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RFC: Wednesday Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Coelho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coelho's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Greenday-Holyday. Moraes has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matheus Coelho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Coelho!
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, Marcelo Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coelho shoots in but no luck this time.
Coelho looking to score a takedown here. Moraes is defending well but Coelho drives through and ends up in Moraes's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Coelho wants to stand but Moraes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moraes is looking to stand up but Coelho isn't so interested in that idea.
Coelho tries to free his leg and advance position but Moraes is retaining full guard.
Coelho wants to stand but Moraes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Coelho trying to control the position from guard on top but Moraes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Matheus Coelho just wasn't active enough.
Coelho goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Marcelo Moraes has been cut.
Moraes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moraes lands a jab to the nose.
Coelho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A cross from Moraes lands.
Marcelo Moraes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coelho wants to clinch.
Coelho wants to clinch up but Moraes keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Coelho.
A nice combination there by Moraes.
Moraes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moraes throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coelho. Moraes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coelho shoots in for a double leg but Moraes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coelho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moraes throws a leg kick which misses Coelho's front leg but catches the back leg as Coelho tries to avoid it.
Coelho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coelho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moraes scores with a jab to the body.
Coelho is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coelho tries to close the distance and clinch but Moraes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coelho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Coelho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moraes cracks a nice hook into Coelho's ribs.
Moraes misses with a few strikes there.
Moraes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coelho fails to land the takedown.
Moraes lands a big head kick that sends Coelho tumbling to the mat! Moraes takes a step backwards and waves Coelho back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coelho moves forwards but Moraes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moraes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moraes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coelho at a distance.
Moraes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Moraes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coelho momentarily.
Coelho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Coelho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moraes moves away.
Moraes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Moraes.
Coelho has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moraes.
Moraes dips to his left and cracks Coelho with an uppercut!
Coelho shoots and misses
and Moraes counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moraes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coelho takes one to the chin there.
Moraes lands a big head kick that sends Coelho tumbling to the mat! Moraes takes a step backwards and waves Coelho back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Moraes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Moraes's cut.
That's time! Coelho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moraes pushes Coelho away with a front kick.
Nice uppercut there from Moraes.
Coelho is rocked!
Coelho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coelho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moraes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moraes cracks Coelho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Coelho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moraes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oh Coelho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Coelho shoots in for a takedown but Moraes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Coelho seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moraes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coelho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes cracks Coelho with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Moraes has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Coelho to stand back up!
Moraes misses with the combination.
Moraes scores with the left hand. Coelho knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coelho tries for a takedown but Moraes circles away easily
and Moraes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Coelho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coelho walks into a left hand.
Moraes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moraes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coelho at a distance.
Moraes cracks Coelho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moraes digs a good hook to Coelho's body.
Coelho shoots for a double leg takedown but Moraes sprawls well. He's pushed Coelho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moraes lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Moraes.
Moraes keeps Coelho at a distance using the push kick.
Moraes works over Coelho's head and body with a nice combination.
Marcelo Moraes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coelho blocks a head kick by Moraes.
Coelho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moraes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Coelho throws a hook to the side of Moraes's head but Moraes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moraes scores with a nice head shot.
Moraes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Coelho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Coelho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coelho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moraes swivels and escapes.
Crunch! Moraes slams his shin into Coelho's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moraes lands with a kick to the temple. Coelho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Coelho has his takedown stuffed
and Moraes counters with a straight right hand.
Moraes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moraes scores with a jab to the body.
Moraes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moraes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moraes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moraes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Coelho. Coelho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moraes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moraes lands with a shot to the body.
Matheus Coelho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Moraes finds it's way through Coelho's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes stuffs the takedown.
Moraes jabs Coelho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Moraes tenderised Coelho's leg. Coelho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coelho has a takedown stuffed.
Coelho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moraes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Moraes throws a series of punches but Coelho avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coelho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moraes stalks Coelho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Coelho's face. Coelho staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Moraes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcelo Moraes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Coelho avoids the head kick by Moraes.
Marcelo Moraes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coelho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moraes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coelho scrambles back to his feet.
Coelho lands a high kick!
Moraes punishes Coelho's body with a nice straight punch.
Coelho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moraes scores with a hook to the body. Coelho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moraes throws a right hand that Coelho ducks under and follows up with a left that Coelho also avoids with ease.
Coelho has his takedown stuffed
and Moraes counters with a stiff right hand.
Moraes connects with the punch.
Coelho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moraes to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes throws a right hand that Coelho ducks under and follows up with a left that Coelho also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coelho walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moraes.
Moraes scores with a body shot.
Coelho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moraes scores with a punch to the head.
Moraes throws a head kick that half lands.
Moraes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Coelho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Coelho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coelho shoots and misses
and Moraes counters with a nice uppercut.
Coelho swings for the body but Moraes moves out of range.
