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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad comes to the cage accompanied by Liberation Frequency. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Rad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoan Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Rad.
Rad blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Rad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab from Rad.
Gonzalez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rad.
Nice uppercut lands for Rad. That snapped Gonzalez's head back.
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!
Gonzalez closes the distance and pushes Rad back into the cage.
Rad lands a body punch.
Rad cracks Gonzalez with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Rad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rad just leaning against Gonzalez, taking a breather.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Rad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rad lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Rad.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Rad.
Rad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike from Rad.
Rad leaning against his opponent.
Rad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzalez or not.
A right hand to the body from Rad.
Rad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gonzalez looks winded!
Rad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez pulls guard successfully.
Rad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rad postures up and lands a big shot to Gonzalez's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rad engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Rad from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rad trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyle Rad wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rad, right into the meat.
Rad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Rad lands a high kick to the side of Gonzalez's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Rad dives into guard, looking to finish.
Gonzalez is rocked!
It looks like Yoan Gonzalez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad with a nice head shot there.
Gonzalez is still in real trouble! Can Rad finish him?
Rad is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rad.
Rad forces his way into half guard.
Rad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rad slips a nice elbow through Gonzalez's hands, connecting with Gonzalez's forehead.
Rad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gonzalez wants to get back to full guard.
Rad performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gonzalez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rad.
Rad working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rad scores with a big shot! Gonzalez's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Gonzalez! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Rad!
Our winner, Kyle Rad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamad Al Zahran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terra has chosen NIN - Closer as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hamad Al Zahran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Terra!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Terra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Terra misses with a two punch combination.
Terra tries to clinch but Al Zahran is having none of it.
Terra throws a poor cross that misses
and Al Zahran counters with a slapping leg kick.
Al Zahran throws a head kick that Terra semi-blocks.
Al Zahran throws a leg kick but Terra checks it.
Al Zahran tries to score with a low kick but Terra moves his leg out of the way.
Al Zahran throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Zahran throws a low kick but it's checked well by Terra.
Terra tries to clinch up but Al Zahran circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Terra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Zahran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Al Zahran throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Zahran throws a nice outside leg kick.
Terra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Zahran.
Terra closes the distance and clinches.
Terra looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Al Zahran looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terra lands with a light punch inside.
Terra is trying to maintain a safe position but Al Zahran gets an underhook and turns Terra into the cage.
Al Zahran can't find room to land a body shot as Terra controls the action.
Al Zahran struggles to land a body shot inside as Terra controls his hands.
Al Zahran misses with a body punch.
Terra breaks from the clinch.
Terra looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Zahran is just out of range.
Terra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Zahran moves away from the strike by Terra.
Good leg kick by Al Zahran there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Al Zahran misses with a body kick.
Terra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Zahran looks to score with a jab to the body but Terra is just out of range.
Terra lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Zahran throws a big shot that misses.
Terra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Zahran.
Terra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Zahran connects with an inside leg kick.
Al Zahran looks to score with a jab to the body but Terra is just out of range.
Al Zahran looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Zahran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terra moves away.
Al Zahran misses with a body shot.
Al Zahran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Al Zahran throws a leg kick which misses Terra's front leg but catches the back leg as Terra tries to avoid it.
Al Zahran tries to land a leg kick but Terra saw it coming and moves away.
Terra clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Al Zahran is looking to wear down Terra with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Terra wants to clinch up but Al Zahran keeps it at a distance.
Al Zahran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Terra in his tracks.
Al Zahran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Zahran lands the left hand.
Terra digs a good hook to Al Zahran's body.
Terra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Zahran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Terra checks a leg kick.
Terra misses with a straight right.
Terra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Zahran throws out a leg kick but Terra moves out of range and Al Zahran only half commits.
Terra moves out of range as Al Zahran strikes.
Terra stuns Al Zahran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Al Zahran looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Terra is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Al Zahran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terra throws the left hand but Al Zahran avoids the punch easily.
Terra fails to land with a series of punches.
Terra fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Zahran. That's going to slow Terra down.
Terra checks a leg kick.
Al Zahran scoring well with a low kick there.
Terra blocks a jab.
Terra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Hamad Al Zahran has been cut.
Terra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Zahran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terra misses with the combination.
Al Zahran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Terra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hamad Al Zahran will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran'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.
Terra blocks a low kick nicely.
Al Zahran moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Zahran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terra.
Terra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Zahran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Terra.
Terra lands with a hook. Al Zahran tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Terra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Terra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Al Zahran misses.
Terra misses with a straight left.
Al Zahran throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Terra blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Terra misses its intended target.
Terra on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Terra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Zahran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terra moves in looking to clinch but Al Zahran pushes him off.
Terra checks the leg kick.
Terra lands a glancing blow to the side of Al Zahran's head.
Nice jab there from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran misses with a low kick.
