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WB25: Heidrich vs. La Fleur PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Something in your Mouth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Duran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duran as he avoids it easily.
Gomez pushes Duran up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Duran wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gomez lands in his opponent's guard.
Gomez advances to half guard.
Gomez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duran does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Duran is looking to escape.
Gomez is looking to pass Duran's guard but actually Duran recovers to full guard.
Duran wants to stand but Gomez is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Duran is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gomez stays in close to Duran's body and controls the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Duran misses with a few strikes there.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duran sprawls well. Duran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomez looks for a takedown but Duran sprawls well.
Mike Duran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gomez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duran.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duran throws a wild body kick that Gomez sees coming a mile off.
Duran shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gomez is looking to escape.
Gomez looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to get to full guard but Duran has control of the leg.
Duran looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gomez pushes Duran off and gets back to his feet.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duran.
Gomez misses with a takedown
and Duran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gomez won't be happy with that.
Duran advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran controlling the position easily from mount.
Duran seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gomez for as long as he can get away with.
Gomez really wants to buck Duran off and get back to his feet.
Duran controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Duran dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Duran.
Mike Duran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Duran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomez shoots in and drives through. Duran sprawls well.
Duran closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duran gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gomez.
Duran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duran closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gomez did well to prevent Duran getting side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Gomez uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Duran's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gomez is looking for a triangle but Duran pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duran won't allow Gomez to sweep him here.
Gomez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Duran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Duran stays in close to Gomez's body and controls the position.
Duran stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mike Duran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Gomez.
Duran rushes Gomez and presses him up against the cage.
Duran tries to pull guard but Gomez won't allow it.
Duran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomez fails to pull guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gomez fails to pull guard.
Duran jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gomez walks away with a smile on his face. Duran gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Duran misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Duran shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Duran.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Duran is looking to escape.
Gomez tries to pass to full mount but Duran defends it.
Duran is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Duran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gomez trying to control the action but Duran is working from the bottom.
Gomez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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 Mike Duran will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomez avoids the head kick by Duran.
Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Duran in a clinch.
Gomez tries to score a body lock takedown but Duran shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Duran turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Duran manages to end up in side control.
Duran trying to control the action but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Gomez is trying to control Duran's posture but Duran avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran pushes Gomez off and gets back to his feet.
Gomez misses with a takedown
and Duran counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gomez's guard now.
Gomez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duran doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duran manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Duran stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
Duran getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez shoots in but Duran avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mike Duran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Gomez.
Duran misses with a head kick.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but Duran shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Duran gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez wants to control but Duran postures up.
Duran takes a little break here. Gomez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Duran decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Duran counters with a right hand to the body.
Duran moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Duran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomez shoots in and bounces Duran off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Duran keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez prevents Duran from getting back to his feet.
Gomez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duran pushes Gomez off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Duran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duran 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Mike Duran!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Mike Duran!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Mike Duran!
Mike Duran wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bombs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Wees Niet Bang (Paz rmx). 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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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bombs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bombs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Bombs shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Bombs or perhaps it was just good defense by White which made him look bad.
Bombs throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Bombs.
Bombs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White to score an easy takedown into full guard.
White trying to control but Bombs is working from the bottom.
Bombs trying to control the position.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Bombs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White trying to control but Bombs is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bombs can pounce on him.
Bombs looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Bombs clinches.
White tries to score a body lock takedown but Bombs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bombs is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns Bombs into the cage.
Bombs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bombs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bombs tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bombs somewhat.
George White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Bombs.
Bombs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Bombs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bombs tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Bombs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Bombs tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bombs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bombs.
A punch combination from Bombs misses.
Bombs leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
White shoots in for a takedown but Bombs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bombs swinging wildly here.
Bombs throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
Bombs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bombs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
White takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bombs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bombs leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
White is breathing heavily.
Bombs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Bombs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bombs throws a head kick that misses.
Bombs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bombs shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bombs scores with a three punch combo!
Bombs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bombs can't break the clinch.
White jumps guard but Bombs stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
White tries to pull guard but Bombs holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
White tries to score a body lock takedown but Bombs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bombs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bombs breaks from the clinch.