Moraes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moraes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes scores with a sloppy right hand. Coelho should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coelho lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Moraes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moraes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Coelho slips a jab and a cross from Moraes.
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!
Coelho keeps Moraes at a distance using the push kick.
Decent striking displayed by Moraes there.
Moraes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Coelho shoots in for a double leg but Moraes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moraes sizes up Coelho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That kick from Moraes tenderised Coelho's leg. Coelho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coelho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moraes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Moraes.
Good leg kick by Moraes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Coelho shoots in and drives through. Moraes sprawls well.
Moraes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coelho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coelho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moraes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coelho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moraes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moraes.
Coelho tries to clinch but Moraes is having none of it.
A jab from Moraes finds it's way through Coelho's defenses.
Moraes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A bone on bone clash there as Coelho blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes tries a low kick but Coelho avoids it.
Coelho throws a wild body kick that Moraes sees coming a mile off.
Coelho tries to close the distance and clinch but Moraes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coelho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moraes throws a sloppy head kick and Coelho moves out of range easily.
Coelho takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coelho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moraes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coelho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moraes swivels and escapes.
Moraes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Matheus Coelho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcelo Moraes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Coelho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Moraes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moraes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Moraes!
A relieved looking Marcelo Moraes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sousa comes to the cage accompanied by papa roach. 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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170 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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, Douglas Sousa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Ward!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sousa tries to clinch up.
Ward connects with a nice looking jab.
Ward scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nice strikes from Ward there.
Ward perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ward passes to side control.
Ward is looking to take a break and control but Sousa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ward is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ward passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sousa!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward with good strikes from the mount here!
Sousa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward working the ground and pound effectively.
Sousa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ward working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ward pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ward with shots to the head and body - Sousa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ward controlling from the full mount.
Ward working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Ward is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sousa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ward has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sousa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ward with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward has isolated one of Sousa's arms. Sousa looking to fight him off but Ward twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mickey Ward!
Mickey Ward 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuckie Robbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chuckie Robbert was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Carlos Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuckie Robbert!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbert looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Alvez!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alvez wants to control but Robbert is having none of it.
Robbert looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Robbert avoids the attempt from Alvez to control.
Robbert cracks Alvez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Robbert avoids the attempt from Alvez to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez is working to get back to half guard.
Alvez tries to lock up and control but Robbert gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Robbert working for a guillotine from mount but Alvez is in no mood to give up.
Alvez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Robbert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbert unloading with bombs!
Alvez tries to reverse the position but Robbert maintains control.
Alvez is working hard here to advance position.
Robbert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Robbert with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Robbert.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez tries to hold on but Robbert pushes him away.
Alvez is squirming around, avoiding Robbert's attempts to control the action.
Alvez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Robbert is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alvez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alvez is looking to escape.
Alvez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbert throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Alvez to regain full guard.
Alvez trying to keep a closed guard but Robbert is proving a slippery customer.
Robbert trying to control but Alvez is working from the bottom.
Alvez looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robbert is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alvez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alvez has escaped and now he's on top!
Alvez wants to control from the top but Robbert keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuckie Robbert dominated that round.
That's time! Alvez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alvez is defended easily by Robbert.
Robbert shoots in for a takedown but Alvez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chuckie Robbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvez gets tackled into the cage by Robbert. Robbert maintains the clinch.
Alvez wants a takedown but no success here.
Alvez landing knees to the head.
Alvez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robbert's efforts to push away.
Robbert prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos Alvez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robbert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robbert tries for a takedown but Alvez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alvez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Robbert is breathing heavily.
Robbert keeping moving, preventing Alvez from controlling successfully.
Alvez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Alvez trying to control but Robbert is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvez stopping the sweep attempt from Robbert.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Juan Carlos Alvez just wasn't active enough.
Alvez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Robbert napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alvez trying to control the action but Robbert is working from the bottom.
Robbert has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvez tries to advance to mount but Robbert instead regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robbert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbert is trying to get back to full guard.
Robbert is looking to escape.
Alvez controlling the action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Robbert has one foot on Alvez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvez.
Alvez tries to clinch but Robbert is having none of it.
Alvez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Robbert napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez controlling from side mount.
Alvez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robbert keeps working.
Robbert is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alvez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos Alvez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Robbert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvez pinned against the cage. Alvez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alvez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alvez lands in his opponent's guard.
Alvez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alvez stands up and waves to Robbert to follow him.
Juan Carlos Alvez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robbert looks to land a combination but Alvez avoids it well.
Robbert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvez slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbert with a poor takedown
and Alvez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alvez moves into full mount! Robbert won't be happy about that!
Alvez controlling the position easily from mount.
Alvez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Robbert is looking to escape.
Alvez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alvez fails to advance to Robbert's back.
