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TWD 43: Ferreira vs Gomes PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Sanders (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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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bo Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sanders was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sanders throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sanders swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lo is now in Sanders's guard. A big mistake from Sanders there, giving up the dominant position!
Lo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanders has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lo has managed to get both his arms back between Sanders's legs - danger averted.
Sanders looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanders, not yet.
Sanders escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lo passes into half guard.
Sanders trying to get back to full guard but Lo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lo avoids the attempt from Sanders to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is desperately trying to improve his position but Lo has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanders is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanders tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanders is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders wants to control but Lo is having none of it.
Sanders is trying desperately to improve position.
Sanders wants to control but Lo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to control Lo's body but Lo pushes him off. Sanders squirms to his side and now Lo has his back!
Sanders manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lo's guard. Nice work there by Sanders.
Sanders postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sanders, into his guard.
Sanders tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Sanders dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanders gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanders shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown but Lo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanders's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanders is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanders looks for a takedown but Lo sprawls well.
Bo Lo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Sanders.
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!
Lo throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt - Lo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanders fails to land the takedown.
Lo connects with a body shot.
Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanders manages to avoid it.
Lo connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanders.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Sanders works to advance to full mount. Lo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lo blocking the ground and pound.
Sanders goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lo turns into him and now he's in Sanders's guard.
Sanders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lo is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanders throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lo escapes and throws Sanders's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanders regains half guard.
Sanders is looking to improve his position.
Sanders is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lo pulls his head out easily.
Sanders is looking for a sweep. Lo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Lo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lo takes a swing at Sanders's ribcage but misses.
Sanders shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanders throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanders looking to pass the guard.
Sanders looking to sit in guard and control but Lo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanders's guard.
Sanders escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnny Sanders has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanders looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders has an active guard here but Lo has managed to pass into half guard.
Sanders wants to improve his position but Lo is controlling well.
Sanders trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanders is pressing down on Lo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sanders has his foot on Lo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lo works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanders is striking but Lo is not phased and passes to half guard.
Lo prevents Sanders from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders actively working from the bottom here.
Sanders is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lo pulls his head out easily.
Sanders wants to sweep but Lo has passed to side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanders has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Sanders!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Vito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitbull comes to the cage accompanied by Parado na Esquina. Cruz Vito has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ronaldo Pitbull's chin.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cruz Vito!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vito doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pitbull counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vito misses with a takedown attempt
and Pitbull counters with a one-two to the body.
Pitbull cracks Vito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vito with a poor takedown
and Pitbull counters with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo Pitbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cruz Vito.
Vito doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pitbull counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vito with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pitbull counters with a single leg into guard. Vito didn't expect that.
Vito trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Vito can't keep his opponent in guard - Pitbull advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitbull blocks the strikes from Vito.
Pitbull passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vito is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vito swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pitbull trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pitbull is really struggling to control Vito but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pitbull moves to the back position.
A lull in the action here.
Pitbull biding his time, controlling Vito.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Will Pitbull go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Pitbull sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Vito taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ronaldo Pitbull!
Ronaldo Pitbull took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aze Gori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo 's entrance music is Polkas y Huapangos - Los Dos Laredos. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Ricardo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aze Gori!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gori stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ricardo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ricardo wants to clinch
and Gori counters with a straight right hand.
Gori misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Gori.
It looks like Ricky Ricardo has been cut.
Ricardo closes the distance but Gori moves to the side
and Gori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ricardo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ricardo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gori gets the takedown into side control.
Gori working the ground and pound from side control.
Gori wants to control but Ricardo is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gori has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ricardo !
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ricardo is rocked!
Gori lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Ricardo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gori lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Ricardo ! Gori sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Ricardo and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aze Gori!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Balestra (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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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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, Thiago Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Balestra!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan connects with a high kick.
It looks like Fernando Balestra has been cut.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Khan has cracked Balestra with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Khan lands another huge swinging hook and Balestra tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Balestra, before Khan can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thiago Khan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ban Dit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ban Dit has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban Dit!
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, Rafael Amaral!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dit tries for a takedown but Amaral sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dit misses with a hook
and Amaral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ban Dit has been cut.
Amaral fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Amaral looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Amaral works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amaral cracks a nice hook into Dit's ribs.
That kick from Amaral tenderised Dit's leg. Dit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Amaral lands with an uppercut that bounces Dit off the cage and back into range.