Bombs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bombs closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Bombs pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bombs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bombs 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.
Bombs with a lazy takedown attempt
so White counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
White won't allow Bombs to get back to his feet.
White passes Bombs's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bombs is trying to escape back to his feet but White uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Bombs is letting White control him for a moment.
White is looking to take a break and control but Bombs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bombs is breathing heavily.
White looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to control but Bombs is keeping him busy.
White misses with the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as White stalls from top position.
White prevents Bombs from escaping the position.
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.
White slows the pace down.
White trying to control the action but Bombs is working from the bottom.
White wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bombs, who protects the arm well.
Bombs is looking to regain half guard here but White keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombs is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, White asserts his dominance and retains side control.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bombs keeps working.
Bombs wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bombs throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a shoot takedown. Bombs fights it but they end up in guard.
Bombs keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Bombs controlling White's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George White dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bombs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bombs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bombs throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick there by Bombs.
Bombs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bombs's guard.
Bombs keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White is controlling him.
Bombs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White thows a big elbow that misses.
White drops back looking for a leg! Bombs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bombs manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Bombs's guard.
White is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bombs wants to stand up but White is controlling him.
White trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bombs manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bombs defends well.
Bombs won't allow White to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombs wants to get up but he can't break White's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bombs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bombs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bombs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bombs sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed White's guard.
White moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bombs wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of White's closed guard. He's half up but White has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! White pivots and extends the arm, Bombs falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by White! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardinho Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardinho Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humberto Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Falcao showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gabriel trying to control the position.
Falcao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gabriel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Falcao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Falcao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gabriel controls Falcao momentarily but Falcao frees himself.
Falcao seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Falcao trying to control but Gabriel is working from the bottom.
Gabriel is looking for a triangle but Falcao pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gabriel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Falcao controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gabriel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gabriel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Falcao is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Humberto Falcao just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gabriel has his takedown stuffed
and Falcao counters with a single leg into guard. Gabriel didn't expect that.
Falcao throwing strikes from guard but Gabriel blocks nicely.
Falcao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gabriel working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Falcao from controlling successfully.
Falcao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Falcao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gabriel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Falcao wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
Falcao is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gabriel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Falcao is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Despite being in the dominant position, Humberto Falcao just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gabriel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Falcao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gabriel fails with the takedown
and Falcao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardinho Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falcao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcao misses with a wild body shot.
Gabriel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Falcao finds it's way round the side to connect with Gabriel's head.
Gabriel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gabriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gabriel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Falcao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gabriel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Falcao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Falcao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Falcao napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Falcao avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gabriel.
Falcao tries to improve position but can't.
Falcao manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Falcao content to control rather than advance.
Gabriel trying to control but Falcao postures up.
Falcao 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.
Falcao sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gabriel trying to hold on to Falcao's head to control him but Falcao postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Falcao trying to control the action but Gabriel is working from the bottom.
Gabriel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Falcao is thwarting Gabriel's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, if Falcao is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gabriel gets full guard.
Falcao stays in close to Gabriel's body and controls the position.
Gabriel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gabriel trying to keep a closed guard but Falcao is proving a slippery customer.
Gabriel being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Falcao frees his head nicely. Oh but Gabriel has switched to an armbar! Falcao is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ricardinho Gabriel!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johhny La chingas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mash is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: North Dakota State Fight Song. Steve Mash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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162 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johhny La chingas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Mash!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La chingas gets caught flat footed, as Mash shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mash trying to control but La chingas is working from the bottom.
Mash connects with a couple of short punches.
La chingas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
La chingas working for a triangle but Mash defends it easily.
La chingas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
La chingas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mash throws a big right hand that misses.
Mash lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mash postures up in La chingas's guard and throws a big left but La chingas blocks it.
La chingas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mash defends it easily.
Mash trying to control the position from guard on top but La chingas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mash stands and throws La chingas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
La chingas is trying to control Mash's posture but Mash avoids it.
La chingas is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mash in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mash lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear La chingas down.
La chingas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mash not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
La chingas taking some punishment here, with Mash in his half guard.
