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RFC 3: Gladiators PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Lajic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maguila Fay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lajic comes to the cage accompanied by snoop doggy dogg - who am I. David Lajic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maguila Fay's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Lajic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maguila Fay!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fay moves to clinch but Lajic breaks away
and Lajic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lajic.
Lajic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fay prevents it.
Lajic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Fay fails to land.
Fay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lajic wants a takedown.
Fay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fay is pressed up against the cage. Lajic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fay down to the mat. Fay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Lajic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fay throws a series of punches but Lajic avoids them all with ease.
Lajic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fay pinned against the cage. Fay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fay throws out a loose jab but Lajic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maguila Fay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Fay.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fay.
Lajic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lajic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fay.
Fay closes the distance but Lajic moves to the side
and Lajic moves into the clinch.
Fay misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lajic.
Fay throws a head punch that misses.
Fay misses with some punches.
Fay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lajic successfully pulls guard.
Fay is fighting to break Lajic's control of his arms but Lajic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lajic has a closed guard, preventing Fay from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lajic has control of Fay's left arm, preventing Fay from doing any damage.
Fay has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lajic is proving hard to escape from.
Lajic kicks Fay off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fay goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A slow jab from Fay misses its intended target.
Fay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lajic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lajic circles away quickly and effectively.
Fay displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lajic.
Lajic avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fay misses the jab.
Fay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lajic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fay misses with a two punch combination.
Lajic walks into a left hand.
Lajic tries to clinch there but Fay circles away.
Fay lands with a straight right. Lajic didn't see that one coming.
Lajic looks for a takedown but Fay sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Lajic.
Fay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fay moves into range and clinches up with Lajic.
Fay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lajic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fay is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lajic.
Fay prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fay throws a head punch that misses.
Fay misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lajic.
Fay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lajic blocks an uppercut.
Fay prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lajic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fay might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Fay does no damage.
Lajic shoots in for a double leg but Fay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lajic is breathing heavily.
Fay misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maguila Fay dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fay throws a lazy right hand but Lajic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fay scores with a punch to the head.
Lajic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fay.
Fay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fay throws the left hand but Lajic avoids the punch easily.
Fay stuffs the takedown attempt from Lajic. Lajic gets slowly back to his feet.
Fay misses with a left hand
so Lajic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fay wants to stand but Lajic is controlling the position.
Fay is looking to stand back up but Lajic counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Fay.
Lajic is working for a submission of some sort.
Fay is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fay is trying to stand.
Lajic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fay defending well though.
Fay kicks Lajic off and gets back to his feet.
Fay tries to clinch
and Lajic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lajic.
Fay stops a takedown attempt from Lajic.
Fay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fay.
Fay misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fay is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Lajic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lajic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fay pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fay lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fay.
Lajic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lajic walks into a left hand.
Lajic shoots in for a double leg but Fay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lajic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Fay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lajic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fay's guard.
Lajic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fay is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lajic dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lajic prevents Fay from escaping the position.
Fay tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lajic looking to break Fay's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Fay remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lajic will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Fay trying to get back to his feet but Lajic is in full control for now.
Lajic is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fay defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fay wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Fay right now.
Fay wants to get back to his feet.
Lajic throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Fay!
What can Fay do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fay trying to get back to his feet but Lajic is in full control for now.
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 David Lajic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fay throws a hook but Lajic avoids it easily.
Fay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lajic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fay misses with a looping left.
Lajic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Fay - just one landing.
Lajic has a takedown stuffed.
Lajic keeps the fight on the outside.
Fay looks to throw the jab but Lajic is out of range.
Fay swinging wildly here.
Fay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fay slaps away a takedown attempt from Lajic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Fay misses the target.
Fay closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lajic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fay sprawls well. Fay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lajic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Lajic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lajic.
Fay scores with a decent looking hook.
Lajic misses with a takedown attempt - Fay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Fay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lajic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lajic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fay throws a right hand that Lajic ducks under and follows up with a left that Lajic also avoids with ease.
Fay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fay slaps away a takedown attempt from Lajic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lajic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lajic counters with a head kick. That will keep Fay thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lajic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lajic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fay sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fay stuffs the takedown attempt from Lajic. Lajic gets slowly back to his feet.
