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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Muyeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Muyeira!
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, Aloysius Martin Thesz!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thesz leaves Muyeira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Muyeira fails with the takedown
and Thesz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Muyeira won't be happy with that.
Muyeira tries to buck Thesz off but Thesz is having none of it.
Thesz staying calm.
Muyeira is looking to reverse the position.
Thesz cracks Muyeira with a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thesz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Muyeira some visible discomfort.
Thesz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thesz trying to control the action but Muyeira is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muyeira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thesz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thesz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Muyeira is looking for a sweep.
Thesz is trying to get an arm triangle but Muyeira is defending well.
Thesz is looking to take a break and control but Muyeira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muyeira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thesz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thesz scoring with punches and elbows.
Thesz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Muyeira knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thesz scoring with punches and elbows.
Thesz scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muyeira takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thesz wants to control but Muyeira is keeping him busy.
Thesz working the ground and pound.
Thesz scores with a couple of short elbows.
It looks like Ronaldo Muyeira has been cut.
Thesz in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Muyeira looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Thesz turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloysius Martin Thesz!
A very excited looking Aloysius Martin Thesz 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Icaro Asas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tuomela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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196 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
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Icaro Asas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimo Tuomela!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuomela throws a nice looking combination but Asas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asas gets a double leg takedown into Tuomela's guard.
Asas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tuomela's head.
Asas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tuomela trying to control the position here.
Asas is working Tuomela over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Asas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Asas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Asas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tuomela works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Asas throws an elbow that misses. Tuomela uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Asas's guard. Nice move by Tuomela!
Tuomela won't allow Asas to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asas looking to control.
Asas is adopting a defensive guard.
Asas doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tuomela is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Asas throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asas trying to keep a closed guard but Tuomela is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tuomela misses with a looping left.
Asas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tuomela is trying to push Asas away but Asas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tuomela is trying to break the clinch but Asas has him pressed against the cage.
Tuomela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuomela blocks a leg kick.
Tuomela throws a hook but Asas blocks it.
Tuomela throws a series of punches but Asas moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Tuomela as Asas shoots in.
Asas feints a jab promting Tuomela to slip. Asas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tuomela slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela tries to keep at a distance but Asas has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuomela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asas has him pressed against the cage.
Asas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asas misses with a takedown attempt
and Tuomela counters with a nice uppercut.
Asas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuomela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asas looks for a takedown but Tuomela sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro Asas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tuomela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Asas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tuomela tries to buck Asas off but Asas is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Tuomela's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Asas is trying to get an arm triangle but Tuomela is defending well.
Asas working the ground and pound but Tuomela is defending the strikes.
Asas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tuomela tries to buck Asas off but Asas is having none of it.
Asas working the ground and pound but Tuomela is defending the strikes.
Tuomela really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Asas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Asas throws a strike aimed at the side of Tuomela's head but Tuomela avoids it well.
Tuomela dodges the ground and pound from Asas.
Asas wants to control but Tuomela is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Tuomela's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuomela tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Asas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Asas grinds an elbow into Tuomela's temple.
Sloppy strikes there by Asas.
Asas cracks Tuomela with a big elbow.
Asas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tuomela some visible discomfort.
Tuomela taking punishment in the form of punches.
Asas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tuomela, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asas grinds an elbow into Tuomela's temple.
Asas working the ground and pound but Tuomela is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Icaro Asas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Asas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tuomela is fending him off so far but Asas persists. Nope, Tuomela circles away and we're back to standing.
Asas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tuomela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tuomela.
Tuomela throws an overhand right that lands on Asas's shoulder, as Asas tries to avoid the shot.
Tuomela throws a combination that misses
and Asas counters with a straight right hand.
Tuomela defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Asas.
Asas shoots in looking for a takedown but Tuomela manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Asas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro Asas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asas is looking to clinch.
Tuomela stuffs the takedown.
Asas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tuomela defends it nicely.
Icaro Asas is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuomela throws out a loose jab but Asas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raimo Tuomela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Tuomela misses.
Icaro Asas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tuomela throws a nice looking combination but Asas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asas tries to clinch but Tuomela is having none of it.
Asas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuomela throws a head kick but Asas moves out of range.
Tuomela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tuomela stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tuomela wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asas tries to clinch up
and Tuomela counters with a three punch combo that has Asas backing up. Asas nods at Tuomela to acknowledge the strikes.
The fighters circling - Asas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asas is looking to clinch but Tuomela is avoiding it.