Mash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
La chingas tries to get to full guard but Mash has control of the leg.
Mash is keen to just control but La chingas is a slippery customer.
La chingas trying to control but Mash postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mash throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mash lands strikes from half guard.
Mash scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mash controlling the action here.
La chingas is not content to let Mash control the position.
Mash is looking to advance position but La chingas won't allow it.
La chingas is trying to control but can't.
Mash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed La chingas's head.
La chingas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mash throwing shots but La chingas is blocking nicely.
La chingas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mash scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. La chingas doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Mash lands an impressive looking overhand right. La chingas doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Johhny La chingas has been cut.
Mash wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
La chingas is breathing heavily.
Mash misses with a two punch combination.
La chingas moves out of range of the strikes.
La chingas shoots in and drives through. Mash sprawls well.
Mash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La chingas was well out of range. Poor timing from Mash.
Mash is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
La chingas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mash counters with a crisp one two that drops La chingas! Mash thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves La chingas to his feet! La chingas is in big trouble!
La chingas is rocked!
La chingas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh La chingas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mash throws a right hand that La chingas ducks under and follows up with a left that La chingas also avoids with ease.
La chingas seems to have got his legs back now.
Mash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mash lands a left and a right that send La chingas crashing to the mat, dazed. Mash thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
La chingas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steve Mash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Mash misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mash looks to score with a jab to the body but La chingas is just out of range.
Mash shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. La chingas is trying to defend but Mash finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
La chingas is staying active underneath Mash, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
La chingas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mash drops an elbow to the side of La chingas's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
La chingas has hold of Mash's hands but Mash slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mash thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mash landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Mash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johhny La chingas's cut.
That's time! La chingas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
La chingas moves away from the strike by Mash.
La chingas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mash.
Mash buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mash throws a hook but La chingas avoids it easily.
Mash connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La chingas slips under a jab from Mash.
Mash misses with a straight left.
A jab from Mash misses.
La chingas avoids the body shot from Mash.
Mash's corner calls for a 1-2. Mash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
La chingas misses with a combination
and Mash counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by La chingas as he checks the leg kick.
La chingas fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Mash misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La chingas ducks under a wild hook from Mash.
Mash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mash gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
La chingas throws and elbow that misses. Mash uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in La chingas's guard. Nice move by Mash!
Mash content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
La chingas controls Mash momentarily but Mash frees himself.
Mash is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but La chingas has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mash is looking to defend but La chingas has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mash! La chingas pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mash taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johhny La chingas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hardwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linus Cromwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hardwick might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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222 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Brawler
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Hardwick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Linus Cromwell!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cromwell shoots in for a takedown but Hardwick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardwick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cromwell is trying to buck Hardwick off.
Cromwell being controlled for a moment.
Hardwick in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hardwick cracks Cromwell with a big elbow.
Hardwick trying to control the position but Cromwell is working away.
Hardwick working the ground and pound.
Hardwick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cromwell keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cromwell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hardwick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cromwell trying to remain calm as Hardwick controls from the top position.
Hardwick prevents Cromwell from escaping the position.
Cromwell looks gassed!
Hardwick wants to control but Cromwell is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hardwick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hardwick lands in his opponent's guard.
Hardwick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cromwell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardwick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardwick trying to control the position from guard on top but Cromwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell is looking to stand up but Hardwick isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardwick is stalling in the full guard.
Cromwell wants to stand up but Hardwick is controlling him.
Hardwick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardwick shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cromwell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cromwell wants to stand but Hardwick is controlling the position.
Hardwick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick prevents Cromwell from getting back to his feet.
Hardwick trying to control but Cromwell is working from the bottom.
Cromwell pushes Hardwick off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cromwell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardwick counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardwick lands a nice shot that snaps Cromwell's head back.
Hardwick jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardwick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hardwick bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hardwick is working Cromwell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cromwell tries to escape but Hardwick is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick working the head with strikes.
Hardwick cracks Cromwell with a big right hand but Cromwell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hardwick working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cromwell is trying to get back to his feet.
