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RFC 9: Night of the contenders PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ares Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ademar Mota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas comes to the cage accompanied by God Of War Music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ares Lucas!
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, Ademar Mota!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mota lands a front kick.
Mota tries a low kick but Lucas avoids it.
Mota lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
Lucas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mota can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mota connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mota lands a big head kick that sends Lucas tumbling to the mat! Mota takes a step backwards and waves Lucas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lucas is rocked!
It looks like Ares Lucas has been cut.
Mota lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh Lucas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mota.
Mota throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lucas seems to have got his legs back now.
Mota buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucas slips under a jab from Mota.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mota scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mota. That's going to slow Lucas down.
Lucas slips a straight right by Mota.
Lucas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mota.
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!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Mota throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Lucas is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ademar Mota!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
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, Rodolfo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vieira!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vieira can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva moves to the back position.
Vieira is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Vieira trying to control the hands but Silva breaks the grip.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva working for a choke but Vieira is defending well.
Silva working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Vieira manages to turn into his guard.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vieira forces his way into half guard.
Vieira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Vieira trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Vieira wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is not content to let Vieira control the position.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vieira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vieira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Vieira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira controlling the action here.
Vieira uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Vieira wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vieira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vieira's guard.
Vieira looking to control.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vieira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vieira manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Vieira in his guard.
Vieira trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vieira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Vieira from controlling successfully.
Rodolfo Vieira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Vieira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Vieira. Vieira gets slowly back to his feet.
Adriano Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Vieira.
Vieira tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vieira's guard.
Vieira is breathing heavily.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Vieira is retaining full guard.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vieira is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vieira passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vieira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vieira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vieira misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vieira!
Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Vieira is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
Vieira wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Vieira stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vieira works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has given up his back.
Vieira tightening his grip on Silva, looking for the choke.
Vieira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is looking for a rear naked choke here but Silva reverses the position brilliantly into Vieira's guard!
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vieira manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Vieira in his guard.
Vieira wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Vieira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira 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. Silva tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Vieira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodolfo Vieira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Billy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Billy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Billy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Shogun!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shogun feints and then cracks Billy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Billy down.
Billy misses the shot to the body.
Mauricio Shogun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shogun is looking to clinch but Billy is avoiding it.
Shogun tries to clinch there but Billy circles away.
Shogun with a poor takedown
and Billy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shogun won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shogun being controlled for a moment.
Billy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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!
Billy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shogun tries to bench press Billy off him but Billy keeps the position.
Billy working the head with strikes.
Shogun tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billy has control of an arm but Shogun manages to advance to Billy's back!
Billy is trying to stand back up.
Shogun is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Billy knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Billy for a finish.
Billy tries to escape the position.
Shogun wants to control but Billy is keeping busy.
Billy rolls, trying to escape but Shogun keeps control of the position.
Billy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shogun wants to control the pace but Billy is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shogun wants to get back to his feet but Billy is holding on tight.
Billy wants to hold on but Shogun pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shogun is looking to stand but Shogun has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Billy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shogun on the ground.
Billy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shogun is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Shogun avoids the attempt from Billy to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billy wants to control but Shogun is having none of it.
Billy blocking the ground and pound.
Billy is working to get back to half guard.
Shogun is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Billy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Billy!
Billy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shogun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Billy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Billy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Billy distracts Shogun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Billy stands up over Shogun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shogun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Billy controls the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shogun lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Billy!
Billy can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Billy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Billy swats away the attempt to clinch by Shogun.
Billy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shogun.
Billy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shogun napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shogun trying to remain calm as Billy controls from the top position.
Billy working the body and head with strikes.
Billy is chipping away with strikes.
Billy is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Shogun will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Billy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shogun's legs.
Shogun is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Billy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Billy winds up and cracks Shogun with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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!
Shogun is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billy is nestled in close to Shogun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Billy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shogun is trying to get back to full guard.
Shogun makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shogun.
Billy chips away with some ground and pound.
Billy wants to pass the guard but Shogun is keeping the position.
Billy connects with a couple of short punches.
Billy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shogun is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shogun working a defensive guard here.
Billy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shogun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Billy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shogun is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Billy is in close to Shogun's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Billy wants to pass the guard but Shogun is keeping the position.
Billy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shogun escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Billy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shogun is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Billy defends well.
Bill Billy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shogun is breathing heavily.
Billy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shogun has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Billy has managed to get both his arms back between Shogun's legs - danger averted.
Billy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shogun is keeping the position for now.
