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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Algenir Aguiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Algenir Aguiar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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197 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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201 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Algenir Aguiar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguiar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barbosa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Aguiar is in Barbosa's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Aguiar wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa trying to control the position.
Aguiar trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa trying to keep a closed guard but Aguiar is proving a slippery customer.
Aguiar trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Algenir Aguiar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barbosa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aguiar avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguiar dives in and scores a takedown into Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Aguiar controlling him for the moment.
Barbosa working a defensive guard here.
Aguiar won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguiar cracks Barbosa with a solid left hand.
Aguiar throws a big elbow that misses.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Aguiar from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aguiar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barbosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Igor Barbosa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Barbosa shoots for a takedown but Aguiar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aguiar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Algenir Aguiar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aguiar's waist but Aguiar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barbosa off to one side.
Aguiar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barbosa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aguiar throwing strikes but Barbosa manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguiar is looking to regain half guard here but Barbosa keeps moving and retains side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Aguiar is right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here as Barbosa stalls from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aguiar is not content to let Barbosa control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Algenir Aguiar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Barbosa'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.
Aguiar shoots in and gets a takedown into Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa has momentary wrist control but Aguiar slips an elbow through the middle.
Aguiar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa has a closed guard, preventing Aguiar from standing up.
Aguiar distracts Barbosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barbosa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aguiar!
Barbosa controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to control but Aguiar wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa fails to advance to Aguiar's back.
Barbosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguiar is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Aguiar is trying to stand up.
Barbosa controlling the pace for now.
Aguiar is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Igor Barbosa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Aguiar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aguiar throwing strikes but missing.
Barbosa is trying to control the position but Aguiar postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Algenir Aguiar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Barbosa'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Aguiar shoots for a takedown but Barbosa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barbosa fails with the takedown.
Aguiar shoots for a takedown but Barbosa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aguiar as he avoids it easily.
Aguiar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa fails with the takedown.
Algenir Aguiar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Barbosa.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Aguiar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barbosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguiar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barbosa pinned against the cage. Barbosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aguiar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barbosa as he jumps to the side.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Barbosa enables Aguiar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barbosa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Barbosa pulls Aguiar in to control the position.
Barbosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguiar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbosa looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Barbosa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Aguiar has a takedown stuffed.
Aguiar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barbosa did well to prevent Aguiar getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Aguiar.
Aguiar trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguiar throws an elbow that misses. Barbosa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aguiar's guard. Nice move by Barbosa!
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Aguiar keeps moving.
Barbosa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aguiar keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Algenir Aguiar.
Aguiar shoots in but no luck this time.
Algenir Aguiar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aguiar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aguiar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barbosa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aguiar somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aguiar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Algenir Aguiar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aguiar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Algenir Aguiar!
Algenir Aguiar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heidan Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Total War - The Shogun II. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
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214 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heidan Warren!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gracie to the ground. Warren is now in Gracie's guard.
Warren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Warren looking to pass the guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Warren is one step ahead there.
Warren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Warren looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Warren is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Warren is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Warren avoid being mounted?
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warren keeps working.
Warren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Gracie just trying to survive but Warren is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Warren's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Warren's guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Gracie pushes down on Warren's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Warren is trying to control but can't.
Warren pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Warren dodges it nicely.
Warren is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warren keeps working.
Gracie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is thwarting Warren's attempts to control the position.
Gracie trying to control the action but Warren is working from the bottom.
Warren wants to get back to full guard.
Warren is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Warren defending well.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Warren works his way to full guard. Good work.
Warren has his feet on Gracie's thighs here. He's pushed Gracie off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gracie screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Heidan Warren!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Icaro Asas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joseph Brown was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
17 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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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
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Icaro Asas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Brown!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses with the combination.
Asas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws a right hand that Asas ducks under and follows up with a left that Asas also avoids with ease.
Asas blocks a head kick by Brown.
Joseph Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
and Asas counters with a crisp one two that drops Brown! Asas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brown to his feet! Brown is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Asas counters with a body kick.
Brown looks winded!
Asas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Asas off balance momentarily.
Asas tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Asas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown is rocked!