Cromwell gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cromwell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cromwell is trying to stand.
Hardwick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Hardwick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardwick trying to control but Cromwell is having none of it.
Hardwick controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hardwick dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cromwell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardwick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardwick.
Cromwell wants to get back to his feet but Hardwick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hardwick works over Cromwell with some ground and pound from guard.
Cromwell keeping moving, preventing Hardwick from controlling successfully.
Hardwick pushing down on Cromwell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hardwick stops Cromwell from getting back to his feet.
Cromwell has one foot on Hardwick's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hardwick connects with a jab.
Linus Cromwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardwick shoots in and bounces Cromwell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hardwick stops Cromwell from standing up.
Hardwick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cromwell pushes Hardwick off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cromwell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hardwick to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hardwick looking to pass the guard.
Cromwell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hardwick off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cromwell fails with the takedown
and Hardwick counters with a takedown into side control.
Hardwick prevents Cromwell from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell is not content to let Hardwick control the position.
Cromwell wants to get back to his feet but Hardwick drags him back down.
Hardwick is putting a hurting on Cromwell here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hardwick tries to advance to mount but Cromwell denies him.
Cromwell is trying to buck Hardwick off.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hardwick with a jab.
Cromwell misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardwick counters with a two punch combo.
Jason Hardwick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Linus Cromwell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cromwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hardwick rushes Cromwell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cromwell looking for a takedown.
Hardwick is trying to maintain a safe position but Cromwell gets an underhook and turns Hardwick into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell looking for a takedown.
Hardwick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hardwick lands a shoulder strike.
Hardwick is pressed up against the cage. Cromwell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardwick down to the mat. Hardwick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hardwick drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardwick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cromwell wants to stand up but Hardwick is controlling him.
Hardwick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cromwell is keeping the position for now.
Hardwick won't allow Cromwell to get back to his feet.
Hardwick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hardwick advances position into side control!
Hardwick fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick prevents Cromwell from escaping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good shot there by Hardwick.
Cromwell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardwick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cromwell misses with a takedown
and Hardwick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cromwell won't be happy with that.
Cromwell tries to escape but Hardwick is in control.
Cromwell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cromwell taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cromwell wants to get back to his feet but Hardwick drags him back down.
Cromwell prevents Hardwick from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hardwick dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cromwell misses with a takedown
and Hardwick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cromwell thinking.
Hardwick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cromwell is staying active underneath Hardwick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardwick prevents Cromwell from standing back up.
Hardwick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cromwell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hardwick stops Cromwell from getting back to his feet.
Hardwick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cromwell is trying to stand back up but Hardwick is controlling him
Hardwick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cromwell keeps working.
Cromwell is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardwick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cromwell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cromwell tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Cromwell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
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.
Hardwick punishes Cromwell with strikes from the back mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cromwell controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hardwick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cromwell can do to turn this around?
Hardwick landing with strikes.
Hardwick lands strikes to the head.
Cromwell is trying to stand back up.
Hardwick has good solid back control here.
Cromwell is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cromwell looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hardwick.
Cromwell wants to get back to his feet.
Hardwick trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cromwell doesn't escape.
Cromwell prevents Hardwick from getting a body triangle.
Cromwell is trying to stand back up.
Hardwick struggling to keep hold of the position.
Linus Cromwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hardwick. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Hardwick scores with punches to the body.
Hardwick lands punches and elbows.
Cromwell is trying to stand back up.
Jason Hardwick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Can Cromwell hold on?! Hardwick is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cromwell is trying to get back to his feet but Hardwick has full control of the position and if anything, Cromwell has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardwick throwing damaging strikes from the back! Cromwell could be in trouble here!
Hardwick is punishing Cromwell with strikes - can he finish him?!
Cromwell wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hardwick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardwick 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Jason Hardwick!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Jason Hardwick!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Jason Hardwick!
Jason Hardwick wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rah Dizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janjalani Abu Bakhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
Solid 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rah Dizzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janjalani Abu Bakhar!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dizzle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abu Bakhar misses the shot to the body.
Dizzle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dizzle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid body kick from Dizzle.