Robbert tries to hold on but Alvez pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvez with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Robbert is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Robbert tries to lock up and control but Alvez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Robbert is squirming around, avoiding Alvez's attempts to control the action.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alvez looking to control but Robbert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alvez throws some wild stikes that Robbert manages to avoid easily.
Alvez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alvez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Robbert is looking to escape.
Alvez throws some wild stikes that Robbert manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez tries to control but Robbert wriggling away.
Alvez controlling from mount.
Alvez avoids the attempt from Robbert to control.
Alvez looking to control but Robbert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos Alvez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos Alvez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between War MachineThree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, War MachineThree!
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, Evander Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MachineThree swinging wildly here.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says MachineThree as he avoids it easily.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but MachineThree shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
MachineThree throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
War MachineThree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evander Lopez.
A head kick misses from MachineThree.
MachineThree misses the shot to the body.
MachineThree misses with a looping left.
MachineThree keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MachineThree scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MachineThree throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Lopez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and MachineThree counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - MachineThree throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MachineThree shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
MachineThree content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
MachineThree thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MachineThree stalling.
Lopez actively working from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MachineThree thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.
Lopez is looking for a sweep. MachineThree is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lopez wants to control but MachineThree is keeping busy.
MachineThree seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lopez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lopez is holding on to half guard well.
MachineThree content to control rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
MachineThree lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around MachineThree's waist but MachineThree gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lopez off to one side.
MachineThree listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! MachineThree throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Lopez is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). War MachineThree!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luiz has chosen Mc hudson 22 - Guerreiro Robbin Hood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam McCall!
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, Andre Luiz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall scores with a nice right hand.
Luiz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Luiz misses with a jab to the body
and Luiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCall connects with a jab.
McCall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for McCall. That snapped Luiz's head back.
McCall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
Luiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
Luiz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luiz looks to land a combination but McCall avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Luiz. Those never looked like landing.
Luiz slips a straight right by McCall.
Luiz misses with a jab to the body
and Luiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz throws a combination that misses
and McCall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCall has closed the distance and engaged Luiz in a clinch.
Luiz is trying to break the clinch but McCall has him pressed against the cage.
McCall tries to throw a body punch but Luiz avoids it by throwing McCall back against the cage.
Luiz has had enough of the clinch but McCall keeps him there for the moment.
Luiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luiz's elbow.
McCall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luiz's efforts to push away.
Luiz is trying to break the clinch but McCall is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Luiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Luiz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCall misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCall can't find room to land a body shot as Luiz controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall missing with knees to the body.
Luiz is trying to push McCall away but McCall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Luiz eats them both and turns towards McCall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
Luiz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Luiz throws a lazy uppercut
and Luiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luiz.
Luiz misses with a looping left.
Luiz misses with a body shot.
Luiz misses with a combination
and McCall counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz misses with a lunging right hand
and McCall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Andre Luiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luiz misses with a few strikes there.
Luiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
Danga de danga de dang - Luiz scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from McCall finds it's way through Luiz's defenses.
Luiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Luiz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Luiz misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luiz slips under a jab.
Luiz misses with a double jab
and McCall counters with a left and a right that stings Luiz.
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!
McCall wants to clinch.
McCall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McCall missing with a left hand there. Luiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCall tries to clinch up but Luiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Luiz throws a nice looking combination but McCall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luiz looks to land a right hand but McCall moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Luiz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luiz.
McCall ducks under a wild hook from Luiz.
Andre Luiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luiz.
Luiz swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice cross by Luiz.
McCall lands a nice looking body shot.
Luiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCall.
McCall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luiz throws a series of punches but McCall moves out of range.
Luiz throws a series of punches but McCall avoids them all with ease.
Luiz throws a hook but McCall blocks it.
McCall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCall was well out of range. Poor timing from Luiz.
Luiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCall lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from McCall does it's job there.
McCall connects with the punch.
Luiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
McCall tries to clinch up but Luiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Luiz misses with a two punch combination.
Luiz misses with a combination
and McCall counters with a one-two to the body.
Luiz throws a right hand that McCall ducks under and follows up with a left that McCall also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luiz is breathing heavily.
Luiz misses with a straight left.
Andre Luiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luiz misses with a shot to the body
and McCall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
McCall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Luiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luiz misses with a double jab
and Luiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luiz staying out of range there.
McCall misses the shot to the body.
Luiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz takes a swing at McCall's ribcage but misses.
McCall has closed the distance and engaged Luiz in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Luiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Luiz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McCall unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Luiz.
McCall scores with a hook to the body.
McCall tries to work over Luiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCall working aggressively here.
McCall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCall working aggressively here.
McCall swings wildly with an uppercut but Luiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall scores with a hook to the body.
McCall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luiz is defending well for now.
Luiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCall is looking to control Luiz's arms but Luiz gets an underhook and turns him. Now McCall has his back to the cage.
