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GPG 43: Bronson vs Sobral PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva pushes Boxer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxer.
Boxer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva is trying to trip Boxer. He has hold of a leg but Boxer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Boxer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva advances position into side control!
Silva controls the position.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boxer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silva.
Boxer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva working the ground and pound but Boxer is defending the strikes.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Boxer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva decides to stand back up.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boxer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva pushes Boxer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boxer prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Boxer is defending well.
Mike Boxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Silva.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boxer smiles and moves away.
Boxer keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Boxer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Boxer is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva is pushing Boxer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boxer takes a shot to the head.
Silva pushes Boxer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Roberto Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Boxer tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boxer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Boxer fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Boxer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boxer manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Boxer's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boxer, up you get!
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Boxer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boxer's efforts to push away.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boxer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boxer tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Boxer is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva jumps guard but Boxer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mike Boxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Silva.
Boxer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Boxer to the mat. Boxer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boxer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes down on Boxer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boxer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boxer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
Silva thows a huge punch but Boxer dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Boxer down.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Silva is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Boxer's head but Boxer avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva has hold of Boxer's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Boxer seems comfortable defending it but Silva has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Boxer is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Boxer is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Silva couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roberto Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mini Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Pinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinha has chosen Bate Pesadão (Pregador Luo) as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mini Mies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Pinha!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinha gets tackled into the cage by Mies. Mies maintains the clinch.
Pinha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mies gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pinha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mies using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pinha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mies lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Diego Pinha has been cut.
Mies landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pinha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pinha is working for takedown but Mies is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mies slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pinha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mies stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mies misses with a knee to the head.
Pinha is looking for a takedown.
Mini Mies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Pinha.
Mies tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pinha tries to break the clinch but Mies is controlling the position.
Pinha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mies trying to land knees to the body.
Mies has Pinha pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mies stuffs the takedown attempt from Pinha. Pinha gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from Mies misses.
Mies cracks the inside of Pinha's front leg.
Sloppy strikes from Mies. Those never looked like landing.
Mies wants to clinch up but Pinha keeps it at a distance.
Pinha closes the distance but Mies moves to the side
and Mies counters with a big head kick but Pinha shrugs it off.
Pinha swinging wildly here.
Mies wants to clinch.
Mies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies feints and then cracks Pinha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pinha down.
Pinha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mies lands a two punch combo.
Mies is looking to slow Pinha down with leg kicks.
Mies throws a sloppy head kick and Pinha moves out of range easily.
Mies falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pinha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mies throws a sloppy head kick and Pinha moves out of range easily.
Mini Mies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Mies tenderised Pinha's leg. Pinha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mies scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pinha doesn't seem bothered though.
Pinha dodges the punch combination from Mies.
Pinha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mies's waist but Mies gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pinha off to one side.
Pinha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mies sprawls well. Mies wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pinha gets slowly back to his feet.
Mies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pinha counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mies dodges the punch combination from Pinha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pinha dodges the punch combination from Mies.
Pinha slips a jab and a cross from Mies.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mies - that will leave a mark!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pinha.
Mies misses with a series of wild punches.
Pinha moves into range and clinches up with Mies.
Pinha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mies pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mies thumps Pinha with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mini Mies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Pinha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mies instigates a clinch.
Mies breaks from the clinch.
Mies wants to clinch.
Pinha shoots in for a double leg but Mies sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mies lands a slapping body shot.
Pinha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mies tries to clinch but Pinha moves out of range.
Pinha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mies tries to avoid it but Pinha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mies to the ground. Mies escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Mies misses.
Pinha shoots in for a takedown but Mies shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mini Mies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Pinha.
Mies fails to land with a series of punches.
Mies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pinha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mies smiles and moves away.
Mies falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pinha counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mies misses with a knee to the head.
Pinha is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mies is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pinha.
Mies manages to break the clinch.
Mies stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mies wants it to stay on the feet.
Mini Mies is winning the standup battle so far.
Mies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pinha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mies tries to avoid it but Pinha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mies to the ground. Mies escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pinha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mies pinned against the cage. Mies gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mini Mies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mies lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mies throws a combination. Pinha tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Mies misses.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mies displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mies throws a nice looking combination but Pinha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mies throws a front kick that sends Pinha stumbling back into the cage.