Dizzle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dizzle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dizzle wants to get back to his feet but Abu Bakhar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dizzle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abu Bakhar on the ground.
Abu Bakhar looking to pass the guard.
Abu Bakhar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dizzle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dizzle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dizzle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dizzle wants to get back to his feet but Abu Bakhar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Abu Bakhar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dizzle is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dizzle lands with a kick to the temple. Abu Bakhar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Janjalani Abu Bakhar has been cut.
Abu Bakhar shoots for a takedown but Dizzle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abu Bakhar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dizzle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abu Bakhar's head.
Abu Bakhar thows a body shot but no joy.
Abu Bakhar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abu Bakhar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rah Dizzle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abu Bakhar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dizzle stuffs the takedown attempt from Abu Bakhar. Abu Bakhar gets slowly back to his feet.
Abu Bakhar looks gassed!
Dizzle cracks the inside of Abu Bakhar's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dizzle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dizzle lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dizzle throws a front kick that sends Abu Bakhar stumbling back into the cage.
Dizzle slips under a jab from Abu Bakhar.
Dizzle sizes up Abu Bakhar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dizzle lands a head kick. Abu Bakhar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dizzle lands a head kick. Abu Bakhar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dizzle lands a jab.
Rah Dizzle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abu Bakhar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rah Dizzle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janjalani Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dizzle finds it's way round the side to connect with Abu Bakhar's head.
Dizzle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab lands there for Dizzle.
Dizzle scores with a punch to the head.
Dizzle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dizzle scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dizzle scores with a one two! Abu Bakhar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Abu Bakhar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abu Bakhar is rocked!
Dizzle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abu Bakhar is still on wobbly legs! Can Dizzle finish him?
That has opened up Janjalani Abu Bakhar's cut even more.
Dizzle lands a brutal head kick. Abu Bakhar looks out on his feet and Dizzle throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Rah Dizzle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huo Samja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Godsmack- Cryin' Like A Bitch. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huo Samja!
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, Ricardo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Samja moved out of range nicely.
Diaz tries to bum rush Samja with a series of wild strikes but Samja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samja on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Samja has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Samja has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Samja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Samja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samja throws an elbow but it misses.
Samja with a knee to the head.
Samja misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Samja won't allow it.
Samja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Samja keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Samja.
Samja looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samja creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Samja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samja misses with an elbow over the top.
Samja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samja scores with a knee to the head.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Samja just stands there and leans against the cage.
Samja tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Samja lands with a left to the head.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samja misses with a knee to the head.
Samja tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Samja is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Samja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Samja lands a nice knee to the body.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Samja has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Samja tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samja swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz tries to circle away but Samja has him pinned against the cage.
Samja misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Samja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Samja throws an elbow but misses.
Samja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samja prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samja throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz wants to break free but Samja has control.
Samja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Samja throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samja tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Samja stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Samja works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Samja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Samja has the dominant position.
Diaz tries to break free but Samja pushes him back against the cage.
Samja prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Samja missing with knees to the body.
Samja looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz avoiding damage as Samja throws knees to the body.
Samja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Samja should have avoided that one.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samja has time to react.
Diaz works over Samja's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samja forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Samja throws an elbow but it misses.
Samja throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Samja missing with knees to the body.
Samja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samja tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Samja shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Samja throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Samja misses with a punch on the inside.
Samja has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Samja missing with knees to the body.
Samja missing with knees to the body.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Huo Samja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Diaz.
Samja keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samja takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Samja moves out of range.
Jab by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Samja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samja circles away quickly and effectively.
Ricardo Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Samja is controlling the position.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Samja missing with knees to the body.
Samja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samja landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samja comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Samja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Samja has the dominant position.
Samja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Samja.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Samja tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samja creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Samja missing with knees to the body.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Samja is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Samja.
Samja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samja has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz tries to circle away but Samja has him pinned against the cage.
Samja pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Samja is controlling the position.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Samja throws an elbow but misses.
Samja throws a head punch that misses.
Samja tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Samja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samja has him pressed against the cage.
Samja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Samja is controlling the position.
Diaz is stalling here.
