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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Steeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Steeler will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Steeler!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steeler misses with a low kick.
Steeler looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steeler but Steeler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sonnen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steeler's waist but Steeler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sonnen off to one side.
Sonnen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steeler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sonnen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Steeler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sonnen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Steeler to see if he's OK.
Sonnen trying to control the position but Steeler is working away.
Sonnen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steeler down.
Sonnen working the ground and pound.
Sonnen advances nicely into full mount.
Sonnen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Steeler?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steeler taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a nice shot to the head.
Steeler wants to try and get back to his feet.
Steeler is bucking up trying to escape but Sonnen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steeler is in a horrible position here. Sonnen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sonnen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sonnen lands a heavy elbow.
Sonnen 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.
Sonnen lands a heavy elbow.
Sonnen working the ground and pound effectively.
Sonnen looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a nice shot to the head.
Sonnen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sonnen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Steeler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sonnen lands a big elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steeler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sonnen lands a big shot there that rocks Steeler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Steeler is rocked!
Sonnen has control of Steeler's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Steeler regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sonnen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sonnen landing shots from mount.
Sonnen breaks from Steeler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oooh a big shot lands for Sonnen! Steeler is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chael Sonnen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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152 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Nelson throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Henzo Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nelson is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Nelson circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nelson counters with a two punch combo.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into rage.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Jab from Nelson.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Nelson cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Nelson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nelson, as that shot connected.
Nice straight punches there by Nelson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nelson.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie walks straight into a right hand from Nelson - that's dropped him! Nelson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gracie from any more punishment! Gracie complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ed Nelson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everaldo Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Everaldo Jorge will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Houdini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Everaldo Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge misses with a head kick.
Jorge throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Houdini closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Houdini looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Houdini is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jorge knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Houdini prevents Jorge from escaping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Houdini wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jorge, who protects the arm well.
Houdini misses with the ground and pound.
Jorge tries to escape but Houdini is in control.
Houdini looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorge tries to escape but Houdini is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jorge is trying to escape and Houdini transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jorge is forced to tap! Nice work there by Houdini! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Houdini!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaucho Paisano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Tager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tager has chosen MOTOR HEAD as his entrance music. Iron Tager is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaucho Paisano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Tager!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paisano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tager paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paisano tries to clinch but Tager moves out of range.
Tager changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paisano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Paisano taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tager working the ground and pound.
Tager working the head with strikes.
Tager creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paisano is pushing Tager's head away, looking to escape. Tager manages to hold on to the position though.
Paisano is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Paisano is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tager asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paisano taking a bit of punishment here - Tager scoring with strikes.
Paisano wants to get back to his feet but Tager drags him back down.
Tager works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tager cracks Paisano with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Tager immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Paisano is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Tager!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iron Tager!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razor De Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Cazares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Costa comes to the cage accompanied by Synphony of Destruction by Megadeth. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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270 lbs
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277 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Razor De Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dino Cazares!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Costa swats away the attempt to clinch by Cazares.
De Costa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in 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.
Cazares is looking to escape.
De Costa working Cazares over with strikes.
De Costa lands with a punch from half guard.
Cazares looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Costa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Costa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cazares kicks De Costa off and gets back to his feet.
Cazares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cazares looks to land a combination but De Costa avoids it well.
Dino Cazares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Costa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De Costa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Costa lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Costa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cazares is avoiding damage well.
De Costa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cazares taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cazares is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
De Costa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cazares is trying to buck De Costa off.
De Costa cracks Cazares with a big right hand but Cazares just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
An elbow from De Costa crashes against the mat.
De Costa advances nicely into full mount.
Cazares squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
De Costa looking to control but Cazares is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Costa lands a big shot there that rocks Cazares but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cazares wants to try and get back to his feet.
De Costa with shots to the head and body - Cazares looks very uncomfortable down there.
De Costa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cazares is rocked!
De Costa lands a big elbow - Cazares is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Cazares is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Razor De Costa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hurry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lashley Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall has chosen pushing me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Hurry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lashley Randall!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith punishes Randall's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Randall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Lashley Randall has been cut.
Randall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Randall.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Randall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith pushes Randall up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith pushes Randall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Randall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Randall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Randall looks gassed!
Smith is stalling here.
Randall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hurry Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lashley Randall.
Randall trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Randall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Smith wants to clinch up but Randall keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Smith lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Randall is looking to close the distance but Smith sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Randall crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Randall is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Hurry Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Byson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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214 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Capone!
