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UCF 29 Thomas Vs Barton PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davi Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davi Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the head.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodriguez's waist but Rodriguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Rodriguez with a hook.
It looks like Mikael Silva has been cut.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Davi Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Silva.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Davi Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Mikael Silva's cut even more.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Rodriguez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rodriguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Rodriguez finds it's target.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rodriguez sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davi Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Davi Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rodriguez pinned against the cage. Rodriguez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodriguez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Davi Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Rodriguez.
Davi Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez scores with a nice right hand.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva feints and as Rodriguez raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva 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.
Silva trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davi Rodriguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva scores with a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.
Silva 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.
Silva trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Rodriguez pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Davi Rodriguez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rodriguez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodriguez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mikael Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodriguez 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davi Rodriguez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Malenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malenko has chosen Control Machete - Comprendes Mendes as his entrance music. The key to victory for Peter Saint has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Saint!
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, Diego Malenko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saint looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Malenko stuns Saint with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Malenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Saint has hold of Malenko's hands but Malenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malenko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Malenko won't let Saint get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Malenko lands a heavy elbow.
Saint is rocked!
It looks like Peter Saint has been cut.
Malenko postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Saint out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Malenko goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diego Malenko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conrado Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Druida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conrado Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Little Druida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra throws a head kick but Druida moves out of range.
Guerra tries a head kick but it misses.
Guerra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guerra throws a sloppy head kick and Druida moves out of range easily.
Druida is looking to clinch.
Druida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Druida fails with a takedown attempt.
Guerra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Druida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Druida prevents Guerra from improving his position.
Guerra wants to get back to his feet.
Druida is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Guerra is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Little Druida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Ung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Ung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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226 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Ung!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Kevin Ung has been cut.
Reed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reed scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed looks to land a right hand but Ung moved out of range.
Ung ducks straight into an uppercut from Reed and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Ung manages to regain guard straight away.
That has opened up Kevin Ung's cut even more.
Reed drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ung dives on top into guard.
Ung landing some decent shots from guard.
Reed is looking for a triangle here but Ung uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Reed wants to control but Ung postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ung trying to control the action but Reed is working from the bottom.
Reed tries to bench press Ung off him but Ung keeps the position.
Reed can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed is trying to work for a sweep but Ung has mounted him!
Reed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ung looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ung trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ung wants to get back to his feet but Reed is holding on tight.
Reed is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reed tries to hold on but Ung pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ung tries to control but Reed wriggling away.
Reed tries to hold on but Ung pushes him away.
Ung with good strikes from the mount here!
Ung wants to finish this one by submission but Reed is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ung.
Reed is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reed is working hard here to advance position.
Reed wants to control but Ung is having none of it.
Reed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ung controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Ung's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Ung is out of range.
No joy there for Reed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ung.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Reed.
Ung looks for a takedown but Reed sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Reed. No joy for Ung on that attempt.
Reed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice shot by Reed.
The cut above Kevin Ung's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ung.
Henry Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Ung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ung walks into a straight right hand from Reed.
Ung is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ung's head backwards.
Kevin Ung's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Ung.
Reed tries to bum rush Ung with a series of wild strikes but Ung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reed misses with a hook.
Reed throws out a loose jab but Ung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ung tries to clinch up but Reed circles away and keeps his distance.
Ung tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ung somewhat.
Reed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kevin Ung's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henry Reed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to i kill people. Durham has chosen Who Dat - J.Cole as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fatih Emir is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatih Emir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Durham!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham throws a right and a left that Emir avoids nicely.
Emir takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Emir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Durham swivels and escapes.
Emir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fatih Emir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Durham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emir.
Emir shoots in for a double leg but Durham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emir is defended easily by Durham.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durham fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Durham wants it to stay on the feet.
Emir shoots in for a double leg but Durham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Durham slaps away a takedown attempt from Emir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durham sprawls well. Durham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emir gets slowly back to his feet.
Durham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Durham coming out on top.
Emir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Emir fails with a takedown attempt.