David Lajic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fay tries to clinch up.
A combination from Fay does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lajic fails with the takedown.
Fay lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fay's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fay duly obliges.
Fay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lajic.
Fay leaves Lajic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fay tests Lajic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fay lands a nice shot that snaps Lajic's head back.
Lajic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lajic keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Fay misses the target.
Lajic dodges the punch combination from Fay.
Lajic dives in and grabs Fay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fay pushes down on Lajic's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lajic.
A combination from Fay does no damage.
Lajic tries for a takedown but Fay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fay moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fay looks to land a combination but Lajic avoids it well.
Fay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lajic ducks under a wild hook from Fay.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lajic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fay fails to land with a series of punches.
Lajic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fay sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maguila Fay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fay has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maguila Fay!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steffen Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steffen Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Samurai!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samurai tries to bum rush Hansen with a series of wild strikes but Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Samurai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samurai wants to clinch.
Samurai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Steffen Hansen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansen.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Samurai as he jumps to the side.
Samurai stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steffen Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samurai shoots in and bounces Hansen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hansen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hansen tries to get out of the position.
Samurai wants to get up but he can't break Hansen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Samurai looking to sit in guard and control but Hansen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Samurai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen throwing strikes but missing.
Samurai wants to stand up but Hansen is controlling him.
Samurai trying to keep a closed guard but Hansen is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throws a strike but Samurai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Samurai decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Samurai throws a head kick but Hansen moves out of range.
Hansen shoots in and drives through. Samurai sprawls well.
Samurai looks to clinch
and Hansen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samurai tries to clinch but Hansen is having none of it.
Samurai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Samurai duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samurai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samurai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hansen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hansen digs a good body shot into Samurai's ribs.
Hansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Samurai tries to bum rush Hansen with a series of wild strikes but Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt
and Samurai counters with a takedown into side control.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Hansen looks to move to half guard but instead Samurai has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hansen is desperately trying to improve his position but Samurai has a good base and remains in mount.
Samurai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samurai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Samurai looking to finish Hansen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hansen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samurai landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hansen is trying to stand up.
Samurai looking to control but Hansen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Samurai loads up with a big shot that hurts Hansen! He's pulled Samurai in close but Samurai has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Hansen survive? More strikes from Samurai and Hansen is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lucas Samurai!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuckie Robbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuckie Robbert!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robbert counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Robbert is aware though and is defending well.
Robbert content to stall in guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Robbert's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Robbert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Robbert has passed into half guard!
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Robbert has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robbert is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbert has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gracie defend it? Robbert steps over the head and cranks it - Gracie is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Robbert!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chuckie Robbert!
During a confident post fight interview, Chuckie Robbert 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 Andre Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Herald!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Herald tries to sprawl out of it but Luiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Herald manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Herald moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Herald lands with a nice combination. Luiz backs away looking to recover.
Herald stuffs the takedown.
Herald drops Luiz with a beautiful combination! Luiz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Herald is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luiz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Herald lands with a straight right. Luiz didn't see that one coming.
Luiz is rocked!
Luiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luiz shoots for a takedown but Herald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luiz is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Herald. Beautiful body shot.
Luiz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Herald.
Herald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Herald feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Luiz sprawling to the canvas! Luiz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Herald finish him?!
Oh Luiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Herald cracks a nice hook into Luiz's ribs.
Herald drops Luiz with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Luiz! Herald dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Herald!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dzoko Dzoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dzoko Dzoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam McCall!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall tries to bum rush Dzoko with a series of wild strikes but Dzoko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dzoko slips a jab and a cross from McCall.
Dzoko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCall is able to avoid easily.
Dzoko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dzoko tries to stand but McCall is controlling from the bottom.
Dzoko drops back, looking for a kneebar! McCall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McCall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McCall!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dzoko misses with a strike from the bottom.
Dzoko is trying to escape the position but McCall is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzoko tries to buck McCall off but McCall is having none of it.
A lull in the action here.
Dzoko is looking for a sweep.
Dzoko is working hard here to advance position.
McCall landing a few strikes.
Dzoko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McCall lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dzoko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dzoko's shoulder. That is not cool.
Let's hope that McCall has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
McCall moves into full mount!
McCall controlling the pace for now.