Amaral thumps Dit with a low kick.
Dit is breathing heavily.
Dit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Amaral throws a one two combo.
Amaral throws a right and a left that Dit avoids nicely.
Amaral is looking to slow Dit down with leg kicks.
Dit takes a swing at Amaral's ribcage but misses.
Amaral displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dit walks forward, straight into a front kick from Amaral.
Amaral lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rafael Amaral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amaral looks to land a combination but Dit avoids it well.
Dit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A good leg kick by Amaral.
Dit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Amaral lands with a big left! Dit is wobbled badly! Amaral comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Dit to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rafael Amaral!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Jackson (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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258 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stevie Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzales misses the shot to the body.
Gonzales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzales throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Gonzales.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzales. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Gonzales.
Gonzales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Lee Jackson has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Gonzales bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Gonzales lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Gonzales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Gonzales connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson slips a jab from Gonzales.
Gonzales looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Gonzales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzales uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzales changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzales throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzales moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzales throws a body kick that misses.
Gonzales misses with a body shot
and Gonzales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzales misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonzales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Gonzales misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gonzales cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Gonzales thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Gonzales smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That has opened up Lee Jackson's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gonzales.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonzales as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Gonzales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Jackson'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.
Gonzales scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gonzales just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a powerful right kick. Jackson tried to block low but the kick was high! Jackson was taken right off of his feet! Gonzales jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stevie Gonzales!
Stevie Gonzales really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brute logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Belousov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gab Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gab Contreras has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Belousov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gab Contreras!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belousov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Contreras counters with a left to the body.
Contreras throws a lazy uppercut
and Belousov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Belousov has his takedown stuffed
and Contreras counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Belousov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Contreras wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Belousov, who protects the arm well.
Contreras controlling the position from side mount.
Contreras is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Belousov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belousov prevents Contreras from improving position.
Contreras taking a breather here.
Belousov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Contreras's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belousov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Contreras is pressing down on Belousov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Belousov is holding on for now.
Belousov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Contreras scores with a couple of nice shots.
Contreras wants to pass to mount but Belousov is defending the position.
Belousov actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreras has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Contreras punishing his opponent with strikes.
Belousov is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Contreras looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belousov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Belousov wants to get back to his feet.
Contreras punishing his opponent with strikes.
Contreras is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Belousov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Belousov!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contreras is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gab Contreras dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Belousov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Contreras tries to avoid it but Belousov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Contreras to the ground. Contreras escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Belousov throws out a leg kick but Contreras moves out of range and Belousov only half commits.
Sebastian Belousov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Contreras works Belousov's body with a nice hook.
Belousov shoots and misses
and Belousov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belousov has his takedown stuffed
and Contreras counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Belousov down! Contreras is looking to finish but Belousov is intelligently defending himself.
Belousov is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Belousov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contreras arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Belousov's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gab Contreras!
An out of breath Gab Contreras thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Vegas (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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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vegas throws a lazy right hand but Martell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vegas misses with a double jab.
Vegas swings for the body but Martell moves out of range.
Vegas throws a lazy right hand but Martell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martell ducks right into an uppercut from Vegas.
Martell dodges the punch combination from Vegas.
Vegas misses with a looping left.
Vegas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martell counters with a thumping low kick.
Martell scores with a head kick.
It looks like Rio Vegas has been cut.
Rio Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas tries to bum rush Martell with a series of wild strikes but Martell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Vegas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vegas misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vegas looks gassed!
Vegas misses with a double jab
and Martell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vegas's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Martell.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martell - that will leave a mark!
Martell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Martell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martell, right into the meat.
Martell moves into the clinch successfully.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Martell.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vegas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vegas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Martell to work.
Martell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martell is leaning against Vegas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Martell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martell lands an elbow that stopped Vegas in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vegas misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
Martell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Martell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
Martell lands a right hand.
Martell misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Martell.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but Martell avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
Vegas throws a punch but it's blocked by Martell.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martell.
Martell is leaning against Vegas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell blocking some punches.
Martell tries a body shot but Vegas blocks it.
Martell tries a body shot but Vegas blocks it.
Martell prevents a body shot from Vegas.
A short right from Martell.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Martell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell prevents a body shot from Vegas.
Martell blocks a body shot from Vegas.
Martell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vegas prevents it.