Asas shoots for a double leg takedown but Tuomela sprawls well. He's pushed Asas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tuomela moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuomela throws a chopping leg kick but Asas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Asas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tuomela sprawls well. Tuomela wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Asas gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asas circles away quickly and effectively.
Asas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tuomela is out of range and Asas settles back down.
Asas is looking to clinch but Tuomela is avoiding it.
Tuomela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuomela dodges the punch combination from Asas.
Tuomela falls off balance throwing a combination
and Asas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asas dodges the punch combination from Tuomela.
Icaro Asas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuomela takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Asas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tuomela did well to prevent Asas getting side control.
Asas trying to mount his opponent but Tuomela defends it.
Tuomela is looking for a sweep. Asas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tuomela wants to control but Asas is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuomela keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Asas drops an elbow to the side of Tuomela's head.
Asas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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 Icaro Asas will probably get the nod.
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!
Asas tries to clinch up.
Tuomela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Asas dodges the punch combination from Tuomela.
Asas tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Asas.
Tuomela sizes up Asas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Asas misses.
Asas fails with the takedown.
Tuomela misses with a double jab
and Asas counters with a two punch combo.
Tuomela is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tuomela misses.
Tuomela misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Tuomela as Asas shoots in.
Asas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Asas dives in and grabs Tuomela's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tuomela pushes down on Asas's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro Asas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Asas tries to clinch
and Tuomela counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Asas tries for a takedown but Tuomela sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuomela circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asas has his takedown stuffed
and Tuomela counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Asas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tuomela defends it nicely.
Asas throws a low kick but Tuomela avoids it.
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!
Asas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tuomela swivels and escapes.
Asas closes the distance and clinches up with Tuomela, looking for a takedown. Asas pushes Tuomela against the cage but Tuomela circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tuomela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asas's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Tuomela.
Tuomela throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Asas.
Asas dodges the punch combination from Tuomela.
Asas shoots for a takedown but Tuomela saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Asas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tuomela fails to land with a series of punches.
Tuomela looks to land a combination but Asas avoids it well.
Tuomela stuffs the takedown.
Asas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tuomela.
No luck for Asas with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuomela lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Asas backs up against the cage.
Tuomela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asas.
Tuomela defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Asas.
Asas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raimo Tuomela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuomela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Icaro Asas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asas shoots for a takedown but Tuomela saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo Tuomela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Asas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Icaro Asas!
Icaro Asas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. Santana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Apaga mais năo bate(Jiu-jitsu) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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201 lbs
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199 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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Santana!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barbosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barbosa wants to free his trapped foot but Santana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barbosa controlling the action here.
Santana trying to control but Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Santana wants to improve his position but Barbosa is controlling well.
Santana looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Santana trying to control here.
Santana slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santana looking for a sweep. Not yet Santana, not yet.
Barbosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Santana has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana trying to control the position.
Santana looking for a sweep. Not yet Santana, not yet.
Santana throws his legs up looking for a submission but Barbosa uses it to pass to side control.
Barbosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barbosa happy to just control the position for now.
Santana tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barbosa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barbosa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Santana will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Santana is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Santana's face as Barbosa controls the position.
Igor Barbosa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Santana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santana misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbosa counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to regain half guard here but Barbosa keeps moving and retains side control.
Barbosa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barbosa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Barbosa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Santana.
Santana closes the distance and clinches up with Barbosa, looking for a takedown. Santana pushes Barbosa against the cage but Barbosa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santana looks for a takedown but Barbosa sprawls well.
Santana misses with a takedown attempt - Barbosa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Igor Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Santana.
Santana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santana is keeping the position for now.
Barbosa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barbosa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Santana.
Santana looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barbosa passes into half guard.
Santana is looking to control Barbosa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santana avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Barbosa just wasn't active enough.
Santana shoots for a double leg takedown but Barbosa sprawls well. He's pushed Santana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santana moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
Santana prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barbosa tries to score a body lock takedown but Santana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana jumps guard and drags Barbosa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Santana trying to strike off his back.
Santana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santana trying to control the position.
Santana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barbosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barbosa advances position into side control!
Santana manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa controlling the position for now.
Santana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barbosa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santana seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Santana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Igor Barbosa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santana clinches.
Barbosa is looking for a takedown.
Santana can't get the takedown.
Barbosa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barbosa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santana.
Santana working hard to break the clinch.
Santana displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barbosa up against the cage.
Santana is looking to control Barbosa's arms but Barbosa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santana has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to trip Santana. He has hold of a leg but Santana is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barbosa persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Santana controlling Barbosa's posture.
