choco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Choco shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Choco finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie is looking to escape.
Choco controlling the action here.
Choco prevents Gracie from standing back up.
Choco throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Choco is controlling the pace.
Choco is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Choco seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choco moves nicely into side control.
Choco content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gracie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Choco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Choco is staying tight to Gracie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Choco working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choco connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gracie some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Choco's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Choco wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Choco lands a few punches from side control.
Choco landing strikes.
Choco cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choco landing strikes.
Gracie is rocked!
Choco is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Choco finish him?
Choco is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gracie's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choco is putting a hurting on Gracie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Choco wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Choco is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gracie tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Choco loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Gracie hold on?
Choco is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gracie is defending well though. Choco let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choco keeps control of the position easily here as Gracie tries to buck him off.
Choco scores with strikes from the back.
Choco working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Gracie is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Choco has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Gracie taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mint Choco!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Dennehy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennehy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Homeland kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam Dennehy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennehy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dennehy rushes Washington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dennehy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Washington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside that Washington shrugs off.
It looks like Jason Washington has been cut.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Dennehy controls the action.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennehy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Washington's defenses.
Washington wants to break free but Dennehy has control.
Washington drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dennehy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
Washington is trying to drag Dennehy to the mat but Dennehy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dennehy lands a knee to the body.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennehy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
Dennehy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Washington tries to score a body lock takedown but Dennehy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Washington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennehy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennehy stalling in the clinch.
Dennehy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Washington won't want to take too many of those.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head.
Washington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jason Washington's cut is getting worse.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dennehy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dennehy crunches a lovely knee into Washington's ribcage.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Washington wants a takedown but no success here.
Washington takes an elbow to the temple.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Washington looking to stall.
Dennehy landing knees to the body.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy working Washington over with knees to the body.
Dennehy lands a good knee to the midsection. Washington won't want to take too many of those.
Dennehy controlling the action here for a moment.
Dennehy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Dennehy.
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Washington 's eye.
Washington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dennehy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Washington blocks it with crossed arms.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Dennehy tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Dennehy crunches a lovely knee into Washington's ribcage.
Washington tries to score a body lock takedown but Dennehy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington takes an elbow to the temple.
Dennehy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Washington's defenses.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennehy.
Dennehy lands a nice knee to the body.
Washington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dennehy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Washington is trying to pull guard but Dennehy has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dennehy.
Dennehy tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
Washington is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dennehy to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dennehy keeps control of Washington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dennehy connects with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dennehy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Washington's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Dennehy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Washington'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.
Washington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dennehy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dennehy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dennehy closes the distance and pushes Washington back into the cage.
Washington drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dennehy lands an elbow just above Washington 's eye.
Dennehy lands a damaging elbow.
Dennehy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Washington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside.
Dennehy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Washington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennehy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dennehy lands an elbow that stopped Washington in his tracks for a moment.
Dennehy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dennehy working Washington over with knees to the body.
Dennehy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Washington takes an elbow to the temple.
Dennehy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dennehy lands a knee to the body.
Washington takes an elbow to the temple.
Jason Washington's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dennehy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Washington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Washington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Washington's face.
Dennehy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington tries to pull guard but Dennehy holds him up against the cage and eventually Washington drops back down to his feet.
Dennehy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Washington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Washington takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Washington jumps guard but Dennehy stands there with Washington around his waist. Washington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Washington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dennehy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dennehy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Washington fails to pull guard.
Dennehy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dennehy lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Jason Washington's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dennehy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dennehy lands a damaging elbow.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dennehy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy lands a nice elbow.
Dennehy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Washington's face.
Dennehy is stalling here.
Dennehy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dennehy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennehy obliges.
Dennehy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dennehy landing knees to the head.
Washington scores with a shot to the side of Dennehy's head.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Washington being controlled against the cage.
Dennehy misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennehy tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Dennehy is controlling him.
Washington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dennehy prevents it.
Washington blocks the elbow strike.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liam Dennehy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dennehy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dennehy.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Washington's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Liam Dennehy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Martins!
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, Paulo Lima!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins gets a takedown into half guard.
Lima is looking for a sweep. Martins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martins wants to stand up but Lima is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lima.
Martins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lima wants to sweep but no luck.
Lima lands an upkick as Martins stands over him.
Lima seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lima is trying to control the position but Martins postures up.
