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WPR: Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Faife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeronimo Ferra De Almada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeronimo Ferra De Almada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Rowan Faife!
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, Jeronimo Ferra De Almada!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferra De Almada closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Faife to the mat! Faife manages to get full guard.
Ferra De Almada is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ferra De Almada stops Faife from standing up.
Ferra De Almada trying to control the position from guard on top but Faife is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferra De Almada pushes down on Faife's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ferra De Almada 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. Faife tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ferra De Almada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeronimo Ferra De Almada!
Jeronimo Ferra De Almada took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Fatso (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 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, Joel Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Fatso!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts throws a shot to the body.
Fatso lands a front kick.
Fatso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fatso lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fatso.
Watts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fatso can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fatso.
Watts is breathing heavily.
Watts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fatso.
Nice body kick there by Fatso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fatso.
Fatso delivers a nice body kick.
Fatso lands a head kick. Watts smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Joel Watts has been cut.
Fatso lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fatso thows a body kick. Watts tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Watts has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fatso.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fatso.
Fatso throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watts takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fatso.
Fatso lands a big head kick that sends Watts tumbling to the mat! Fatso takes a step backwards and waves Watts back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Watts 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!
Fatso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Watts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fatso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fatso. Fatso obviously looking to wear him down.
Fatso connects with an inside leg kick.
Big Fatso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fatso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Fatso.
Fatso thuds his shin into the meat of Watts's side.
Watts ducks into an uppercut from Fatso and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Fatso!
A victorious Big Fatso thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aguinaldo Salcido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch comes to the cage accompanied by jon fitch highlight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aguinaldo Salcido!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Fitch or perhaps it was just good defense by Salcido which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Fitch as Salcido shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Salcido as Fitch shoots in.
Salcido shoots in looking for a takedown but Fitch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salcido's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fitch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salcido sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fitch somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Salcido coming out on top.
Jon Fitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fitch shoots in looking for a takedown. Salcido tries to sprawl out of it but Fitch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salcido manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salcido shoots in for a double leg but Fitch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salcido dives in and grabs Fitch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fitch pushes down on Salcido's head and hops out.
Fitch misses with a combination
and Salcido counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fitch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salcido sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salcido looks to land a combination. Fitch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Jon Fitch has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fitch is defended easily by Salcido.
Fitch is breathing heavily.
Salcido cracks Fitch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fitch is rocked!
Fitch glances at the clock... BAM! Salcido nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Fitch crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Fitch is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aguinaldo Salcido!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scooter McAuley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes into the arena with Kevin Rudolf - In the City blaring out of the sound system. Scooter McAuley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scooter McAuley!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards tries to clinch but McAuley is having none of it.
McAuley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
Richards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McAuley closes the distance and clinches up with Richards, looking for a takedown. McAuley pushes Richards against the cage but Richards circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Richards shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McAuley is trying to defend but Richards finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McAuley manages to get to full guard.
Richards preventing the sweep.
McAuley looking to control but Richards passes into half guard.
Richards wants to pass the guard but McAuley is defending well.
Richards is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McAuley wants to control but Richards is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards prevents McAuley from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. McAuley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McAuley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Richards trying to stand up but can't free himself from McAuley's guard.
Richards connects with a couple of short punches.
McAuley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Richards puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McAuley wants to control but Richards is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Richards lands a nice short elbow.
McAuley wants to improve his position but Richards is controlling well.
McAuley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAuley is looking to control Richards's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McAuley avoid being mounted?
McAuley is staying active underneath Richards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McAuley trying to control but Richards postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards slips a nice elbow through McAuley's hands, connecting with McAuley's forehead.
Richards content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McAuley is looking to improve his position.
McAuley wants to control but Richards is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richards tries to work over McAuley's front leg with a kick but McAuley checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Richards cracks McAuley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but McAuley keeps working.
Richards controlling from side mount.
Richards working away.
A lull in the action here as Richards stalls from top position.
McAuley is trying to improve his position.
Richards tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McAuley tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to control but McAuley is keeping him busy.
McAuley regains half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McAuley tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.
Richards throwing shots but McAuley is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAuley gets full guard.
Richards trying to control but McAuley is working from the bottom.
Richards wants to get up but he can't break McAuley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McAuley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Richards!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards is bucking up trying to escape but McAuley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McAuley unloads with some shots from mount but Richards bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Richards dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Richards scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Richards is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McAuley sees it coming and defends easily.
Richards is keen to just control but McAuley is a slippery customer.
McAuley gets back to full guard.
McAuley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McAuley trying to keep a closed guard but Richards is proving a slippery customer.
McAuley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McAuley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McAuley keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McAuley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuley wants to sweep but no luck.
Richards postures up in McAuley's guard and throws a big left but McAuley blocks it.
McAuley looking to control.
Ben Richards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richards seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Richards just wasn't active enough.
McAuley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but McAuley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McAuley did well to prevent Richards getting side control.
Richards prevents McAuley from improving his position.
Richards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richards throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAuley trying to control from the bottom.
Richards thows a huge punch but McAuley dodges it nicely.
McAuley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McAuley.
Richards passes McAuley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McAuley is looking for a sweep. Richards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Richards winds up and cracks McAuley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McAuley is trying to get back to full guard.
Richards trying to control from half guard but McAuley is working away.
McAuley wants to control but Richards is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Richards trying to control the action but McAuley is working from the bottom.
McAuley wants to control but Richards is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McAuley!
Richards lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McAuley gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McAuley wants to control but Richards is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Richards seems content to control.
McAuley gets back to full guard.
Richards works over McAuley with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards content to stall in guard here.
McAuley trying to keep a closed guard but Richards is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but McAuley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards won't allow McAuley to sweep him here.