Barbosa content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Barbosa.
Santana misses with a takedown attempt
so Barbosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Igor Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Santana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santana working for a triangle but Barbosa defends it easily.
Santana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barbosa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santana is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana looking to control but Barbosa passes into half guard.
Santana is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Barbosa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Santana is trying to maintain the position but Barbosa is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana is trying to get back to full guard.
Barbosa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Diego Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igor Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Barbosa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Santana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barbosa keeping control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barbosa, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Barbosa!
A very excited looking Igor Barbosa 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baptista Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Concreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
280 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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27
230 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Baptista Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rene Concreto!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reis.
Concreto drops his hands momentarily and Reis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Concreto throws a right hand that misses
and Reis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Concreto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Concreto wants it to stay on the feet.
Reis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Concreto's waist but Concreto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reis off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baptista Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reis shoots in looking for a takedown. Concreto tries to sprawl out of it but Reis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Concreto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Concreto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rene Concreto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reis dives in and grabs Concreto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Concreto pushes down on Reis's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reis looks for a takedown but Concreto sprawls well.
Concreto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reis counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Concreto does no damage.
Reis throws a big shot that misses.
Reis has closed the distance and engaged Concreto in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis lands with a short shot to the head.
Concreto jumps guard but Reis stands there with Concreto around his waist. Concreto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reis misses with an elbow over the top.
Reis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Concreto does no damage.
Concreto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reis counters with a nice uppercut.
Concreto misses with a combination
and Reis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Concreto misses with a double jab.
Reis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Concreto misses with a wild combination.
Reis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Concreto avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Concreto defends it nicely.
Reis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Concreto's waist but Concreto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reis off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reis.
Reis dodges the punch combination from Concreto.
Reis has managed to clinch.
Reis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reis shoots in and drives through. Concreto sprawls well.
Concreto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Baptista Reis has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concreto cracks Reis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Concreto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reis is breathing heavily.
Concreto misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Concreto misses.
Reis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Reis misses.
Reis dives in and grabs Concreto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Concreto pushes down on Reis's head and hops out.
Concreto throws a series of punches but Reis moves out of range.
Rene Concreto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Concreto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reis counters with a series of strikes. Concreto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Concreto's hands.
Concreto throws a right hand that Reis ducks under and follows up with a left that Reis also avoids with ease.
Reis connects with a body shot that sends Concreto's belly button to the back.
Concreto throws a hook but Reis blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reis.
Reis tries to clinch there but Concreto circles away.
Reis shoots in looking for a takedown but Concreto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reis is defended easily by Concreto.
Reis takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Concreto.
Reis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice sprawl there from Concreto as Reis shoots in.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Concreto!
Baptista Reis's cut is getting worse.
Concreto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reis in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rene Concreto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baptista Reis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Concreto swats away the attempt to clinch by Reis.
Reis scores with a hook.
Concreto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reis circles away quickly and effectively.
Reis shoots in looking for a takedown. Concreto tries to sprawl out of it but Reis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Concreto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rene Concreto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Concreto throws a jab but it's blocked by Reis.
Concreto moves in looking to clinch but Reis pushes him off.
Reis looks to land a combination but Concreto avoids it well.
Concreto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reis circles away quickly and effectively.
Reis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baptista Reis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concreto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jeez, Baptista Reis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Concreto drops Reis with a beautiful combination! Reis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Concreto is looking for the KO!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Baptista Reis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rene Concreto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joilton Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Leite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira's entrance music is TUF Brasil. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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5 - 3 - 1 |
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185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joilton Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Leite!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leite scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Leite has hold of Nogueira's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Nogueira tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Leite cranks the arm and Nogueira screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Nogueira, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Luis Leite!
After the fight, Luis Leite was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between War Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Winters's choice of entrance music: The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jamarcus Winters was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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28
265 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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30
260 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, War Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamarcus Winters!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tank keeps the fight on the outside.
Tank shoots in for a takedown but Winters shows good takedown defense.
Tank staying out of range there.
Jamarcus Winters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winters lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like War Tank has been cut.
Tank fails to land the takedown.
Winters thuds a left hand into Tank's body.
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!
Winters stuffs the takedown attempt from Tank. Tank gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for War Tank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winters cracks Tank with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tank will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tank slips a jab and a cross from Winters.
Winters wants to clinch.
Tank tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winters swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters works the jab nicely.
Tank moves forwards but Winters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
War Tank's cut is getting worse.
Winters connects with a crisp jab.
Winters stuffs the takedown attempt from Tank. Tank gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Winters.