Martins won't allow Lima to sweep him here.
Martins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Martins is looking to work some ground and pound but Lima has wrist control.
Martins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lima looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lima looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lima!
Martins wants to control but Lima postures up.
Martins is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Martins is trying to improve his position.
Martins keeps Lima under control for a moment.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Martins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martins, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima gets to mount! Martins was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Martins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lima trying to control but Martins is having none of it.
Martins is working to get back to half guard.
Lima scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins tries to reverse the position but Lima maintains control.
Martins tries to buck Lima off but Lima takes his back!
Martins is keeping busy.
Lima loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Martins hold on?
Martins trying to get back to his feet but Lima is in full control for now.
Lima is hanging on to Martins's back as he tries to escape.
Martins defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lima's arms.
Lima looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lima controlling well, preventing Martins from escaping the position.
Will Lima go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paulo Lima will probably get the nod.
That's time! Martins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lima shoots in for a takedown but Martins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Martins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lima quickly recovers to half guard.
Lima actively working from the bottom here.
Martins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lima is just riding it out for now. Martins eventually gives up the hold.
Lima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martins pulls his head out easily.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Lima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Martins scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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. Martins connects with a nice short shot to Lima's temple.
Lima actively working from the bottom here.
Martins working Lima over with strikes.
Martins stands up and beckons Lima to join him on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Martins.
Fabiano Martins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Martins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lima is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins working the head and body with strikes.
Lima is still in real trouble! Can Martins finish him?
Martins wants to free his trapped foot but Lima is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lima seems to have recovered his senses.
Martins stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lima to get to his feet.
Martins dives in and scores a takedown into Lima's guard.
Martins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lima is proving hard to escape from.
Martins stands and steps away. Lima gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Martins moves into the clinch.
Martins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lima tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martins smiles and moves away.
Martins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lima eats them both and turns towards Martins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Martins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lima slips a jab and a cross from Martins.
Lima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martins circles away.
Fabiano Martins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Lima.
Martins cracks Lima with an open hand slap.
Martins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Lima is looking for a sweep.
Martins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lima has escaped the position, nice work there.
Martins cracks Lima with a big right hand but Lima just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lima can't do much from the bottom here.
Lima takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lima is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fabiano Martins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lima gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabiano Martins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Martins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lima to the mat! Lima manages to get full guard.
Lima trying to keep a closed guard but Martins is proving a slippery customer.
Martins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lima, up you get!
Lima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martins counters with a nice uppercut.
Martins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lima to the ground. Martins is now in Lima's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martins is aware though and is defending well.
Martins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lima tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Martins has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lima tries to lock up and control but Martins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins breaks from Lima's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lima tries to reverse the position but Martins maintains control.
Martins is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lima to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lima shrugs it off.
Lima really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Martins avoids the attempt from Lima to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima tries to control Martins's body but Martins pushes him off. Lima squirms to his side and now Martins has his back!
Martins is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lima up.
Martins is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Martins scores with strikes from the back.
Martins working for a choke but Lima is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima trying to control the position but Martins manages to sink in the hooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lima defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Martins looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Martins slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Martins scores with punches to the body.
Can Lima hold on?! Martins is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima showing good submission defense here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martins is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lima has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lima is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Martins gets his way!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lima manages to reverse the position and now he's in Martins's guard. Nice work there by Lima.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabiano Martins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martins 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabiano Martins!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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21
148 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Rodriguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rodriguez's guard now.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Silva is sitting in close to Rodriguez's body. Rodriguez has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Silva is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Silva is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rodriguez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roberto Rodriguez!
Roberto Rodriguez is the new featherweight champion!
Roberto Rodriguez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tex Bighorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Maci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maci has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jNyaPvsCLE&feature=related as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mario Maci looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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220 lbs
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266 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tex Bighorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Maci!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bighorn misses with the combination.
Bighorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maci circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Maci misses.
Maci tries to clinch but Bighorn is having none of it.
Maci rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bighorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maci looks gassed!
Maci throws a right hand that Bighorn ducks under and follows up with a left that Bighorn also avoids with ease.
Bighorn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Mario Maci 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!
Bighorn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maci doesn't seem bothered though.
Maci drops his hands for a split second and Bighorn immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Maci face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Bighorn follows up with a right hand that knocks Maci into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tex Bighorn!
Tex Bighorn is the new heavyweight champion!
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