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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mari Juana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duda Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mari Juana is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mari Juana!
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, Duda Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson works Juana's body with a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Robinson checks a leg kick.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Good exchange - Robinson coming out on top.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Juana tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Robinson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Juana somewhat.
Juana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Juana shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Robinson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Robinson looking for a sweep but Juana has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Juana won't let Robinson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Robinson is looking to get to half guard.
Juana misses with a head shot.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound.
Juana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Juana is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Robinson is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mari Juana!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Owen Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Bulls On Parade. Augusto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Funkist-Snow Fairy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Owen Rose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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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, Owen Rose!
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, Miguel Augusto!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose clobbers Augusto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Augusto misses with a takedown
and Rose counters with a shoot takedown. Augusto fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rose distracts Augusto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rose has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rose keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Augusto's head.
Rose avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Augusto's head.
Augusto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rose defends well.
Augusto looks winded!
Rose distracts Augusto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rose scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Augusto is keeping the position for now.
Rose lands a couple of elbows.
Augusto is rocked!
Rose postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Augusto covers up, he's hurt! Rose keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Rose and the ref steps in to end the fight! Rose can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Owen Rose!
Owen Rose decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Briggs Lovejoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Mandrake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Briggs Lovejoy!
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, Dennis Mandrake!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovejoy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mandrake counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lovejoy's guard now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mandrake trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovejoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mandrake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lovejoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovejoy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mandrake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mandrake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mandrake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lovejoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandrake controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mandrake wants to pass the guard but Lovejoy is keeping the position.
Lovejoy keeping moving, preventing Mandrake from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dennis Mandrake wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mandrake slaps away a takedown attempt from Lovejoy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lovejoy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mandrake.
Lovejoy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandrake looking to score a takedown here. Lovejoy is defending well but Mandrake drives through and ends up in Lovejoy's guard.
Lovejoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mandrake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lovejoy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mandrake content to stall in guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mandrake lands a jab to Lovejoy's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovejoy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mandrake is fending him off so far but Lovejoy persists. Nope, Mandrake circles away and we're back to standing.
Lovejoy is breathing heavily.
Mandrake is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lovejoy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Briggs Lovejoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandrake stuffs the takedown attempt from Lovejoy. Lovejoy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Briggs Lovejoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lovejoy fails with the takedown
and Mandrake counters with a three punch combo that has Lovejoy backing up. Lovejoy nods at Mandrake to acknowledge the strikes.
Mandrake fails with the takedown.
Mandrake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mandrake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandrake tries to pass to full mount but Lovejoy defends it.
Lovejoy wants to get back to full guard.
Mandrake is controlling the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mandrake is looking for a kimura but Lovejoy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mandrake to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in half guard, Mandrake seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Mandrake dominated that round.
That's time! Lovejoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lovejoy shoots in but Mandrake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lovejoy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mandrake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lovejoy somewhat.
Lovejoy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Briggs Lovejoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandrake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mandrake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lovejoy is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mandrake trying to control but Lovejoy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandrake controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mandrake trying to control but Lovejoy is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dennis Mandrake wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lovejoy fails with the takedown.
Lovejoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Mandrake. Mandrake gets slowly back to his feet.
Mandrake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovejoy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mandrake postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lovejoy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mandrake, into his guard.
Mandrake working for a triangle but Lovejoy defends it easily.
Mandrake keeping moving, preventing Lovejoy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandrake manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lovejoy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lovejoy is trying to stand.
Mandrake controlling the pace for now.
Mandrake moves to the back.
Mandrake working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Lovejoy defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Mandrake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lovejoy shoots in looking for a takedown but Mandrake manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lovejoy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mandrake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lovejoy looks for a takedown but Mandrake sprawls well.
Mandrake fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lovejoy to the ground. Mandrake is now in Lovejoy's guard.
Mandrake is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mandrake trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovejoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennis Mandrake has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lovejoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mandrake pushing down on Lovejoy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mandrake looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mandrake wants to work for an arm triangle but Lovejoy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lovejoy is staying active underneath Mandrake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lovejoy wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovejoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandrake seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mandrake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mandrake passes to side control.
Lovejoy tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Mandrake easily slips into full mount!
Mandrake moves to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovejoy defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mandrake has managed to slip his arm under Lovejoy's chin. This could be all over... yep, Lovejoy is tapping out! Submission win for Mandrake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dennis Mandrake!
During a confident post fight interview, Dennis Mandrake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Tevez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baptista comes to the cage accompanied by Xote da Alegria. Rodrigo Baptista has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Baptista!
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, Carlos Tevez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baptista stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baptista wants it to stay on the feet.
Baptista just misses with a punch to the body.
Baptista stuffs the takedown attempt from Tevez. Tevez gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlos Tevez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tevez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rodrigo Baptista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Tevez.
Tevez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baptista as he avoids it easily.
Tevez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baptista defends it nicely.
Baptista throws a sloppy head kick and Tevez moves out of range easily.
Tevez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tevez shoots in but Baptista avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tevez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baptista sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tevez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baptista leaves Tevez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baptista scores with a leg kick.