McCall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dzoko tries to lock up and control but McCall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzoko is in a horrible position here. McCall smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McCall controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liam McCall.
McCall scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McCall dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dzoko tries for a takedown but McCall circles away easily
and McCall counters with a series of strikes. Dzoko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dzoko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McCall throws a nice looking combination but Dzoko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dzoko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall has Dzoko up against the cage in a clinch.
Dzoko blocks the elbow strike.
Dzoko is trying to break free.
Dzoko tries to break free but McCall pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dzoko's efforts to push away.
McCall lands with a right to the head.
McCall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dzoko's elbow.
Dzoko tries to circle away but McCall has him pinned against the cage.
McCall slows down the pace here.
McCall can't find room to land a body shot as Dzoko controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by McCall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzoko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dzoko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from McCall.
A frustrated look appears on Dzoko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dzoko working hard to break the clinch.
Dzoko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dzoko misses with a takedown
enabling McCall to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dzoko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall scores with a one two! Dzoko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McCall drops Dzoko with a beautiful combination! Dzoko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McCall is looking for the KO!
Dzoko is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall moves into the clinch.
McCall lands a body punch.
McCall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dzoko takes a knee right on the jaw!
McCall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McCall lands with a right to the head.
McCall slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from McCall.
Dzoko managing to block the knees to the body from McCall.
McCall works on Dzoko's body with a couple of short punches.
McCall lands a good knee to the midsection. Dzoko won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCall crunches a lovely knee into Dzoko's ribcage.
McCall crunches a lovely knee into Dzoko's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McCall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
McCall jabs Dzoko right on the nose. Dzoko blinks but takes it well.
McCall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McCall.
McCall connects with a single shot there.
McCall swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzoko.
McCall lands a left and a right that send Dzoko crashing to the mat, dazed. McCall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Dzoko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCall drops Dzoko with a huge uppercut! Dzoko drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. McCall is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam McCall!
Liam McCall looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Fucking... 209 or whatever! Cesar Gracie jiu jitsu or whatever'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kwan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viny Fay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viny Fay has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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171 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kwan Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viny Fay!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gracie as he jumps to the side.
Fay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kwan Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viny Fay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fay fails with a takedown attempt.
Fay shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Fay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fay.
Fay closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Fay getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fay pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fay is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie tries to roll over but Fay keeps him under control.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Fay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Fay doesn't defend quickly enough and Gracie has managed to lock this one up! Can Fay escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gracie on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kwan Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Headlines. Katsu Lion is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Katsu Lion!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Lion saw that one coming.
Garcia drops Lion with a beautiful combination! Lion stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Garcia is looking for the KO!
It looks like Katsu Lion has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Lion counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Garcia!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garcia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lion unloading with bombs!
Garcia gets back to half guard.
Lion seems to be working for a kimura but Garcia defends the submission attempt.
Lion working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lion is trying to work for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia tries to roll over but Lion keeps him under control.
Garcia has hold of Lion's hands but Lion slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion 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.
Lion drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lion jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garcia working for a triangle but Lion defends it easily.
Lion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lion drops back, looking for a kneebar! Garcia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Garcia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Garcia!
Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lion knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garcia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is trying to get an arm triangle but Lion is defending well.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lion keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to advance to mount but can't.
Garcia tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Garcia goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lion has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Garcia but great work by Lion.
Lion tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lion has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Garcia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lion is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garcia defends it well.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lion's guard.
Garcia has gone for a leg lock! Lion slips out almost immediately though and dives into Garcia's guard.
Lion won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia has his foot on Lion's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lion works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Lion is proving a slippery customer.
Lion thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsu Lion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lion looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lion decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garcia's guard.
Lion connects with a couple of short punches.
Lion wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia looking to control.
Garcia trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lion lands a couple of elbows.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lion postures up.
Lion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion drops back, looking for a kneebar! Garcia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Garcia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Garcia!
Garcia trying to control the position but Lion is working away.
Garcia working the body and head with strikes.
Garcia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lion has escaped the position, nice work there.
Garcia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garcia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has hold of Lion's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lion seems comfortable defending it but Garcia has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lion is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lion is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Garcia couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miguel Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Miguel Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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