Richards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McAuley keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McAuley trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Richards 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!
Richards misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McAuley.
Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McAuley swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards moves into the clinch.
Richards gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, McAuley regains guard.
Richards throws a big right hand that misses.
McAuley throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Richards preventing the sweep.
Richards lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAuley wants to sweep but no luck.
McAuley trying to keep a closed guard but Richards is proving a slippery customer.
McAuley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Richards manages to get himself to full guard.
McAuley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richards manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Richards lands with a nice combination. McAuley backs away looking to recover.
Richards tries to clinch up but McAuley circles away and keeps his distance.
Ben Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McAuley throws a low kick but Richards moves out of range easily.
McAuley misses with a takedown
and Richards counters by clinching up.
McAuley wants a takedown.
Ben Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scooter McAuley.
McAuley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAuley is trying to pull guard but Richards turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McAuley looking for a takedown.
Richards wants the takedown. McAuley is fighting it off but Richards persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in McAuley's guard against the cage.
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!
McAuley keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
McAuley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but McAuley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McAuley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Richards preventing the sweep.
Richards is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Richards wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McAuley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richards defends it nicely.
Richards bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Richards looking to control but instead McAuley has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Richards throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Richards tries to stand but can't do so whilst McAuley controls his leg.
McAuley trying to hold on to Richards's head to control him but Richards postures up.
McAuley wants to improve his position but Richards is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards working the head and body with strikes.
Scooter McAuley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McAuley is trying to maintain the position but Richards is very close to passing his half guard.
McAuley wants to sweep but Richards has passed to side control!
Richards controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards is trying to get an arm triangle but McAuley is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McAuley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Richards!
Ben Richards 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Belfort might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brazilian War Drums. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Belfort has knocked De Silva down with a huge combo! Belfort steps away and waves a wobbly De Silva back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Thiago De Silva has been cut.
De Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
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!
Belfort cracks De Silva with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Belfort has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning De Silva to stand back up!
De Silva is rocked!
Belfort connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends De Silva to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Belfort!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thiago Belfort!
Thiago Belfort really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scottie Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Joaquin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scottie Power's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Joaquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scottie Power!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Power lands.
Scottie Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power clobbers Joaquin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joaquin shoots in looking for a takedown but Power manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Joaquin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joaquin tries to clinch up but Power circles away and keeps his distance.
Power lands a jab-cross combination.
Joaquin doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
Power lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Power lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Power.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joaquin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Power. That one must have hurt.
Power scores with a nice head shot.
A left lands for Power.
Joaquin is rocked!
Joaquin dives in and grabs Power's left leg, looking for a takedown. Power pushes down on Joaquin's head and hops out.
Oh Joaquin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Power is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Joaquin hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scottie Power!
A very excited looking Scottie Power made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryle Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baptista has chosen Xote da Alegria as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident |
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Good kicks
Very confident |
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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, Ryle Joaquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Baptista!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joaquin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Joaquin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Baptista prevents Joaquin from moving into mount.
The strikes coming from Joaquin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Baptista managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Joaquin.
Joaquin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joaquin working the ground and pound but Baptista is defending the strikes.
Joaquin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baptista, who protects the arm well.
Joaquin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joaquin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baptista is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Baptista really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joaquin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joaquin has an Americana. Baptista didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Joaquin is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Joaquin hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryle Joaquin!
Ryle Joaquin got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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196 lbs
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197 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeremy Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Durden enables Crusher to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Durden manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Durden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crusher controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Crusher has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Crusher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crusher slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Crusher's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Crusher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Crusher tries to free his leg and advance position but Durden is retaining full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jeremy Crusher hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Durden throws a sloppy head kick and Crusher moves out of range easily.
Durden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Durden shoots in and bounces Crusher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crusher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Durden defends well.
Crusher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crusher seems keen to control Durden's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher wants to sweep but no luck.
Durden wants to control from the top but Crusher keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden passes Crusher's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Crusher manages to get to full guard.
Crusher keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
Crusher throws his legs up looking for a submission but Durden uses it to pass to side control.
Crusher gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crusher manages to get to full guard.
Crusher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Durden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Durden wants to pass the guard but Crusher is keeping the position.
Crusher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Durden defends it easily.
Crusher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Durden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crusher isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Durden stacks Crusher on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Durden!
Crusher tries to buck Durden off but Durden is having none of it.
Durden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crusher keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Crusher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crusher manages to get back to half guard.
Crusher actively working from the bottom here.
Durden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crusher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crusher tries to get to full guard but Durden has control of the leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crusher is refusing to be controlled, as Durden sits in half guard.
Durden is pressing down on Crusher's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crusher is holding on for now.
Crusher trying to hold on to Durden's head to control him but Durden postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crusher is doing well to control the position and prevent Durden from advancing to side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Crusher wants to control but Durden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Crusher dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Durden throws a right and a left that Crusher avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Durden shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Durden showed some decent athleticism there.
Crusher is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Durden pulls his head out easily.
Jeremy Crusher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crusher is pressing down on Durden's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Durden got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crusher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Durden has managed to get both his arms back between Crusher's legs - danger averted.
Crusher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Durden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crusher is trying to control the position but Durden postures up.
Crusher throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crusher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Durden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden wants to control from the top but Crusher keeps moving.
Crusher has his foot on Durden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Durden works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden wants to pass the guard but Crusher is keeping the position.
Crusher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Durden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Durden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crusher keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
Crusher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Durden defends well.
Durden postures up.
Crusher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Durden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Crusher is tightening it up a little... Durden has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Durden reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Durden taps out! Nice BJJ there by Crusher!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jeremy Crusher!
After winning the bout, Jeremy Crusher 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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