Asas throwing strikes but missing.
Asas throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Asas with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Brown can't handle though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Asas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Asas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Asas striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asas throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Asas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Asas trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Asas lands a couple of elbows.
Asas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brown pushes Asas off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brown is trying to defend but Asas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asas.
Asas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Asas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asas.
Asas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown is trying to stand.
Asas working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Asas.
Asas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown kicks Asas off and gets back to his feet.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown misses with the combination.
Joseph Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Asas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro Asas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asas tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Asas shrugs it off though.
Asas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Asas persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown throws a head kick that Asas semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Asas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Asas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Asas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Asas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brown stuns Asas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Asas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a hook but Asas avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Icaro Asas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asas jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Asas wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown throws a head kick but Asas moves out of range.
Asas scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Asas counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asas tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown gets caught napping as Asas dives in and scores a takedown. Brown manages to retain guard.
Brown uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Asas on that attempt.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Asas at a distance.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asas is looking to clinch.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Asas backs up against the cage.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Icaro Asas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asas fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro Asas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asas connects with a solid leg kick.
Asas throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asas tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Asas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Asas somewhat.
Brown throws a head kick but Asas moves out of range.
Asas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Asas gets a double leg takedown into Brown's guard.
Asas with a nice head shot there.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Asas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asas throwing strikes but missing.
Asas throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Asas is having none of it.
Asas works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Asas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Asas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown throws a hook to the side of Asas's head but Asas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Asas. Asas maintains the clinch.
Asas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Asas or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Asas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asas.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Asas lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Asas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Asas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asas trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown sneaks out the side door and pushes Asas away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Icaro Asas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Brown misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
Asas moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Icaro Asas is winning the standup battle so far.
Asas shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Asas blocks the body kick.
Asas shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Brown throws a series of punches but Asas avoids them all with ease.
Asas blocks a head kick by Brown.
Asas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro Asas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Asas gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asas tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown throws a head kick but Asas moves out of range.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Asas tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Asas counters with a right hand to the body.
Horrible takedown by Asas or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Brown jabs Asas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Asas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Asas moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Asas moves out of range easily.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Asas counters with a leg kick.
Asas slips under a jab.
Asas moves out of range of the body kick.
Asas blocks a head kick by Brown.
Asas scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Asas connects with a couple of short punches.
Asas trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Asas is having none of it.
Asas throwing strikes but missing.
Asas postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Brown is looking to stand up but Asas isn't so interested in that idea.
Asas is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Asas throwing strikes but missing.
Asas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Asas.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Asas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown has his feet on Asas's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Asas blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Asas's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Icaro Asas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Asas gets a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Asas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Icaro Asas!
An out of breath Icaro Asas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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228 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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225 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloysius Martin Thesz!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann tries to clinch
and Thesz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hartmann's guard now.
Hartmann has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thesz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thesz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thesz not doing much here.
Hartmann tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hartmann tries to get to full guard but Thesz has control of the leg.
Thesz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thesz with shots to the head and body - Hartmann looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hartmann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thesz on the ground.
Thesz controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thesz scoring with strikes but Hartmann is staying in there.
Hartmann tries to control the position but Thesz now has his back.
Hartmann preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Thesz.
Thesz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thesz is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Thesz looking for the choke from the back.
Hartmann prevents Thesz from getting a body triangle.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thesz trying to control.
Well, with Thesz on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hartmann is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Thesz lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Hartmann is trapped and Thesz is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Thesz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hartmann defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Thesz lands strikes to the head.
Thesz punches Hartmann on the ear.
Thesz is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Thesz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hartmann defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thesz lands shots to the head and Hartmann turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloysius Martin Thesz!
Aloysius Martin Thesz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touret comes to the cage accompanied by La Valse d'Amelie. Winters is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony. Jamarcus Winters has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Julien Touret's chin.
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267 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamarcus Winters!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touret lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Winters lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Winters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Touret manages to avoid it.
Touret lands with a nice body punch.
Touret slips a jab from Winters.
Touret throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Winters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Touret.