Shogun is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shogun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Billy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Billy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Billy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Billy stands up over Shogun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Billy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Billy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shogun did well to prevent Billy getting side control.
Billy content to control rather than advance.
Shogun is looking to control Billy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shogun avoid being mounted?
Billy wants to pass to mount but Shogun is defending the position.
Shogun actively working from the bottom here.
Billy controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shogun for as long as he can get away with.
Shogun trying to control here.
Billy working Shogun over with strikes.
Billy slows the pace down in half guard.
Billy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shogun!
Shogun takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Shogun really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Billy with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billy landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billy avoids the attempt from Shogun to control.
Shogun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shogun tries to reverse the position but Billy maintains control.
Billy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Billy controlling from the full mount.
Billy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shogun manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Billy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Billy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shogun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shogun taking some punishment here, with Billy in his half guard.
Billy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shogun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billy trying to control the pace.
Billy slips a nice elbow through Shogun's hands, connecting with Shogun's forehead.
Billy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Billy is controlling the pace.
Billy prevents Shogun from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shogun trying to control from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Billy trying to mount his opponent but Shogun defends it.
Mauricio Shogun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bill Billy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shogun is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Billy scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Billy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Billy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Billy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and War MachineOne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela Cruz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Masquenada. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TJ Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, War MachineOne!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MachineOne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dela Cruz manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dela Cruz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dela Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MachineOne stuffs the takedown.
Dela Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around MachineOne's waist but MachineOne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dela Cruz off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MachineOne throws a low kick, looking for Dela Cruz's leg but Dela Cruz calmly moves out of range.
MachineOne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dela Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dela Cruz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. MachineOne manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MachineOne wants to sweep but no luck.
Dela Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MachineOne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dela Cruz won't allow MachineOne to sweep him here.
Dela Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but MachineOne is retaining full guard.
MachineOne wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dela Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dela Cruz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position but MachineOne is working away.
MachineOne holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Dela Cruz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dela Cruz is looking to take a break and control but MachineOne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
MachineOne tries to bench press Dela Cruz off him but Dela Cruz keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MachineOne can't do much from the bottom here.
Dela Cruz tries to score with some ground and pound. MachineOne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
MachineOne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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MachineOne is looking to get back to his feet here but Dela Cruz is keeping cool and he's managed to take MachineOne's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MachineOne manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dela Cruz's guard. Nice work there by MachineOne.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dela Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
MachineOne 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 crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MachineOne looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but War MachineOne will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MachineOne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dela Cruz's sensitive parts.
Dela Cruz blocks a jab.
MachineOne throws a big shot that misses.
Dela Cruz moves away from the strike by MachineOne.
Dela Cruz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dela Cruz tries to score with some ground and pound. MachineOne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dela Cruz tries to score with some ground and pound. MachineOne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Dela Cruz.
TJ Dela Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MachineOne can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MachineOne parries the strikes from Dela Cruz easily there. Dela Cruz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable MachineOne to escape.
MachineOne bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
MachineOne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dela Cruz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in MachineOne's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MachineOne seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
MachineOne keeping full guard, as Dela Cruz tries to pass.
MachineOne managing to control the position.
Dela Cruz wants to control from the top but MachineOne keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dela Cruz prevents MachineOne from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dela Cruz slips a straight right by MachineOne.
Dela Cruz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in MachineOne's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MachineOne is positioning himself well to prevent Dela Cruz advancing to mount.
Dela Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MachineOne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dela Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MachineOne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
MachineOne keeping moving, preventing Dela Cruz from controlling successfully.
Dela Cruz is in close to MachineOne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
MachineOne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dela Cruz.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as MachineOne holds on and takes a little breather.
Dela Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MachineOne keeping moving, preventing Dela Cruz from controlling successfully.
Dela Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MachineOne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dela Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MachineOne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
MachineOne wants to get back to his feet but Dela Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
MachineOne controlling Dela Cruz's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
MachineOne throws a body punch but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Dela Cruz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
MachineOne misses with a low kick.
MachineOne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dela Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Dela Cruz does no damage.
Dela Cruz lands a high kick!
MachineOne lands a nice shot to the body.
Dela Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dela Cruz fails with the takedown.
MachineOne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dela Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and MachineOne counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dela Cruz slips a straight right by MachineOne.
MachineOne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
MachineOne misses with a leg kick
and Dela Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dela Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dela Cruz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, MachineOne has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MachineOne kicks off Dela Cruz and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MachineOne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
War MachineOne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MachineOne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MachineOne throws a front kick that sends Dela Cruz stumbling back into the cage.
MachineOne punishes Dela Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
MachineOne misses with the combination.