Pinha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mies sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pinha somewhat.
Mies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mies throws a head kick that misses.
Pinha shoots for a takedown but Mies saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pinha.
Pinha is breathing heavily.
Mies moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pinha has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Mies does no damage.
Mies looks to land a combination but Pinha avoids it well.
Mies rushes Pinha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mies breaks from the clinch.
Pinha looks to land a combination but Mies avoids it well.
Mies looks to land a combination. Pinha sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mies misses with a right hand
and Pinha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pinha tries to clinch but Mies moves out of range.
Pinha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mies.
Pinha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pinha misses the shot to the body.
Mies has Pinha up against the cage in a clinch.
Mies breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mies.
Pinha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pinha shoots for a takedown but Mies saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mies connects with a leg kick. Pinha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pinha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mies forces Pinha back against the cage and clinches.
Mies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mies misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pinha.
Mies lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mini Mies dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Pinha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Mies misses.
Mies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pinha shoots in looking for a takedown. Mies tries to sprawl out of it but Pinha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mies. That one must have hurt.
Mies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Mies.
Mies lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mies is looking to clinch.
Pinha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mies.
Mies is looking to clinch.
Mies closes the distance and clinches.
Mies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mies clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinha is trying to break free.
Pinha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mies is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mies is pushing Pinha up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pinha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mies manages to break the clinch.
Mies pushes Pinha up against the cage in a clinch.
Mies manages to break the clinch.
Mies connects with a leg kick. Pinha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pinha ducks right into an uppercut from Mies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies misses with a few strikes there.
Pinha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mies swivels and escapes.
Mini Mies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Pinha.
Pinha tries to clinch up.
Mies looks to clinch
and Pinha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pinha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mies throws a series of punches but Pinha moves out of range.
Mies lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pinha has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinha wants a takedown.
Pinha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mies scores with a knee to the head.
Pinha is trying to break free.
Mies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mini Mies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mies tries to avoid it but Pinha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mies to the ground. Mies escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice combination there by Mies.
Mies tries to clinch up.
Mies misses with the combination.
Mies scores with a head kick.
Mies tries to clinch up.
Pinha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mies.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mies.
Pinha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pinha shoots for a takedown but Mies saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mies throws a nice looking combination but Pinha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pinha's sensitive parts.
Mies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mies tries to avoid it but Pinha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mies to the ground. Mies escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That kick from Mies tenderised Pinha's leg. Pinha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pinha counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mies!
Pinha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mies is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diego Pinha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinha thowing shots but they're missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mini Mies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mies, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mini Mies!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Unknown Soldier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Londo GKar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unknown Soldier comes into the arena with David Bowie - Rebel Rebel blaring out of the sound system. GKar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shadow Gallery - With Honor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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226 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Unknown Soldier!
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, Londo GKar!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from GKar. Those never looked like landing.
Unknown Soldier lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Unknown Soldier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Unknown Soldier tries to bum rush GKar with a series of wild strikes but GKar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Unknown Soldier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
GKar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Unknown Soldier quickly recovers to half guard.
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. GKar connects with a nice short shot to Unknown Soldier's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
GKar wants to pass to mount but Unknown Soldier is defending the position.
GKar wants to take a breather but Unknown Soldier is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown Soldier pushes GKar off looking to stand but GKar dives back in and keeps control.
GKar moves into full mount! Unknown Soldier won't be happy about that!
GKar forces the positional change into back control.
GKar is not going to allow Unknown Soldier to sit and survive in this position.
GKar is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Unknown Soldier won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips GKar off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Londo GKar!
Londo GKar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Maldonado tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Maldonado gets back to half guard.
Maldonado looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Silva pushes past his half guard into mount!
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maldonado?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maldonado is looking to get to half guard.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maldonado's face.
Silva looking to finish Maldonado with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maldonado!
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maldonado is rocked!
Silva drops a big elbow. That's hurt Maldonado! More shots from Silva and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robson Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Robson Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and So Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Palmer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Annihilator - Fun Palace. Leland Palmer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to So Hai's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leland Palmer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, So Hai!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer stuffs the takedown.
Hai shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Palmer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hai grinds an elbow into Palmer's temple.