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, Mike Byson!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone throws a body punch but Byson moves out of range.
Capone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Capone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Byson wants to sweep here but Capone controlling him for the moment.
Byson wants to get back to his feet but Capone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Capone sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Capone stops Byson from standing up.
Capone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Byson looking for a sweep. Not yet Byson, not yet.
Capone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Byson wants to sweep here but Capone controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Capone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byson.
Byson swings for the body but Capone moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Byson moves away from the strike by Capone.
Byson ducks under a wild hook from Capone.
Capone slips a straight right by Byson.
A shot to the body from Capone misses
and Byson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Capone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Byson lands a nice looking body shot.
Byson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Capone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Capone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byson.
Capone misses the shot to the body.
Capone throws a combination that misses
and Byson counters with a nice body shot.
Capone misses with a double jab
and Byson counters with a series of strikes. Capone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Al Capone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Byson's guard.
Capone 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byson keeping full guard, as Capone tries to pass.
Byson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Capone. Byson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Capone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Byson counters with a series of strikes. Capone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Byson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Capone.
Capone tests Byson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Byson as Capone shoots in.
Byson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Byson slips under a jab.
Capone looks for a takedown but Byson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Capone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Al Capone has been cut.
Byson moves away from the strike by Capone.
Capone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Byson defends it nicely.
Byson scores with a one two! Capone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Capone slips a jab and a cross from Byson.
Byson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Capone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byson.
Capone shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Byson's guard.
Capone stopping the sweep attempt from Byson.
Capone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byson wants to stand and escape but Capone is having none of it.
Capone landing with the ground and pound.
Capone stopping the sweep attempt from Byson.
Capone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Capone trying to control but Byson is working from the bottom.
Byson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Capone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Capone wants to pass the guard but Byson is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capone won't allow Byson to sweep him here.
Capone throwing strikes but missing.
Capone stops Byson from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Al Capone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Capone's cut.
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.
Byson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Capone.
Capone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Byson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Byson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byson takes one on the button.
Byson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Capone misses with a straight left.
Byson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Capone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Byson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Capone thinking.
Capone lands a nice hook to Byson's body. Byson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Capone throws a jab when Byson was well out of range.
Capone misses with a few strikes there.
Byson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Capone.
Good exchange - Capone coming out on top.
Capone misses with a body punch
and Byson counters with a right hand to the body.
Capone misses the body punch
and Byson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson ducks under a wild hook from Capone.
Byson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Byson as Capone shoots in.
Capone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Capone throws a hook to the side of Byson's head but Byson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byson misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Capone is defended easily by Byson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Capone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capone lands an overhand right.
Capone throws a hook but Byson avoids it easily.
Capone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Byson is fending him off so far but Capone persists. Nope, Byson circles away and we're back to standing.
Byson lands a really nice looking cross but Capone seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Byson.
Capone looks to throw the jab but Byson is out of range.
Capone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Capone throws a lazy right hand but Byson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Byson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Capone shoots for a double leg takedown but Byson sprawls well. He's pushed Capone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mike Byson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Capone connects with a looping right hand.
Capone throws a hook but Byson avoids it easily.
Byson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mike Byson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Byson ducks under a wild hook from Capone.
Byson looks to land a combination. Capone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Capone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Byson pinned against the cage. Byson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Capone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone throws a hook to the side of Byson's head but Byson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byson misses with a few strikes there.
Byson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Byson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Byson checks a low kick from Capone.
Byson staying out of range there.
Byson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Capone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Capone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Byson connects with a right hand. Capone shakes it off.
Capone throws a looping overhand right but Byson ducks down to avoid it.
Byson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Capone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone fails to land with a series of punches.
Capone throws a jab but it's blocked by Byson.
Capone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Capone looks to throw the jab but Byson is out of range.
Capone misses with an uppercut.
Capone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Byson circles away.
Nice defenses there by Byson.
A shot to de liver by Byson. Beautiful body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Capone.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Capone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Byson circles away.
Capone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byson misses with a wild combination.
Byson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Byson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Al Capone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Byson scores with a nice right hand.
Byson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Byson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Capone tries to clinch up
and Byson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Capone looks to throw the jab but Byson is out of range.
Capone misses with a combination
and Byson counters with a two punch combo.
Capone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Byson trying to control from the bottom.
Capone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Capone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Byson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Capone jumps into side control!
Capone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Byson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Capone landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byson is pushing Capone's head away, looking to escape. Capone manages to hold on to the position though.
Capone cracks Byson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Byson struggling a bit here.