MachineOne throws a shot from downtown. Dela Cruz moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MachineOne with a jab.
It looks like TJ Dela Cruz has been cut.
Dela Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling MachineOne to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MachineOne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
MachineOne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
MachineOne scores with a sloppy right hand. Dela Cruz should have avoided that one.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
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!
MachineOne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dela Cruz.
MachineOne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
MachineOne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MachineOne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz fails with the takedown
and MachineOne counters with a nice uppercut.
Dela Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MachineOne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MachineOne scores with a hook to the body. Dela Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from MachineOne.
And that's the end of the fight!
War MachineOne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think MachineOne 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... War MachineOne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keagan Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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186 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Santana!
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, Keagan Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lowe.
Lowe looks for a takedown but Santana sprawls well.
Lowe throws a right and a left that Santana avoids nicely.
Santana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lowe but Lowe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lowe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santana lands a big head kick that sends Lowe tumbling to the mat! Santana takes a step backwards and waves Lowe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lowe is rocked!
It looks like Keagan Lowe has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Lowe is in big trouble! Santana is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Lowe. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Lucas Santana!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Jesus Cristo. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva Jr!
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, Lucas Campos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Campos scores with a takedown into Silva Jr's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Campos wants to pass the guard but Silva Jr is keeping the position.
Silva Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Campos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Campos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Campos has managed to get both his arms back between Silva Jr's legs - danger averted.
Campos trying to control but Silva Jr is working from the bottom.
Silva Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Campos is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos stands up and waves to Silva Jr to follow him.
Campos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Campos is staying tight to Silva Jr's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Silva Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Campos takes a little break here. Silva Jr wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Silva Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos is looking to take a break and control but Silva Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campos staying calm.
Campos is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Silva Jr looks calm but he's in trouble here. Campos gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Silva Jr is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Campos lets go of the hold and Silva Jr can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Campos!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Krazy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krazy Horse has chosen click click boom as his entrance music. Tyler Krazy Horse has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marvin Stanley's chin.
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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, Marvin Stanley!
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, Tyler Krazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krazy Horse throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stanley's head.
Stanley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krazy Horse swivels and escapes.
Stanley pushes Krazy Horse up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanley is trying to pull guard but Krazy Horse turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stanley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stanley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Krazy Horse gets to his feet - Stanley follows without any prompting.
Krazy Horse throws a front kick aimed at Stanley's knee but Stanley avoids it well.
Stanley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stanley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanley blocks the body kick.
Krazy Horse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krazy Horse throws a hook but Stanley blocks it.
Krazy Horse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley shoots in and gets a takedown into Krazy Horse's guard.
Krazy Horse wants to get back to his feet but Stanley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stanley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stanley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stanley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Krazy Horse's guard.
Stanley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krazy Horse does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stanley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Krazy Horse sees it coming and defends easily.
Stanley is looking for a kimura but Krazy Horse is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stanley to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krazy Horse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stanley.
Stanley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stanley is trying to control the action in half guard but Krazy Horse is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley 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. Krazy Horse tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Stanley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marvin Stanley!
A very excited looking Marvin Stanley rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyros Sisyphus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sisyphus's entrance music is Waters of Nazareth - Justice. A fine choice. Bernardo has chosen Killing Me Softly ( 1973 ) as his entrance music. Octavio Bernardo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kyros Sisyphus's chin.
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyros Sisyphus!
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, Octavio Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisyphus throws a body punch but Bernardo moves out of range.
Bernardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sisyphus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bernardo misses with a left hand
and Sisyphus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bernardo jabs Sisyphus right on the nose. Sisyphus blinks but takes it well.
Sisyphus slips under a jab from Bernardo.
Bernardo is looking to clinch but Sisyphus is avoiding it.
Sisyphus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bernardo throws a hook to the side of Sisyphus's head but Sisyphus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bernardo tries to clinch up but Sisyphus circles away and keeps his distance.
Bernardo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sisyphus doesn't seem bothered though.
Sisyphus throws a jab but it's blocked by Bernardo.
Sisyphus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bernardo.
Sisyphus shoots for a takedown but Bernardo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sisyphus slips a straight right by Bernardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisyphus slips a jab from Bernardo.
Bernardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bernardo cracks Sisyphus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bernardo misses with a right hand
and Sisyphus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bernardo is trying to stand up here but Sisyphus is controlling him well.
Sisyphus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bernardo sees it coming and defends easily.
Sisyphus is trying for a kimura here. Bernardo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sisyphus wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kyros Sisyphus!
Kyros Sisyphus opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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