A head kick misses from Winters.
Winters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winters keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Winters fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Winters tries to clinch but Tank is having none of it.
Winters fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tank, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tank. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tank fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Winters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
War Tank's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tank breaks the clinch.
Winters scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winters gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tank to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Winters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tank 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.
Tank stopping the sweep attempt from Winters.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank postures up in Winters's guard and throws a big left but Winters blocks it.
Winters trying to control the position.
Tank being controlled here momentarily.
Winters manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Winters tries to control but Tank wriggling away.
Tank on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tank tries to get out of the position.
Tank is trying to stand up.
Winters tries to control but Tank wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tank avoids a series of strikes thrown by Winters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tank wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Winters wants to control the pace but Tank is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamarcus Winters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on War Tank's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tank shoots in for a takedown but Winters shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Winters throws a body punch but Tank moves out of range.
Tank ducks under a wild hook from Winters.
Winters throws out a powerful jab.
Winters moves in looking to clinch but Tank pushes him off.
Tank takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Winters throws a one two combo.
Horrible takedown by Tank or perhaps it was just good defense by Winters which made him look bad.
Winters tries to clinch but Tank moves out of range.
No luck for Tank with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for War Tank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winters misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winters swivels and escapes.
Tank misses with a takedown attempt - Winters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot lands for Winters.
Tank has a takedown stuffed.
Winters lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Winters as Tank shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winters pushes Tank up against the cage in a clinch.
Tank fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Winters lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Winters thows a body kick. Tank tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tank tries for a takedown but Winters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Winters scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jeez, War Tank's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at War Tank's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jamarcus Winters!
During a confident post fight interview, Jamarcus Winters 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dy Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Cachacinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alvez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Rocky Balboa. Dy Alvez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jorge Cachacinha's chin.
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28
290 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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27
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dy Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Cachacinha!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cachacinha misses with a takedown attempt - Alvez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alvez throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvez.
Cachacinha motions for Alvez to come forward. Cachacinha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvez misses with a head kick.
Alvez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alvez seems to be stalking Cachacinha here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Cachacinha drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dy Alvez!
Dy Alvez took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Quero agradecer a organizaçăo desse grande evento por essa oportunidade e dizer estou pronto pra tudo e vou buscar esse CINTURĂO, pois treino bastante pra isso...Obrigado!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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28
215 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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26
215 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Chaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Carioca!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaney misses with a body kick.
Chaney closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carioca quickly recovers to half 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.
Chaney looks to land a strike but Carioca avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Chaney throws a big right hand that misses.
Carioca not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaney is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carioca is pulling down on Chaney's head to control his posture.
Chaney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaney is fighting to break Carioca's control of his arms but Carioca is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paulo Carioca.
Carioca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivan Chaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca tries a head kick but it misses.
Chaney misses with a hook. Carioca ducked under it nicely.
Chaney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carioca's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carioca duly obliges.
Chaney misses with a straight right.
Carioca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chaney takes a swing at Carioca's ribcage but misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chaney crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carioca - the referee stops the clock and Chaney gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carioca. Chaney manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chaney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chaney tests Carioca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carioca scores with a head kick. Chaney tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Ivan Chaney has been cut.
Paulo Carioca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carioca checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca cracks Chaney with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Chaney looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Carioca finish him?
Chaney is rocked!
Chaney drops his hands momentarily and Carioca needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Chaney just on the top of the head. Chaney drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Chaney - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paulo Carioca!
Paulo Carioca made sure to mention his sponsor, ****160Q Energy for $150**** in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reed Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Komodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Komodo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reed Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Komodo!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards throws a jab when Komodo was well out of range.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Komodo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Komodo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Komodo.
Komodo darts in and clinches Richards up against the cage.
Komodo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richards's efforts to push away.
Komodo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Reed Richards has been cut.
Komodo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Komodo leaves Richards with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Richards shoots in for a takedown but Komodo shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reed Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards checks the leg kick.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt.
Richards changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Komodo tries to avoid it but Richards manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Komodo to the ground. Komodo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komodo throws a sloppy head kick and Richards moves out of range easily.
Richards doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Komodo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Komodo sprawls well. Komodo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richards gets slowly back to his feet.
Richards shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Richards fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Komodo avoids it really well and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Komodo.
Komodo rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Komodo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Komodo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richards's efforts to push away.
Komodo lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
Komodo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komodo lands a damaging elbow.
Komodo lands a nice elbow.
Komodo breaks the clinch.
Reed Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Komodo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Komodo lands a nice elbow.