Capone trying to control the position but Byson is working away.
Byson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Capone is looking to take a break and control but Byson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Capone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byson is trying to stand up here but Capone is controlling him well.
Capone is thwarting Byson's attempts to control the position.
Capone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Byson defending well though.
Capone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Byson's head.
Byson is refusing to be controlled, as Capone sits in half guard.
Byson is looking for a sweep. Capone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Capone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Byson is fending him off so far but Capone persists. Nope, Byson circles away and we're back to standing.
Capone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Byson working a defensive guard here.
Capone thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byson is looking to stand back up but Capone counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Byson.
Capone keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Capone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Byson is trying to get back to full guard.
Capone passes to side control.
Capone working the ground and pound.
Capone throws a strike aimed at the side of Byson's head but Byson avoids it well.
Al Capone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Byson is pushing Capone's head away, looking to escape. Capone manages to hold on to the position though.
Byson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Byson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Byson is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone lands a nice forearm strike.
Capone lands a nice forearm strike.
Capone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Byson down.
Capone lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byson keeps working.
Capone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capone working the head and body with strikes.
Capone wants to control but Byson is keeping him busy.
Byson stops Capone from passing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Capone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Capone 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Al Capone!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renata Sobrawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Bique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bique has chosen Back in black - AC/DC as his entrance music. Ronaldo Bique will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renata Sobrawl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Bique!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Sobrawl checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bique buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bique.
Bique walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sobrawl checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sobrawl scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sobrawl is looking to advance position but Bique won't allow it.
Bique wants to control but Sobrawl is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sobrawl not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bique pushes Sobrawl off looking to stand but Sobrawl dives back in and keeps control.
Sobrawl thows a huge punch but Bique dodges it nicely.
Bique won't allow Sobrawl to pass to mount.
Sobrawl is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bique is just riding it out for now. Sobrawl eventually gives up the hold.
Bique is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sobrawl.
Bique pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobrawl fails with a takedown attempt.
Sobrawl misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two 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.
Bique tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sobrawl scores a takedown into full mount!
Sobrawl working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bique is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sobrawl can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bique is looking to escape.
Sobrawl unloads with some shots from mount but Bique bucks and avoids them well.
Bique tries to lock up and control but Sobrawl gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobrawl is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bique is surviving well by controlling Sobrawl's body position as best he can.
Poor strikes thrown by Sobrawl there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bique is squirming around, avoiding Sobrawl's attempts to control the action.
Bique wants to control but Sobrawl is having none of it.
Bique is looking to improve his position but Sobrawl isn't that keen on the idea.
Bique gets back to half guard.
Sobrawl seems to be looking for submissions.
Sobrawl is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bique has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sobrawl is breathing heavily.
Sobrawl is thwarting Bique's attempts to control the position.
Bique controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bique trying to control here.
Bique keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bique is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bique.
Sobrawl swats away the attempt to clinch by Bique.
Bique tries to land a leg kick but Sobrawl saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Renata Sobrawl will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some bone on bone action there as Sobrawl checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sobrawl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bique was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobrawl.
Sobrawl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bique defends it nicely.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bique! Sobrawl is out on his feet! Bique rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sobrawl is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sobrawl is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronaldo Bique!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cassiano Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lukens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor comes to the cage accompanied by Enigma - Hello and welcome. Johnny Lukens has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassiano Victor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Lukens!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Victor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lukens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Victor misses.
Victor misses with a looping right.
Lukens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lukens wants to clinch.
Victor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lukens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Victor but Victor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lukens doesn't manage to clinch there - Victor circles away.
Lukens tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Victor is able to avoid easily.
Lukens tries to clinch up but Victor circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lukens tries to clinch up but Victor circles away and keeps his distance.
Lukens tries to clinch but Victor moves out of range.
Lukens wants to clinch.
Lukens lands a jab to Victor's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor misses with a straight right.
Victor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Johnny Lukens has been cut.
Lukens is looking to clinch but Victor is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut lands for Victor. That snapped Lukens's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lukens.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lukens.
Victor misses with a hook.
Lukens moves into range and clinches up with Victor.
Lukens tries to break the clinch but Victor is controlling the position.
Lukens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lukens lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Victor backs up against the cage.
Lukens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lukens misses with a takedown attempt - Victor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cassiano Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Lukens.
Victor scores with a hook.
Lukens misses with a combination
and Victor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukens looks to clinch
and Victor counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Lukens off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Victor follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Lukens was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cassiano Victor!
Cassiano Victor retains his welterweight title!
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