Terra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Al Zahran scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Terra misses.
Terra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al Zahran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Zahran slips under a jab.
Al Zahran tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Terra in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Al Zahran pushes Terra away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran throws a sloppy head kick and Terra moves out of range easily.
A combination from Terra does no damage.
Nice body kick from Al Zahran.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terra on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Al Zahran cracks the inside of Terra's front leg.
Terra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Terra finds it's way through Al Zahran's defenses.
Al Zahran ducks under a wild hook from Terra.
Al Zahran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Terra in his tracks.
No joy there for Terra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Terra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Zahran throws a nice head kick!
Al Zahran delivers a nice body kick.
Terra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Zahran with a jab.
Al Zahran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Terra's sensitive parts.
Terra throws a series of punches but Al Zahran avoids them all with ease.
Al Zahran connects with a solid leg kick.
Al Zahran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al Zahran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Zahran.
Terra on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Al Zahran keeps Terra at a distance using the push kick.
Crunch! Al Zahran slams his shin into Terra's torso.
Al Zahran scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Al Zahran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Terra is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Zahran lands a leg kick that knocks Terra off balance momentarily.
Al Zahran is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Terra moves forwards but Al Zahran connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Al Zahran moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Al Zahran throws a poor cross that misses
and Terra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Al Zahran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Zahran scores with a kick to the midsection.
Al Zahran moves away from the strike by Terra.
Bill Terra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terra looks to land a right hand but Al Zahran moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Terra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Zahran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamad Al Zahran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Al Zahran explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Terra throws a series of punches but Al Zahran avoids them all with ease.
Terra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Zahran.
Terra just misses with a punch to the body.
Hamad Al Zahran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Zahran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Al Zahran scoring well with a low kick there.
Al Zahran throws the kick towards the body but Terra avoids it.
That kick from Al Zahran tenderised Terra's leg. Terra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Terra misses with a hook. Al Zahran ducked under it nicely.
Terra throws a shot to the body.
Terra moves out of range as Al Zahran throws a body kick.
Al Zahran scores with a kick to the body.
Al Zahran throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Terra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Zahran manages to avoid it.
Al Zahran is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra throws a looping overhand right but Al Zahran ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Terra misses.
Terra checks the leg kick nicely there.
Terra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Al Zahran takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hamad Al Zahran is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Zahran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Terra momentarily.
Terra blocks a leg kick.
Terra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Zahran.
Terra moves out of range as Al Zahran throws a body kick.
Terra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice cross by Al Zahran.
Terra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Terra throws a hook but Al Zahran avoids it easily.
Al Zahran slips a jab from Terra.
Al Zahran scores with a body shot.
Al Zahran lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Al Zahran.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terra drops his hands momentarily and Al Zahran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Al Zahran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Terra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Terra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A cross from Al Zahran lands.
Al Zahran takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Terra looks to land a combination but Al Zahran avoids it well.
Al Zahran connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran slips a jab and a cross from Terra.
Terra walks into a stiff left hand from Al Zahran.
Terra doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Zahran circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Al Zahran misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Al Zahran.
Terra throws a body punch but Al Zahran moves out of range.
Terra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Zahran to score with a decent uppercut.
Al Zahran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Terra.
Al Zahran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al Zahran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Terra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran walks into a jab.
Al Zahran looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Zahran is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Terra moves in looking to clinch but Al Zahran pushes him off.
Al Zahran takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Zahran pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Al Zahran gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Terra tries to clinch up but Al Zahran circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Al Zahran misses its intended target.
Bill Terra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terra throws a body punch but Al Zahran moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terra has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Al Zahran.
A slow jab from Terra misses its intended target.
Al Zahran throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hamad Al Zahran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Zahran lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamad Al Zahran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Al Zahran, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamad Al Zahran!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josimar Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Awesome God - R-Swift. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josimar Souza!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza shoots and misses
and Cirus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Souza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cirus working some strikes from top position.
Cirus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Souza's head.
Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cirus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cirus 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.
Cirus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Souza working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cirus postures up and lands a big shot to Souza's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Souza has momentary wrist control but Cirus slips an elbow through the middle.
Cirus throwing strikes but missing.
Cirus with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cirus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cirus postures up in Souza's guard and throws a big left but Souza blocks it.
Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cirus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cirus preventing the sweep.
Cirus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Cirus defends easily.
Cirus drops back looking for a leg! Souza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Souza manages to kick Cirus off! Cirus jumps back into Souza's guard.
Cirus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cirus is aware though and is defending well.
Cirus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cirus distracts Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cirus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cirus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirus is working Souza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cirus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cirus pushing down on Souza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cirus lands strikes from half guard.
Cirus is nestled in close to Souza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cirus is nestled in close to Souza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Souza is looking for a sweep. Cirus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Cirus.