McCall tries to work over Luiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luiz gets underhooks to prevent McCall's takedown attempt.
McCall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luiz is keeping busy.
Luiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCall misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luiz wants to break free but McCall has control.
McCall tries a body shot but Luiz blocks it.
Luiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McCall dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Luiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luiz misses with a two punch combination.
Luiz throws the left hand but McCall avoids the punch easily.
McCall dodges the punch combination from Luiz.
Good shot there by McCall.
Luiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Luiz. Those never looked like landing.
McCall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Luiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Luiz misses.
Luiz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McCall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall looks to land a left hand but Luiz moved out of range nicely.
McCall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McCall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McCall feints a jab promting Luiz to slip. McCall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Luiz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Luiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCall was well out of range. Poor timing from Luiz.
Luiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCall misses with a straight left.
Luiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCall doesn't seem bothered though.
Luiz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCall rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Luiz misses.
Luiz swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luiz misses the shot to the body.
McCall works the jab nicely.
McCall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCall ducks under a wild hook from Luiz.
McCall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Luiz throws a hook to the side of McCall's head but McCall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Luiz misses.
Luiz misses with a hook.
McCall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCall darts in and clinches Luiz up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luiz.
Luiz is trying to force a seperation but McCall has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from McCall fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Luiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Luiz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCall has him pressed against the cage.
Luiz is trying to push McCall away but McCall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall throws an elbow but it misses.
Luiz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCall.
McCall looking to slow down the pace here.
Luiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luiz throws a hook but McCall blocks it.
Luiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Luiz misses.
Luiz tries to keep at a distance but McCall has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz prevents a body shot from McCall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on McCall - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McCall keeps control of Luiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam McCall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCall 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam McCall!
After the fight, Liam McCall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between ur Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namba Babakla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, ur Down!
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, Namba Babakla!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Babakla. Those never looked like landing.
Down throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Down throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Babakla changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Down looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
An elbow from Babakla crashes against the mat.
Babakla misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Down tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Down is working hard here to advance position.
Babakla throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Babakla tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Babakla remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Down is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Babakla has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakla 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 Down's shoulder. That is not cool.
Babakla fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Babakla throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Down works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Babakla not doing much here.
Babakla missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babakla is taking a breather. Down says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Babakla 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.
It looks like Babakla might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namba Babakla has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Babakla gets a takedown into half guard.
Down avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babakla.
Babakla slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Down is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babakla pulls his head out easily.
Babakla is controlling the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Down regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Babakla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakla throwing strikes but missing.
Babakla controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Namba Babakla.
Down moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down lunges at Babakla with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Babakla's hand.
Babakla gets a double leg takedown into Down's guard.
Babakla throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Down works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Down can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Babakla controls the pace.
Babakla throws a strike but Down rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Babakla throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Babakla throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Down has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Down is pushing down on Babakla's leg trying to pass to half guard. Babakla is fighting to maintain full guard but Down has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babakla missing with punches from the bottom.
Babakla throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Namba Babakla dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Down misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Babakla tries to bum rush Down with a series of wild strikes but Down uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Down fails with the takedown.
Down throws a series of punches but Babakla avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Babakla. No joy for Down on that attempt.
Down throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Down gets caught napping as Babakla dives in and scores a takedown. Down manages to retain guard.
Babakla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Babakla not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Babakla throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakla controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Babakla with a flurry of punches that miss.
Babakla seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Namba Babakla.
Down misses with a takedown attempt
and Babakla decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Down's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ur Down. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babakla sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Down's guard.
Babakla thows a huge punch but Down dodges it nicely.
Babakla in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Down tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Babakla!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Namba Babakla!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Jones!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch there but Banner circles away.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Banner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Banner ducks down to avoid it.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner.
Banner just misses with a punch to the body.
Banner moves out of range as Jones strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones rushes Banner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones with a hook.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Banner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Banner tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Banner on the inside.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Banner tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Banner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Banner is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Banner up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Banner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones tries a body shot but Banner blocks it.
Banner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Le Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banner wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Banner won't want to take too many of those.
Banner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Banner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Banner lands a takedown into guard.
Banner is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jones has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Banner is looking to defend but Jones has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Banner! Jones pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Banner taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Casey Jones! Casey Jones retains his light heavyweight title!
Casey Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am2igTHjHaI. Parker has chosen Sweet Child o Mine as his entrance music. Jason Mayo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kendall Parker's chin.
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150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Mayo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kendall Parker!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo scores with a jab to the body.
Mayo lands a big head kick that sends Parker tumbling to the mat! Mayo takes a step backwards and waves Parker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Parker is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker walks straight into a right hand from Mayo - that's dropped him! Mayo jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Parker from any more punishment! Parker complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jason Mayo!
Jason Mayo is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jason Mayo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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