Winters looking to throw knees to the head but Touret is blocking nicely.
Touret lands a right hand.
Winters's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Touret creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Touret lands an elbow inside that Winters shrugs off.
Winters has a couple of punches blocked by Touret.
Touret misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winters trying to control the position but instead, Touret has worked for underhooks and has pushed Winters into the cage.
Winters being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters is trying to break the clinch but Touret is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Touret.
Winters gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Touret missing with knees to the body.
Winters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Winters avoids the damage to the body.
Winters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winters misses with a jab to the body
and Touret cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Touret tries to clinch but Winters is having none of it.
Winters moves into range and clinches up with Touret.
Winters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Winters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Touret pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Touret lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winters lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Touret.
Winters lands a right hand that snaps the head of Touret backwards.
Touret wants to stall.
Touret pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Touret dodges an elbow strike from Winters.
Winters is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Touret is keeping busy.
Touret misses with an elbow over the top.
Winters throws a punch but it's blocked by Touret.
Winters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winters avoids a wild elbow strike from Touret.
Touret creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winters's defenses.
Touret pushes off an throws an elbow but Winters leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Winters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret lands with a left to the head.
Winters can't break the clinch.
Touret throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winterss head.
Winters tries to circle away but Touret has him pinned against the cage.
Touret throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Winters takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jamarcus Winters has been cut.
Touret is working Winters over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winters misses with some punches.
Winters avoids a wild elbow strike from Touret.
Touret lands with a light punch inside.
Touret misses with an elbow strike.
Winters misses with the head strike.
Winters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Touret lands an elbow inside.
Winters is pressed against the cage. Touret pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Winters! Two more big strikes from Touret and Winters crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Julien Touret!
During a confident post fight interview, Julien Touret thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Super Slayer struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Super Slayer looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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32
189 lbs
22 - 11 - 2 |
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200 lbs
19 - 21 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer stalks Anthony and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anthony's face. Anthony staggers backwards, shaken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anthony. Slayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slayer darts in and clinches Anthony up against the cage.
Anthony lands with a light punch inside.
Slayer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anthony is struggling to control the position.
Anthony misses with a body punch.
Slayer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anthony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anthony stalls.
Slayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anthony controlling the action here for a moment.
Slayer tries to break free but Anthony pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anthony creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anthony leaning against his opponent.
Anthony tries a body shot but Slayer blocks it.
Anthony misses with a body punch.
Anthony swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slayer prevents a body shot from Anthony.
Slayer looking to slow down the pace here.
Slayer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slayer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slayer cracks Anthony with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anthony lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Super Slayer has been cut.
Slayer misses with a combination
and Anthony counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Slayer misses.
Anthony tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slayer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slayer looks to throw the jab but Anthony is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anthony's waist but Anthony gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slayer off to one side.
Anthony bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Slayer looks winded!
Slayer dives in and grabs Anthony's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anthony pushes down on Slayer's head and hops out.
Slayer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Anthony.
Anthony connects with a leg kick. Slayer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anthony misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony scores with a push kick.
Anthony throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slayer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anthony lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slayer's sensitive parts.
Slayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthony.
Anthony throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Anthony throws a body punch but Slayer moves out of range.
Anthony feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slayer's calf.
Anthony lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slayer's calf.
Anthony is looking to wear down Slayer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anthony.
Anthony dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony lands with a shot to the body.
Anthony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Anthony.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anthony lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
OH! Slayer has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Anthony smells blood and charges in for the finish! Anthony unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Slayer sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Anthony!
A very excited looking Justin Anthony made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ortiz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Otto Knows - 'Million Voices' (Full Version). The crowd seem to be enjoying Liddell's choice of entrance music: Eminem - Superman. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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33
215 lbs
33 - 17 - 0 |
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24
220 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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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
33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Ortiz.
Liddell walks into a left hand.
Ortiz lands with an uppercut that bounces Liddell off the cage and back into range.
Liddell punishes Ortiz's body with a nice straight punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Liddell.
A slow jab from Liddell misses its intended target.
Ortiz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell misses with a straight left.