Tevez looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptista throws a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Baptista. No joy for Tevez on that attempt.
Baptista throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tevez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baptista sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tevez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baptista throws a nice head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Baptista!
Baptista feints and then cracks Tevez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tevez down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baptista scores with a head kick. Tevez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tevez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Baptista is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tevez.
Baptista lands with a nice body kick.
Rodrigo Baptista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tevez shoots in but no luck this time.
Tevez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baptista. That one must have hurt.
Baptista throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baptista lands with a nice body kick.
Baptista lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Baptista throws a head kick but Tevez moves out of range.
Tevez fails to land the takedown.
Tevez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baptista throws a head kick but Tevez moves out of range.
Tevez blocks a head kick by Baptista.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baptista. Tevez shrugs it off though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baptista.
Tevez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baptista throws a head kick but Tevez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptista misses with a wild body shot.
Baptista stuffs the takedown attempt from Tevez. Tevez gets slowly back to his feet.
Baptista lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baptista throws a head kick that half lands.
Tevez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baptista.
Baptista misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tevez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baptista sprawls well. Baptista wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tevez gets slowly back to his feet.
Baptista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baptista lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tevez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baptista defends it nicely.
Baptista lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tevez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baptista lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baptista scores with a push kick.
Baptista delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baptista.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baptista misses with a head kick.
Tevez shoots in looking for a takedown. Baptista tries to sprawl out of it but Tevez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baptista manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Baptista scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Baptista 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.
Tevez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tevez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Baptista is being controlled here.
Tevez is trying to move to mount but Baptista reverses beautifully and ends up in Tevez's guard.
Tevez looking for a sweep. Not yet Tevez, not yet.
Tevez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Baptista off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Baptista is looking to wear down Tevez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tevez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tevez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tevez is breathing heavily.
Baptista scoring well with a low kick there.
Baptista lands with a kick to the temple. Tevez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tevez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tevez misses with a takedown attempt - Baptista sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodrigo Baptista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Tevez.
Tevez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Baptista was covering up waiting for the punch and Tevez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tevez stays in close to Baptista's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tevez wants to control from the top but Baptista keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Carlos Tevez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Baptista connects with a high kick.
Baptista defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tevez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptista tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tevez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baptista throws a head kick that misses.
Baptista defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tevez.
Tevez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baptista throws a sloppy head kick and Tevez moves out of range easily.
Baptista lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tevez's sensitive parts.
Baptista throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tevez.
Baptista lands a nice looking body kick.
Baptista pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baptista misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptista throws a front kick that sends Tevez stumbling back into the cage.
Tevez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baptista napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tevez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baptista keeps working.
Baptista is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tevez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rodrigo Baptista will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Baptista plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Baptista. No joy for Tevez on that attempt.
Baptista fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tevez.
Tevez shoots in but no luck this time.
Tevez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tevez drives through with a takedown into Baptista's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tevez wants to control from the top but Baptista keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tevez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tevez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baptista is looking to stand up but Tevez isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Tevez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Baptista throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tevez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baptista as he avoids it easily.
Rodrigo Baptista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Tevez.
Tevez shoots in for a takedown but Baptista shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodrigo Baptista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tevez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tevez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baptista.
A head kick from Baptista lands but Tevez takes it in his stride.
Baptista connects with a high kick.
Baptista throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baptista stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baptista wants it to stay on the feet.
Tevez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baptista.
Baptista lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tevez's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tevez takes a kick to the side of the head.
No luck for Tevez with that takedown attempt.
Baptista lands a high kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baptista goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tevez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tevez content to control rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carlos Tevez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Baptista keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baptista tries a head kick but it misses.
Baptista tries a head kick but it misses.
Tevez just misses with a punch to the body.
Baptista thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tevez if he has to take too many more of those.
Tevez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baptista sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptista pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baptista throws a body punch but Tevez moves out of range.
Baptista plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tevez tries for a takedown but Baptista sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tevez blocks a head kick by Baptista.
Baptista stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baptista wants it to stay on the feet.
Tevez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Baptista lands a leg kick that knocks Tevez off balance momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tevez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Tevez misses.
Carlos Tevez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigo Baptista is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baptista throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Baptista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baptista, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Baptista!
Our winner, Rodrigo Baptista, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fonseca comes to the cage accompanied by Funkist-Snow Fairy. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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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, Matheus Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Gold!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold has his takedown stuffed
and Fonseca counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fonseca advances position into side control!
Gold being controlled for a moment.
Gold really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fonseca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gold is trying to control Fonseca's posture but Fonseca avoids it.
Fonseca fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fonseca is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gold knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gold is pushing Fonseca's head away, looking to escape. Fonseca manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fonseca working away.
Fonseca just content to control the position.
Fonseca thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fonseca working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fonseca wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fonseca tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gold tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fonseca wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fonseca trying to control the action but Gold is working from the bottom.
Gold tries to bench press Fonseca off him but Fonseca keeps the position.
Fonseca is staying tight to Gold's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fonseca decides to stand back up.