Richards is rocked!
Richards is pressed against the cage. Komodo pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Richards! Two more big strikes from Komodo and Richards crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joe Komodo!
A relieved looking Joe Komodo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick has chosen Boom\ P.O.D as his entrance music. Big Dick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jorge Junior's chin.
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194 lbs
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190 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
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Dick!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Juniors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Big Dick has been cut.
Dick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Jorge Junior has been cut.
Junior pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dick staying out of range there.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junior lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Junior moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Junior - that will leave a mark!
Jorge Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior misses with an uppercut. Dick saw that one coming.
Junior connects with a leg kick. Dick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dick looks winded!
Junior looking to score a takedown here. Dick is defending well but Junior drives through and ends up in Dick's guard.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Dick is keeping the position.
Junior content to stall in guard here.
Dick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dick keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
Dick is trying to control the position but Junior postures up.
Junior is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Junior uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dick has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior lands a head shot.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dick misses the shot to the body.
Junior closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Junior scoring with punches and elbows.
Junior just content to control the position.
Junior prevents Dick from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior slows the pace down.
Dick can't do much from the bottom here.
Junior has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior wants to control but Dick is keeping him busy.
Dick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Junior throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Junior controls the position from side control.
Dick is looking to reverse the position.
Dick wants to control but Junior postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Junior lands a leg kick that knocks Dick off balance momentarily.
Junior sizes up Dick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Junior somewhat.
Dick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Junior moves out of range of the strikes.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dick misses with a looping right.
Junior throws a leg kick which misses Dick's front leg but catches the back leg as Dick tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Junior connects with a high kick.
Junior moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Dick scores with a jab.
Dick misses with a hook.
Junior lands a nice shot that snaps Dick's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Junior connects with an inside leg kick.
Junior scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Junior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dick defends it nicely.
Jorge Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Junior throws a quick inside leg kick.
Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dick can do to turn this around?
Dick is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Junior.
Decent striking displayed by Junior there.
A punch combination from Dick misses.
Junior steps into range and cracks Dick with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Dick flops backwards and Junior dives into his guard looking to finish!
Dick is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Junior has passed into side control.
Dick is still in real trouble! Can Junior finish him?
Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dick keeps working.
Dick seems to have recovered his senses.
Junior controlling from side mount.
Junior is putting a hurting on Dick here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior cracks Dick with a big right hand but Dick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Junior taking a breather here.
Junior is putting a hurting on Dick here, landing some big shots from side control.
Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dick keeps working.
Dick is working to avoid the ground and pound but Junior connects with a decent elbow.
Dick is not content to let Junior control the position.
Dick is trying to get back to his feet.
Junior grinds an elbow into Dick's temple.
Dick is trying to escape the position but Junior is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to control the position but Dick is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick wants to control but Junior postures up.
Junior trying to control the position but Dick is working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Junior lands a nice forearm strike.
Junior looks up at the clock and then as Dick takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Junior smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dick is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Junior has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Junior moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
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!
Dick is looking for a sweep.
Junior landing strikes.
Junior landing strikes.
Junior lands a decent elbow from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Junior trying to control the action but Dick is working from the bottom.
Junior in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junior is looking to take a break and control but Dick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Dick moves out of range easily.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Dick tries to clinch but Junior moves away
and Junior counters with a single leg into guard. Dick didn't expect that.
Junior might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Junior content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Dick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior stops Dick from standing up.
Dick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Junior trying to control but Dick is working from the bottom.
Dick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Dick is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dick moves out of range as Junior throws a body kick.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Junior, as that shot connected.
Dick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junior connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Junior dives in and grabs Dick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dick pushes down on Junior's head and hops out.
Junior throws a push kick but Dick slaps the foot to one side.
Junior lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dick might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dick slips under a jab.
Jorge Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior cracks Dick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Dick.
Junior feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dick's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! Junior slams his shin into Dick's torso.
Dick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Junior looking to score a takedown here. Dick is defending well but Junior drives through and ends up in Dick's guard.
Junior looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jorge Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dick for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jorge Junior.
Junior chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jorge Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dick takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior looks to land a body kick but Dick moved away.
Junior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Junior lands with a thumping leg kick.
Junior misses with a few strikes there.
That kick from Junior tenderised Dick's leg. Dick is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Dick misses.
Dick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Junior throws the kick towards the body but Dick avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Junior.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dick leaves Junior with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Big Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dick on his heels. He'll look to pass Dick's guard now, I'm sure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Junior 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Junior!
Jorge Junior was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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