Liddell lands with a hook. Ortiz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ortiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortiz looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Ortiz backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Liddell's temple! It sends Liddell violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Ortiz celebrates and the doctors try to help Liddell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). SergiO Ortiz!
An intense looking SergiO Ortiz took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: '"Brawler" Charlie Liddell (164120) vocę aceita uma luta de K-1 contra mim ?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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33
265 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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31
266 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Williams!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams dodges the punch combination from Alves.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Alves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alves to the ground. Williams is now in Alves's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves, not yet.
Williams wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Williams postures up.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams postures up.
Alves has control of Williams's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.
Alves is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams slips nicely into half guard.
Alves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Alves is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Williams throwing shots but Alves is blocking nicely.
Williams winds up and cracks Alves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams winds up and cracks Alves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Williams is thwarting Alves's attempts to control the position.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams stops Alves from getting back to his feet.
Williams lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is thwarting Alves's attempts to control the position.
Alves pushes Williams off looking to stand but Williams dives back in and keeps control.
Williams is working for a kimura but Alves is defending it quite comfortably.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Williams works over Alves with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Alves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Williams moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Alves fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams distracts Alves with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eli Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams postures up.
Alves looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alves's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alves trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Williams throws a strike but Alves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking to control.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Alves taking some punishment here, with Williams in his half guard.
Alves is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves looks like he's trying to stand up.
Williams working over Alves with some ground and pound. Alves looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Williams is nestled in close to Alves, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Williams is nestled in close to Alves, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Williams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alves is not content to let Williams control the position.
Alves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Williams throws a strike but Alves avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alves has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Williams's guard.
Alves prevents Williams from improving his position.
Alves throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alves's back!
Williams is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Williams gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Williams gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Williams apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams lands with a right hand.
Williams blocks a jab.
Alves lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alves was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Williams works over Alves with some ground and pound from guard.
Alves is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
Oh Alves is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Alves covers up, he's hurt! Williams keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Williams and the ref steps in to end the fight! Williams can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Williams!
After winning the bout, Eli Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dy Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvez comes to the cage accompanied by The Rocky Balboa. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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290 lbs
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290 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dy Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvez lands a high kick!
It looks like Hunter Gatherer has been cut.
Gatherer blocks a head kick by Alvez.
Alvez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatherer.
Alvez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvez misses with a head kick.
Alvez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alvez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvez staying out of range there.
Alvez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gatherer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatherer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvez is out of range.
Nice body kick from Alvez.
Alvez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatherer throws out a loose jab but Alvez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatherer blocks a head kick by Alvez.
Alvez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatherer lands with a cross.
Alvez scores with a head kick.
Alvez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gatherer throws out a leg kick but Alvez moves out of range and Gatherer only half commits.
Alvez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gatherer defends it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gatherer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvez.
Alvez avoids a kick to the body.
Alvez throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Gatherer there.
Gatherer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gatherer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvez at a distance.
Alvez is breathing heavily.
Alvez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gatherer - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters circling a little - Gatherer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gatherer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gatherer cracks Alvez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Alvez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gatherer finish him?
Alvez is rocked!
Gatherer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvez at a distance.
Oh Alvez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gatherer.
Gatherer sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Alvez's defenses. It connects perfectly with Alvez's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hunter Gatherer!
During a confident post fight interview, Hunter Gatherer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Decampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Decampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Carioca!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carioca misses the shot to the body.
Carioca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decampo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carioca sprawls well. Carioca wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Decampo gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Decampo.
Decampo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carioca circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Decampo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Carioca as Decampo shoots in.
Carioca moves in looking to clinch but Decampo pushes him off.
Decampo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carioca's waist but Carioca gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Decampo off to one side.
Decampo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Carioca's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carioca is looking to stand back up but Decampo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Carioca.
Decampo prevents Carioca from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carioca trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca working to try and regain half guard.
Decampo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Carioca has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Carioca!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carioca is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Decampo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Decampo has his feet on Carioca's thighs here. He's pushed Carioca off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Carioca screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raul Decampo!
Raul Decampo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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