Durham throws a series of strikes that have Emir backpedaling.
Durham leaves Emir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Durham slaps away a takedown attempt from Emir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emir is breathing heavily.
Durham scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Durham.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durham.
Durham lands with a nice body punch.
Durham scores with a one two! Emir had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Fatih Emir has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Durham misses.
Emir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Durham defends it nicely.
A cross from Durham lands.
Durham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emir's head.
Durham connects with a right hand. Emir shakes it off.
Emir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durham finds it's way round the side to connect with Emir's head.
Nice shot lands for Durham.
Emir on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Durham lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Emir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Durham uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Durham lands with a right hand.
Durham connects with a single shot there.
Durham misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Durham.
Durham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Durham wants it to stay on the feet.
Durham scores with a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Emir. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Durham lands the left hand.
Durham is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Emir had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Durham dips to his left and cracks Emir with an uppercut!
Emir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Durham but Durham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durham finds it's way round the side to connect with Emir's head.
Durham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durham lands a jab.
Durham scores with the left hand. Emir knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emir is defended easily by Durham.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Durham, right into the meat.
Durham tests Emir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Emir blocks the low kick.
Durham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Durham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fatih Emir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Durham tried to score with a low kick but Emir checks it.
Emir fails with a takedown attempt.
Emir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Durham stuffs the takedown.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Emir might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Durham fails to land with a series of punches.
Emir dives in and grabs Durham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durham pushes down on Emir's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durham lands a nice hook to Emir's body. Emir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Durham smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Durham leaves Emir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michael Durham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Durham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durham throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Emir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durham throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice combination there by Durham.
Durham with a nice cross.
Durham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Durham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Durham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donk. Durham catches Emir right on the button with a cross.
Durham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Durham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durham lands the left hand.
Durham connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Durham throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fatih Emir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emir misses with a kick to the body.
Michael Durham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Emir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Durham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Durham.
Durham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emir shoots in and drives through. Durham sprawls well.
Durham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Durham misses with a low kick.
Durham scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Durham cracks Emir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Emir throws a hook but Durham avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Durham throws a right hand that Emir ducks under and follows up with a left that Emir also avoids with ease.
Durham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emir.
Durham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Durham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emir doesn't seem phased though.
Durham is working the combinations to good effect here.
Emir swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Durham counter with a right hand.
Durham throws a good cross that connects.
Durham cracks Emir with an open hand slap.
Emir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Durham swinging wildly here.
Emir shoots and misses
and Durham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durham lands a two punch combo.
Durham throws the kick towards the body but Emir avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Durham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durham scores with a punch to the head.
Emir shoots and misses
and Emir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durham fails to land with a series of punches.
Durham lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Durham jabs at Emir's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Durham!
Emir tries for a takedown but Durham circles away easily
and Durham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durham cracks Emir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Emir takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Emir tries for a takedown but Durham circles away easily
and Durham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Durham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fatih Emir's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Durham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Emir fails with the takedown
and Durham counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Emir shoots and misses
enabling Durham to counter with a crisp jab.
Durham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Durham.
Emir shoots and misses
and Durham counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Durham.
Durham lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durham lands a jab.
Durham thuds a left hand into Emir's body.
Durham lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Durham catches Emir right on the button with a cross.
Durham fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durham jabs at Emir's body.
Emir with a poor takedown
and Durham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durham lands a nice looking body shot.
Emir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durham works over Emir's head and body with a nice combination.
Durham connects with a looping right hand.
Emir avoids the head kick by Durham.
A nice combination there by Durham.
Emir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Durham throws a nice looking combination but Emir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Durham throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emir darts in trying to clinch
and Durham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch lands to the side of Emir 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Durham tries to bum rush Emir with a series of wild strikes but Emir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emir misses with a takedown attempt
and Durham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Durham!
Durham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Durham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emir.
Emir tries for a takedown but Durham circles away easily
and Durham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Durham scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Durham lands.
Durham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Emir's head backwards.