Cirus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Souza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cirus is aware though and is defending well.
Souza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cirus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirus works over Souza with some ground and pound from guard.
Cirus postures up and lands a big shot to Souza's brow.
Cirus distracts Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cirus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cirus throws a big elbow that misses.
Cirus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Souza has his feet on Cirus's thighs here. He's pushed Cirus off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cirus screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josimar Souza!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Bruising (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man-Black Sabbath. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
181 lbs
26 - 17 - 0 |
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180 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexei Bruising!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruising missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruising connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruising chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruising connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stark throws a body punch but Bruising moves out of range.
Bruising throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruising misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Bruising misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Bruising does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bruising on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bruising throws a sloppy body shot
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruising moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruising.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruising.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruising displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Stark throws the left hand but Bruising avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark misses with an uppercut.
Bruising misses with an uppercut.
Bruising ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Bruising.
Bruising throws a hook but Stark avoids it easily.
Bruising gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruising lands a body shot.
Bruising walks into a jab.
Bruising thuds a left hand into Stark's body.
Stark throws a hook but Bruising avoids it easily.
Stark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruising.
Stark scores with a hook to the body. Bruising takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark blocks a jab.
Bruising uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stark misses with a hook. Bruising ducked under it nicely.
Stark thuds a left hand into Bruising's body.
Stark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruising chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bruising ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Bruising attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruising connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bruising just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruising.
Bruising takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stark dips to his left and cracks Bruising with an uppercut!
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruising.
Stark cracks Bruising with a good jab.
Alexei Bruising is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark missing with a left hand there. Bruising was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruising thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruising bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruising takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bruising ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Bruising takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stark checks a low kick from Bruising.
Bruising throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruising connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruising.
Stark blocks a jab.
Bruising keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruising throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Bruising ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruising is just out of range.
Bruising jabs Stark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bruising stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bruising fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruising avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but Bruising sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Bruising catches Stark right on the button with a cross.
Stark lands with a nice body punch.
Bruising doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruising.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruising.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruising manages to avoid it.
Bruising drops his hands momentarily and Stark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexei Bruising will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stark slips a straight right by Bruising.
Stark misses with a hook
and Bruising counters with a thumping low kick.
Bruising throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruising bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruising uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Stark lands the left hand.
Nice shot by Stark.
Stark cracks Bruising with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bruising misses with a straight right.
Anthony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruising's head.
Bruising looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Bruising looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Bruising throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruising throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stark's hands.
Stark misses with an uppercut. Bruising saw that one coming.
A jab from Bruising misses.
Stark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A left lands for Stark.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruising manages to avoid it.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruising is just out of range.
Stark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bruising counters with an outside leg kick.
Bruising steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Bruising swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Stark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stark.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruising. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stark lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Bruising is out of range.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruising defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Bruising walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stark is defended easily by Bruising.
Stark throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruising connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stark defending well as Bruising loads up on a big left hand.
Stark throws the left hand but Bruising avoids the punch easily.
Stark throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruising counters with a thumping low kick.
Stark misses with a left hand
and Bruising counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruising scores with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Bruising.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruising with a nice cross.
Stark is rocked!
Stark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Stark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruising staying out of range there.
Stark seems to have got his legs back now.
Bruising ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Bruising moves away and avoids it.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruising looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Bruising throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Bruising misses the shot to the body.
Bruising displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Stark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Stark does it's job there.
Bruising blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruising.
Bruising uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Alexei Bruising seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruising throws an overhand right that lands on Stark's shoulder, as Stark tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Stark.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruising ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruising sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruising moves away.
Stark misses with a hook.
Stark takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Stark throws a jab when Bruising was well out of range.
Good exchange - Stark coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anthony Stark 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. This is the final round!
A jab from Stark misses.
Stark throws a jab when Bruising was well out of range.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Bruising lands with a straight right. Stark didn't see that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Stark blocks the leg kick.
Stark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruising misses with an uppercut.
Bruising misses with a looping left.
Stark misses with an uppercut. Bruising saw that one coming.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Bruising uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Bruising slips the punch.
Bruising ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Bruising throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark.
Bruising waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruising.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising slips under a jab.
Stark digs a good body shot into Bruising's ribs.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruising.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Bruising moves away and avoids it.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Bruising moves away and avoids it.
Bruising thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Stark misses.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruising manages to avoid it.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Bruising moves away and avoids it.
Bruising misses with a lunging right hand
and Stark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Bruising uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruising slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Stark.
Bruising slips under a jab.
Bruising looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Bruising bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruising on the side of the head.
Stark scores with a nice right hand.