Gold shoots in looking for a takedown but Fonseca manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gold changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fonseca tries to avoid it but Gold manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fonseca to the ground. Fonseca escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matheus Fonseca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Gold.
Gold changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fonseca tries to avoid it but Gold manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fonseca to the ground. Fonseca escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gold shoots in and drives through. Fonseca sprawls well.
Gold looks winded!
Fonseca moves into the clinch successfully.
Fonseca gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fonseca with a nice head shot there.
Fonseca stands up from Gold's guard - Fonseca perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fonseca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fonseca is fending him off so far but Gold persists. Nope, Fonseca circles away and we're back to standing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gold enables Fonseca to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gold manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fonseca looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fonseca content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fonseca trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fonseca works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Fonseca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fonseca gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fonseca moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gold wants to get back to his feet but Fonseca is dominant here and he's now got Gold's back!
Fonseca is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gold is defending well though. Fonseca let's go of the attempt for now.
I would not like to be Gold right now.
Gold looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Gold wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold trying to get back to his feet but Fonseca is in full control for now.
Fonseca is looking for the choke from the back position but Gold is controlling his hands well.
Gold prevents Fonseca from getting a body triangle.
Fonseca is hanging on to Gold's back as he tries to escape.
Fonseca gets his hands free as Gold looks to control.
Fonseca keeps control of the position as Gold tries to break free.
Fonseca trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fonseca's arms.
Fonseca lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Gold hold on?!
Fonseca biding his time, controlling Gold.
Fonseca looking to break Gold's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gold remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Fonseca will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold trying to control the hands but Fonseca won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gold is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fonseca working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Gold is doing well to defend. Fonseca seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Gold is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matheus Fonseca!
After winning the bout, Matheus Fonseca thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samba De Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez has chosen World Destruction as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samba De Oliveira!
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, Mauricio Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez shoots in but no luck this time.
De Oliveira checks a leg kick.
De Oliveira gets a double leg takedown into Melendez's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Melendez is trying to control the position but De Oliveira postures up.
De Oliveira content to stall in guard here.
De Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Melendez is keeping the position.
Melendez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mauricio Melendez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Melendez shoots for a takedown but De Oliveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Melendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Oliveira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Melendez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Melendez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Samba De Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Melendez.
De Oliveira has Melendez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De Oliveira pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Melendez tumbling to the mat - De Oliveira dives into Melendez's guard.
De Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Melendez is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Melendez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now De Oliveira has Melendez in his guard.
De Oliveira looking to control.
Melendez wants to control from the top but De Oliveira keeps moving.
Melendez wants to pass the guard but De Oliveira is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Oliveira is looking to stand up but Melendez isn't so interested in that idea.
Melendez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We're going to have a standup here because Samba De Oliveira wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Oliveira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Melendez.
De Oliveira closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Melendez's guard.
De Oliveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Melendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melendez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Melendez dives on top into 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!
De Oliveira looking for a sweep. Not yet De Oliveira, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Oliveira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Melendez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Samba De Oliveira will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Melendez closes the distance but De Oliveira moves to the side
and De Oliveira counters by moving into the clinch.
De Oliveira has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Melendez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Melendez is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melendez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samba De Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Melendez moves into full guard.
De Oliveira looking to sit in guard and control but Melendez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Melendez throws a big right hand that misses.
Melendez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez postures up.
Melendez passes De Oliveira's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Melendez on the ground.
De Oliveira is defending against the submission attempts here by Melendez.
Melendez works his way into side control.
Melendez slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Melendez wants to stand but De Oliveira is controlling his arm.
De Oliveira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Oliveira is looking to reverse the position.
De Oliveira gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Melendez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Oliveira is looking to escape.
De Oliveira regains half guard.
De Oliveira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez wants to stand up but De Oliveira has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Melendez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Melendez punching from mount but De Oliveira doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Oliveira is squirming around, avoiding Melendez's attempts to control the action.
Melendez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force De Oliveira to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so De Oliveira shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Melendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
De Oliveira avoids a kick to the body.
De Oliveira drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Oliveira wants to stand and escape but instead Melendez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Melendez wants to control from the top but De Oliveira keeps moving.
De Oliveira controls Melendez momentarily but Melendez frees himself.
Melendez is pushing down on De Oliveira's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Oliveira is fighting to maintain full guard but Melendez has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can De Oliveira defend it? Melendez steps over the head and cranks it - De Oliveira is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Melendez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mauricio Melendez!
Mauricio Melendez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joes Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnie Cashh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnie Cashh will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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240 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joes Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnie Cashh!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cashh throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Cashh scores with a four punch combination!
Ortiz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cashh pounces like a tiger and cracks Ortiz with a vicious hook! Ortiz is down but not out! Cashh follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnie Cashh!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Felipe Chaves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabs Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaves comes to the cage accompanied by Funkist-Snow Fairy. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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18
170 lbs
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20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Felipe Chaves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabs Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaves tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Chaves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chaves tries to clinch up
and Nunes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nunes is trying for a kimura here. Chaves looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nunes wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabs Nunes!
After the fight, Gabs Nunes 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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