Durham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Emir walks into a straight right hand from Durham.
Nice uppercut there from Durham.
Emir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Durham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from Durham.
Durham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Emir tries for a takedown but Durham circles away easily
and Durham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Durham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Emir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Durham counters with a straight right hand.
Durham lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Durham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Durham.
Durham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Durham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emir has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Durham does it's job there.
Emir tries for a takedown but Durham circles away easily
and Durham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Durham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 24:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Durham!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira has chosen Gimme Shelter as his entrance music. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 lbs
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235 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Micheal Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nogueira goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bates has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nogueira but great work by Bates.
Bates controlling the position.
Nogueira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bates wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nogueira can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bates presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Nogueira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nogueira tries to hold on but Bates postures up.
Nogueira is trying to reverse the position but instead Bates has taken his back - oops!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to roll but Bates sticks to his back.
Nogueira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bates is trying to stick to Nogueira's back but Nogueira is turning into Bates. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bates's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nogueira.
Bates will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nogueira looking to sit in guard and control but Bates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nogueira working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bates has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Bates is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bates's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bates's back!
Nogueira tries to keep control of the position but Bates is staying busy.
Nogueira is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Bates taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Nogueira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Higginsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zako Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Higginsworth's entrance music is Mr. Grinch. A fine choice. Simmons has chosen I wanna be a balla as his entrance music. Zako Simmons is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Higginsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zako Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Higginsworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Higginsworth keeps Simmons at a distance using the push kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Higginsworth. Simmons shrugs it off though.
Simmons looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higginsworth lands with a kick to the temple. Simmons shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick by Higginsworth - that's a beauty! Simmons is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Higginsworth can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Derek Higginsworth!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ben wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shifiinity Powel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, ben wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shifiinity Powel!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from wells.
wells tries to land a leg kick but Powel saw it coming and moves away.
wells dives in and grabs Powel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Powel pushes down on wells's head and hops out.
Powel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and wells counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Powel!
Powel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
wells lands a big elbow.
Powel swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Powel gets back to half guard.
Powel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
wells not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Powel is trying to get back to full guard.
wells thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Powel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
wells trying to control the position from guard on top but Powel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
wells with a flurry of punches that miss.
wells 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.
wells is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
wells got a little sloppy there for a moment and Powel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, wells has managed to get both his arms back between Powel's legs - danger averted.
wells thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Powel trying to control the position.
wells landing some decent shots from guard.
Powel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. wells defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
wells advances to half guard.
Powel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Powel blocking the ground and pound attempt from wells.
wells is keen to just control but Powel is a slippery customer.
wells working Powel over with strikes.
wells looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Powel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
wells is thwarting Powel's attempts to control the position.
wells slips a nice elbow through Powel's hands, connecting with Powel's forehead.
wells is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
wells works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wells looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Powel working to try and regain half guard.
wells with the ground and pound from mount.
wells lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
wells looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
wells controlling from mount.
Powel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Powel throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
wells looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
wells prevents Powel from getting the reversal.
Powel wants to control but wells is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, wells cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
wells breaks from Powel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
wells lands a nice shot to the head.
wells working for a guillotine from mount but Powel is in no mood to give up.
wells wants to control the pace but Powel is squirming around nicely.
Powel sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
wells is trying to control. Powel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ben wells dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Powel fails with the takedown
and wells counters with a takedown into side control.
wells wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powel keeps working.
wells connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Powel some visible discomfort.
Powel is looking for a sweep.
Powel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on wells's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Powel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but wells pulls his head out easily.
wells drops an elbow to the side of Powel's head.
Powel with the active half guard here but wells passes nicely into side control.
wells is putting a hurting on Powel here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wells in side control lands a decent elbow.
wells thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
wells working the ground and pound.
wells is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Powel will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
wells connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Powel some visible discomfort.
wells trying to control the position but Powel is working away.
Powel is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but wells is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Powel is working to get back to half guard.