Diaz wants to break free but Samja has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samja misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz avoiding damage as Samja throws knees to the body.
Samja tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samja lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Samja keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Samja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samja tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Samja trying to land knees to the body.
Samja misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz cracks Samja with a nice body shot.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Samja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Samja has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Samja walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Samja counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Samja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samja throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Samja has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Samja lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Samja throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Samja.
Samja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz avoiding damage as Samja throws knees to the body.
Samja tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Diaz tries to break free but Samja pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Samja prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Samja.
Samja tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz wants to break free but Samja has control.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Samja keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Samja throws an elbow but misses.
Samja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Samja is controlling him.
Samja keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Samja throws an elbow that misses.
Samja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samja has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samja has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samja looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Samja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samja has him pressed against the cage.
Samja misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Samja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Samja keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Samja.
Samja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz tries to circle away but Samja has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Samja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samja has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Samja throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz tries to break free but Samja pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Samja just stands there and leans against the cage.
Samja tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Samja prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz wants to break free but Samja has control.
Diaz tries to circle away but Samja has him pinned against the cage.
Samja tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Samja, against the cage.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz wants to break free but Samja has control.
Diaz tries to circle away but Samja has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samja has him pressed against the cage.
Samja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samja throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz avoiding damage as Samja throws knees to the body.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Samja has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Samja throws an elbow but misses.
Samja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Samja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samja has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Samja has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Samja has double underhooks.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Samja has the dominant position.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz is looking to control Samja's arms but Samja gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the cage.
Samja struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Samja keeps him there for the moment.
Samja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diaz wants to break free but Samja has control.
Samja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Samja keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Samja has double underhooks.
Diaz tries to circle away but Samja has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz tries to break free but Samja pushes him back against the cage.
Samja lands a body shot.
Samja misses with the head strike.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samja misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz wants to break free but Samja has control.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Samja is controlling the position.
Samja tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz tries to break free but Samja pushes him back against the cage.
Samja has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Samja has double underhooks.
Diaz wants to break free but Samja has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Ricardo Diaz!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Ricardo Diaz!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Ricardo Diaz!
Ricardo Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Sandman - Metallica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pablo Ja could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emilio Silva's chin.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Ja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emilio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Ja is having none of it.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Emilio Silva has been cut.
Ja throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ja looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Ja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pablo Ja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ja throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Ja lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Silva can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Ja and Silva drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Ja.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Ja!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Katama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Samuels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katama comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Katama!
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, Urijah Samuels!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuels shoots in for a takedown but Katama shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Katama feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Samuels wants to sweep here but Katama controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Katama won't allow Samuels to sweep him here.
Samuels is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Katama looks like he's trying to stand up.
Samuels is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Katama has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Katama manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Samuels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Katama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Samuels has managed to get both his arms back between Katama's legs - danger averted.
Samuels drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Katama manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Samuels has Katama in his guard.
Katama trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuels looking for a sweep. Not yet Samuels, not yet.
Samuels pulls Katama in close to prevent any damage.
Katama wants to get up but he can't break Samuels's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Katama has gone for a leg lock! Samuels slips out almost immediately though and dives into Katama's guard.
Samuels stopping the sweep attempt from Katama.
Samuels postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Katama is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Samuels, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samuels pulls Katama in close to prevent any damage.
Samuels trying to keep a closed guard but Katama is proving a slippery customer.
Katama stopping the sweep attempt from Samuels.
Katama tries to free his leg and advance position but Samuels is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuels 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Samuels gets the takedown into side control.
Katama manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Katama tries to get to full guard but Samuels has control of the leg.
Katama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samuels drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Katama manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Samuels has Katama in his guard.
Katama wants to get up but he can't break Samuels's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuels is trying to keep Katama in close.
Samuels keeping moving, preventing Katama from controlling successfully.
Samuels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Katama is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Samuels is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Samuels has escaped and now he's on top!
Samuels preventing the sweep.
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 Henry Katama will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Samuels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Samuels lands in his opponent's guard.
Samuels drops back looking for a leg! Katama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Katama manages to kick Samuels off! Samuels jumps back into Katama's guard.