Stark throws an overhand right that lands on Bruising's shoulder, as Bruising tries to avoid the shot.
Bruising lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bruising counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Stark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bruising pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stark is out of range and Bruising settles back down.
Stark connects with a right hand. Bruising shakes it off.
Stark throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruising.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruising keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stark.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Bruising moves away and avoids it.
Bruising thuds a left hand into Stark's body.
Bruising misses with a wild body shot.
Stark throws a right hand that misses
and Bruising counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bruising keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stark.
Bruising ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruising scores with a decent looking hook.
Bruising works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bruising takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stark digs a good body shot into Bruising's ribs.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruising.
Stark misses with a right hand
enabling Bruising to counter with a crisp jab.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Bruising does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark connects with a single shot there.
Bruising walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good standup being displayed there by Stark as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark digs a good body shot into Bruising's ribs.
Stark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bruising lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Bruising moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Bruising. Beautiful body shot.
Bruising uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Bruising throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark misses with a jab to the body
and Bruising counters with a straight right hand.
Stark shoots in and drives through. Bruising sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruising uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anthony Stark.
Well Stark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anthony Stark!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Anthony Stark waved his t-shirt featuring STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
149 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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27
145 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Parker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parker lands a nice uppercut.
Parker stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Parker lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Parker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva won't allow Parker to pass to mount.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Parker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Parker is working for a submission of some sort.
Parker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker seems to be looking for submissions.
Parker is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Parker is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Parker moves nicely into side control.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Parker has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Silva is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Parker yanks on the arm and Silva is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Parker.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Parker!
Peter Parker very nearly forgot to thank Mango Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slava Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smirnov's choice of entrance music: New Tone – Run. Slava Smirnov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slava Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smirnov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martinez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martinez takes one to the chin there.
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smirnov blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smirnov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez has Smirnov pressed against the cage, preventing Smirnov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smirnov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smirnov avoids it.
Smirnov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez has Smirnov pressed against the cage, preventing Smirnov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smirnov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smirnov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smirnov is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Smirnov manages to break the clinch.
Martinez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smirnov takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Smirnov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slava Smirnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez needs to keep his hands up - Smirnov had a free shot at his head there.
Smirnov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smirnov throws a series of strikes that have Martinez backpedaling.
Smirnov throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Smirnov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Smirnov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smirnov walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Martinez drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Smirnov swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Martinez's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slava Smirnov!
Slava Smirnov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Untouchable Fight Gear , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cinderella Man By Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikola Fischer!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Daniel Ryan has been cut.
Ryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ryan shoots in looking for a takedown. Fischer tries to sprawl out of it but Ryan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fischer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fischer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fischer controlling the action here for a moment.
Fischer tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Fischer back against the cage.
Fischer slows down the pace here.
Ryan is trying to pull guard but Fischer has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fischer controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikola Fischer.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ryan is defended easily by Fischer.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but Fischer shows good takedown defense.
Nikola Fischer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fischer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fischer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ryan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fischer walks away with a smile on his face. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fischer lands with a nice combination. Ryan backs away looking to recover.
Fischer looks to land a combination. Ryan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fischer misses with a straight left.
Ryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fischer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ryan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fischer is trying to improve his position.
Ryan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fischer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ryan's guard! Nice work there by Fischer!
Ryan looking for a triangle here. Fischer is fighting it but it looks tight! Ryan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Fischer is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Daniel Ryan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cacareco Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bika's entrance music is My Decision. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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158 lbs
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148 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Bika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cacareco Chuteboxe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuteboxe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bika counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chuteboxe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chuteboxe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bika circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Bika lands.
Bika throws a leg kick but Chuteboxe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chuteboxe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bika is fending him off so far but Chuteboxe persists. Nope, Bika circles away and we're back to standing.
Elvis Bika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cacareco Chuteboxe.
Bika lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bika throws a shot to the body.
Chuteboxe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chuteboxe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuteboxe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bika circles away.
Chuteboxe slips under a jab from Bika.
Bika connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bika throws a right hand that Chuteboxe ducks under and follows up with a left that Chuteboxe also avoids with ease.
Chuteboxe shoots in for a double leg but Bika sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chuteboxe with a poor takedown
and Bika counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chuteboxe thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika takes a swing at Chuteboxe's ribcage but misses.
Chuteboxe tries for a takedown but Bika circles away easily
and Bika connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chuteboxe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bika delivers a nice body kick.
Chuteboxe looks winded!
Bika connects with a looping right hand.
Bika tests Chuteboxe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Bika misses.
Bika lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bika scores with a hook.
It looks like Cacareco Chuteboxe has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bika cracks a nice hook into Chuteboxe's ribs.
Bika scores with a hook.
Chuteboxe is rocked!
Chuteboxe walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Bika! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elvis Bika!
Elvis Bika was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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