Powel is in a horrible position here. wells smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Powel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
wells is working for a guillotine from mount but Powel frees his head quite easily.
wells working Powel over with strikes here.
wells prevents Powel from getting the reversal.
Powel is in a horrible position here. wells smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Powel is desperately trying to improve his position but wells has a good base and remains in mount.
wells tries to control but Powel wriggling away.
Powel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Powel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wells putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
wells with a couple of short strikes.
wells avoids the attempt from Powel to control.
Powel is breathing heavily.
wells is landing with some decent strikes but Powel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Powel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Powel is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by wells.
Powel is trying desperately to improve position.
wells cracks Powel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Powel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
wells working Powel over with strikes here.
Powel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
ben wells overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Powel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Powel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
wells in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Powel is desperately trying to improve his position but wells has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ben wells dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
wells shoots in and bounces Powel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Powel being controlled here, momentarily.
wells has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
wells content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Powel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead wells passes into half guard.
Powel taking some punishment here, with wells in his half guard.
wells trying to control the pace.
wells seems to be looking for submissions.
Powel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powel is trying to control but can't.
Powel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Powel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. wells is aware though and is defending well.
Powel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. wells is aware though and is defending well.
wells scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
wells scoring with punches to the head and body.
wells lands a couple of digs.
wells looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Powel keeping moving, preventing wells from controlling successfully.
wells with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powel isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. wells stacks Powel 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 wells!
wells trying to control the position but Powel is working away.
Powel taking punishment in the form of punches.
Powel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
wells seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Powel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
wells looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Powel is refusing to be controlled, as wells sits in half guard.
Powel tries to roll over but wells keeps him under control.
wells is trying to control the action in half guard but Powel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
wells keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
wells is trying to control the action in half guard but Powel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Powel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows wells to score an easy takedown into full guard.
wells scoring with some ground and pound.
wells lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Powel working a defensive guard but wells passes into half guard.
wells wants to control but Powel is keeping him busy.
Powel is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
wells is trying to control. Powel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Powel tries for a takedown but wells circles away easily
and wells counters with a takedown into side control.
wells controls the position.
Powel gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Powel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powel is trying to keep wells in close.
Shifiinity Powel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
ben wells showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for wells, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ben wells!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Gatez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Link Gatez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Gatez.
Thai gets caught flat footed, as Gatez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thai is looking to stand up but Gatez isn't so interested in that idea.
Gatez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gatez on the ground.
Thai wants to stand and escape but Gatez is having none of it.
Thai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thai keeping full guard, as Gatez tries to pass.
Thai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gatez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Thai is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gatez, into his guard.
Gatez is pulling down on Thai's head. It's preventing any offense from Thai, at least for the moment.
Thai wanted to stand there but Gatez had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatez pulls Thai in close to prevent any damage.
Thai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gatez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gatez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thai!
Thai wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gatez.
Thai is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Thai is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gatez landing strikes from the mount and Thai is in trouble!
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Gatez.
Muay Thai's cut is getting worse.
Gatez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Muay Thai's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gatez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jeez, Muay Thai's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Muay Thai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Link Gatez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. The key to victory for Rocky Thomas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Barton!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Barton there.
Barton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
Barton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thomas trying to control here.
Barton is nestled in close to Thomas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thomas is trying to control but Barton passes into side control!
Barton looks up at the clock and then as Thomas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Barton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Barton trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Barton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thomas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barton is trying to get an arm triangle but Thomas is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton is looking to take a break and control but Thomas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barton landing a few strikes.
Thomas is not content to let Barton control the position.
Barton grinds an elbow into Thomas's temple.
Barton scoring with punches and elbows.
Barton is chipping away with strikes.
Barton lands a decent elbow from side control.
Barton landing strikes.
Check out the look on Barton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barton on the ground.
Thomas is looking to regain half guard here but Barton keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Barton stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton is working to tighten is grip on Thomas's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Thomas has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Barton is really squeezing tight and eventually Thomas passes out! Barton breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jack Barton!
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