Katama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Samuels!
Samuels is in all sorts of trouble here.
Katama looking to control but Samuels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Katama prevents Samuels from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katama can't control as he wanted to and Samuels manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Katama wants to work for an arm triangle but Samuels is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Samuels is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Katama shoots and misses
and Samuels counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Katama's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samuels drops back looking for a leg! Katama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Katama manages to kick Samuels off! Samuels jumps back into Katama's guard.
Urijah Samuels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Katama manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samuels is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katama unloading with bombs!
Katama sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Katama throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Samuels wants to control but Katama is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katama is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Samuels is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Samuels flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Katama anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Samuels and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Katama slips an arm under Samuels chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Katama has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Katama is squeezing on Samuels like an anaconda would it's prey. Samuels fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Henry Katama!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Leonard Heidrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter La Fleur (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vince Leonard Heidrich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter La Fleur!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Fleur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heidrich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
La Fleur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heidrich circles away quickly and effectively.
Heidrich slips a jab and a cross from La Fleur.
La Fleur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Heidrich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heidrich shoots in but no luck this time.
Heidrich feints and as La Fleur raises his hands in defense, Heidrich changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
La Fleur looking to control.
Heidrich trying to move into half guard but instead La Fleur has managed to sweep!
Heidrich controlling the position.
Heidrich looking for a sweep. Not yet Heidrich, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heidrich is working hard here to advance position.
Heidrich keeping full guard, as La Fleur tries to pass.
Heidrich keeping moving, preventing La Fleur from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
La Fleur throws a right and a left that both miss.
La Fleur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
La Fleur scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
La Fleur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peter La Fleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from La Fleur does no damage.
Heidrich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by La Fleur.
Heidrich closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Heidrich lands in his opponent's guard.
Heidrich won't allow La Fleur to get back to his feet.
La Fleur kicks Heidrich off and gets to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from La Fleur. No joy for Heidrich on that attempt.
Heidrich shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Leonard Heidrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heidrich fails to land the takedown.
Heidrich is breathing heavily.
Heidrich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has La Fleur pinned against the cage. La Fleur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidrich shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Heidrich showed some decent athleticism there.
Heidrich trying to pass the guard but La Fleur defending well.
Heidrich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
La Fleur is looking to escape.
Heidrich moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heidrich is looking to take a break and control but La Fleur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
La Fleur is trying to control Heidrich's posture but Heidrich avoids it.
Heidrich tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Heidrich has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Heidrich wants to control but La Fleur is keeping him busy.
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.
Heidrich taking a breather here.
La Fleur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on La Fleur's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
La Fleur throws the kick towards the body but Heidrich avoids it.
Heidrich closes this distance looking for a takedown but La Fleur circles away.
La Fleur thumps Heidrich with a low kick.
La Fleur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Heidrich shoots in but La Fleur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter La Fleur will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
La Fleur lands with a thumping leg kick.
La Fleur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heidrich. That did some damage!
Heidrich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by La Fleur. That's going to slow Heidrich down.
Heidrich dodges the punch combination from La Fleur.
Heidrich shoots in for a double leg but La Fleur sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick from La Fleur lands but Heidrich takes it in his stride.
It looks like Vince Leonard Heidrich has been cut.
La Fleur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heidrich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
La Fleur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
La Fleur dips to his left and cracks Heidrich with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by La Fleur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heidrich closes this distance looking for a takedown but La Fleur circles away.
Heidrich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from La Fleur.
A good leg kick by La Fleur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heidrich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Leonard Heidrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Fleur lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
La Fleur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
La Fleur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heidrich. That did some damage!
Heidrich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by La Fleur. La Fleur obviously looking to wear him down.
A right-left combo lands from La Fleur.
Heidrich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Heidrich is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidrich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Heidrich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heidrich shoots in for a takedown but La Fleur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
La Fleur shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
La Fleur gets to his feet. Heidrich looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
La Fleur lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Heidrich can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from La Fleur and Heidrich drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by La Fleur.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter La Fleur!
Peter La Fleur is the new light heavyweight champion!
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