Palmer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hai off and has taken his back!
Hai turns into Palmer and is now in his guard.
Palmer controls Hai momentarily but Hai frees himself.
Hai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palmer is looking to sweep but instead, Hai has passed into half guard.
Hai working over Palmer with some ground and pound. Palmer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hai looking to pass the guard.
Hai with a nice head shot there.
Hai passes Palmer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Palmer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer has his foot on Hai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hai works his way back into a safe position though.
Hai chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer trying to strike off his back.
Palmer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hai is aware though and is defending well.
Palmer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Palmer thowing shots but they're missing.
Palmer looking to ground and pound but Hai is blocking nicely.
Palmer looking to ground and pound but Hai is blocking nicely.
Hai can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hai sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hai knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hai is looking to improve his position.
Palmer moves into full mount! Hai won't be happy about that!
Hai is looking to improve his position but Palmer isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Palmer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Palmer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hai?
Palmer landing strikes from the mount and Hai is in trouble!
Hai is trying to escape the mount.
Palmer wants to control the pace but Hai is squirming around nicely.
Palmer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hai is in a horrible position here. Palmer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hai is rocked!
Palmer postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Hai is out cold - huge knockout for Palmer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leland Palmer!
Leland Palmer is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Leland Palmer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verdmont Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson comes into the arena with So long and thanks for all the fish blaring out of the sound system. 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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163 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Verdmont Bronson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Sobral ducks down to avoid it.
Julio Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sobral.
Bronson really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Bronson scores with a jab to the head.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobral.
Sobral misses with a body shot.
Bronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
A swing and a miss from Bronson.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobral.
Sobral throws a nice looking combination but Bronson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral missing with a left hand there. Bronson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sobral slips under a jab from Bronson.
Bronson throws a body punch but Sobral moves out of range.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Sobral.
Sobral misses with a wild combination.
Sobral tries for a takedown but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sobral throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sobral misses with a takedown attempt - Bronson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Sobral does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sobral looks for a takedown but Bronson sprawls well.
Verdmont Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Sobral.
Bronson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sobral. Sobral circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Sobral throws an off balance right hand
and Sobral takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Sobral.
Sobral tests Bronson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobral shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is looking to clinch but Sobral is avoiding it.
Bronson slips under a jab from Sobral.
Sobral misses with an uppercut. Bronson saw that one coming.
Sobral shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sobral is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bronson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bronson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sobral.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral trying to control the action but Bronson is working from the bottom.
Sobral thows a huge punch but Bronson dodges it nicely.
Sobral thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bronson is looking to control Sobral's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bronson avoid being mounted?
Sobral is looking for a kimura here.
Bronson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sobral.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson is looking to improve his position.
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Bronson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julio Sobral will probably get the nod.
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.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Sobral moves away and avoids it.
Bronson misses with a right hand
and Sobral counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sobral working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronson.
Sobral lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Sobral's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sobral stalling in the clinch but Bronson improves position.
Bronson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is trying to force a seperation but Bronson has the dominant position.
Bronson lands with a right to the head.
Sobral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobral gets through Bronson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bronson is looking to control Sobral's arms but Sobral gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bronson has his back to the cage.
Bronson throws a head punch that misses.
Bronson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sobral wants a takedown but no success here.
Bronson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tries to work over Bronson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobral has Bronson pressed against the cage.
Sobral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Bronson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sobral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bronson is pressed up against the cage. Sobral has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bronson down to the mat. Bronson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sobral misses with a straight left.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobral has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
Sobral uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral thuds a left hand into Bronson's body.
Verdmont Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Sobral throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobral fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobral misses with a wild combination.
Bronson scores with a jab to the head.
Sobral manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bronson on his heels. He'll look to pass Bronson's guard now, I'm sure.
Bronson wants to stand and escape but Sobral is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Bronson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral throws an elbow that misses. Bronson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobral's guard. Nice move by Bronson!
Sobral is looking for a triangle but Bronson pushes his legs off easily.
Sobral working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bronson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sobral is tightening it up a little... Bronson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bronson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bronson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Sobral!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Julio Sobral!
Julio Sobral is the new lightweight champion!
Julio Sobral made sure to mention his sponsor, ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY 95% in his post fight interview.
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