Martell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegas tries a body shot but Martell blocks it.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martell's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rio Vegas's cut.
That's time! Martell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Vegas.
Vegas loads up on a big right hand but Martell slips the punch.
Martell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vegas if he has to take too many more of those.
Martell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vegas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martell is in Vegas's guard.
Martell passes into half guard.
Martell not doing much here.
Martell works his way into side control.
Martell moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Martell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vegas keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell moves into full mount!
Martell controlling the position easily from mount.
Martell breaks from Vegas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vegas is in a horrible position here. Martell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Martell scoring with strikes but Vegas is staying in there.
Martell with good strikes from the mount here!
Martell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vegas's face.
Vegas is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Vegas is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vegas looking to sit in guard and control but Martell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vegas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martell working the ground and pound.
Martell 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.
Vegas is trying to buck Martell off.
Martell lands a nice forearm strike.
Vegas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas is letting Martell control him for a moment.
Martell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vegas to see if he's OK.
Oberyn Martell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martell moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Martell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vegas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Martell is putting a hurting on Vegas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vegas is rocked!
Martell controls the position from side control.
Vegas is still in real trouble! Can Martell finish him?
Martell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vegas will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Martell cracks Vegas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell lands an elbow.
Martell lands a few punches from side control.
Vegas is trying to control Martell's posture but Martell avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rio Vegas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martell.
Vegas seems to have recovered his senses.
Vegas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vegas throws a series of punches but Martell moves out of range.
Martell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vegas can do to turn this around?
Martell gets a clinch.
Martell landing knees to the body.
Oberyn Martell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Martell.
Martell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martell lands an elbow that stopped Vegas in his tracks for a moment.
Martell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Martell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vegas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martell lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Martell.
Martell with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell lands an elbow inside that Vegas shrugs off.
Martell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vegas can't fight it off and eventually Martell manages to take the fight to the floor. Vegas looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vegas being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Oberyn Martell.
Vegas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vegas throws a right hand that Martell ducks under and follows up with a left that Martell also avoids with ease.
Vegas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martell counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle, before Martell throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Vegas's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Martell lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Oberyn Martell!
A very excited looking Oberyn Martell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Esnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dio comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - Dialectic Chaos. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
289 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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28
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Dio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rock Esnar!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esnar throws a front kick aimed at Dio's knee but Dio avoids it well.
Rock Esnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dio works the jab nicely.
It looks like Rock Esnar has been cut.
Dio defending well as Esnar loads up on a big left hand.
Dio throws a big shot that misses.
Dio throws a right and a left that Esnar avoids nicely.
Esnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dio circles away quickly and effectively.
Esnar lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esnar throws a series of punches but Dio avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esnar. Dio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esnar throws a sloppy body shot
and Dio counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Dio misses its intended target.
Dio slips under a jab from Esnar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dio. Esnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esnar slips a jab from Dio.
Esnar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dio. Dio obviously looking to wear him down.
Esnar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dio ducks under a wild hook from Esnar.
Dio lands a left and a right that send Esnar crashing to the mat, dazed. Dio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esnar walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Esnar limp body while Dio jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zack Dio!
An out of breath Zack Dio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes to the cage accompanied by Killers. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Arthur Gomes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ferreira is out of range.
Ferreira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gomes misses with a head kick.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomes is just out of range.
Ferreira clinches up with Gomes and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferreira tries to land a knee to the head but Gomes blocks with his arms.
Gomes missing with knees to the body.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Gomes blocks it.
Gomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira controls his hands.
Gomes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferreira avoids it.
Gomes slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Gomes avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Gomes avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
Gomes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ferreira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ferreira working hard to break the clinch.
Ferreira lands with a light punch inside.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomes missing with knees to the body.
Ferreira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Gomes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Gomes.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira cracks Gomes with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Ferreira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gomes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ferreira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Gomes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferreira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ferreira is predictable there
and Gomes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ferreira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ferreira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferreira moves in looking to clinch but Gomes pushes him off.
Ferreira misses with a two punch combination.
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four 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!
Gomes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferreira lands with a hook. Gomes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ferreira lands with a nice body punch.
Ferreira dips to his left and cracks Gomes with an uppercut!
It looks like Arthur Gomes has been cut.
Ferreira lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Gomes falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
Antonio Carlos Ferreira retains his heavyweight title!
Antonio Carlos Ferreira managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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