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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Do Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaret Caston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serafim Do Pinto!
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, Jaret Caston!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caston throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Do Pinto was covering up waiting for the punch and Caston finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Do Pinto 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Caston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Caston scoring with some ground and pound.
Do Pinto is looking for a triangle but Caston pushes his legs off easily.
Do Pinto controls Caston momentarily but Caston frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caston trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Pinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Caston lands a couple of elbows.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Do Pinto trying to control the position.
Caston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Caston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Do Pinto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Caston has managed to get both his arms back between Do Pinto's legs - danger averted.
Caston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caston lands a couple of digs.
Caston looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Caston postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Caston works over Do Pinto with some ground and pound from guard.
Caston is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Caston scoring with punches to the head and body.
Caston lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Caston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Caston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Do Pinto's head.
Caston lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Caston passes Do Pinto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Caston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caston 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.
Caston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Do Pinto looking for submissions off his back.
Do Pinto is breathing heavily.
Do Pinto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Caston scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Caston lands a nice short elbow.
Do Pinto has hold of Caston's hands but Caston slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Caston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Caston lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Caston drops an elbow to the side of Do Pinto's head.
Nice strikes from Caston there.
Ground and pound from Caston.
Caston is keen to just control but Do Pinto is a slippery customer.
Caston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Do Pinto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Caston lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Pinto taking some punishment here, with Caston in his half guard.
Do Pinto wants to control but Caston is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Caston working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Caston there.
Caston moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Do Pinto.
Caston scoring with punches and elbows.
Do Pinto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Caston connects with a decent elbow.
Do Pinto tries to improve position but can't.
Caston cracks Do Pinto with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caston lands a decent elbow from side control.
Do Pinto is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Caston landing a few strikes.
Caston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Caston lands a few punches from side control.
Do Pinto is rocked!
Caston scoring with punches from side control.
Oh Do Pinto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caston advances to full mount.
Caston working Do Pinto over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caston connects with a bit shot that sees Do Pinto covering up! More strikes from Caston and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Caston is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaret Caston!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan Statham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Statham napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barbosa controls the position.
Barbosa tries for a kimura but Statham is defending well.
Statham manages to get back to half guard.
Barbosa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barbosa wants to take his opponent's back but Statham doesn't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa content just to control the position here.
Statham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham tries to buck Barbosa off but he can't manage it.
Barbosa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Statham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Statham is trying to stand up.
Barbosa looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa takes Statham's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Statham is in trouble.
Barbosa is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Statham holding both Barbosa 's hands and preventing any damage.
Barbosa controlling well, preventing Statham from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Barbosa.
Barbosa trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Statham looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Statham is in bad spot here.
Barbosa slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Statham right now.
Statham is trying to get back to his feet but Barbosa has full control of the position and if anything, Statham has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Barbosa trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Statham rolls, trying to escape but Barbosa keeps control of the position.
Statham is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Barbosa trying to control momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Statham trying to get back to his feet but Barbosa is in full control for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Barbosa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Statham stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbosa. Barbosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Statham tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barbosa swivels and escapes.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Statham is trying to stand.
Barbosa trying to mount his opponent but Statham defends it.
Statham is staying active underneath Barbosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham pushes Barbosa off looking to stand but Barbosa dives back in and keeps control.
Barbosa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Statham is trying to stand up here but Barbosa is controlling him well.
Igor Barbosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbosa trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Barbosa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Barbosa looking to score a takedown here. Statham is defending well but Barbosa drives through and ends up in Statham's guard.
Barbosa won't allow Statham to get back to his feet.
Statham is looking to stand back up but Barbosa counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Statham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Barbosa manages to mount him!
Barbosa trying to control but Statham is having none of it.
Statham is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Statham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Statham gets back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barbosa not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham wants to get back to his feet.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Statham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Igor Barbosa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Statham tries for a takedown but Barbosa circles away easily
and Barbosa counters with a single leg into guard. Statham didn't expect that.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Statham keeps moving.
Statham is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barbosa is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa passes into half guard.
Statham looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Barbosa.
Statham looks like he's trying to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbosa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Statham has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Barbosa gets a takedown into half guard.
Statham is trying to stand back up but Barbosa is controlling him
Barbosa trying to control from half guard but Statham is working away.
Barbosa controlling the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Statham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham pushes Barbosa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Statham with a poor takedown
and Barbosa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barbosa.
Statham is looking to stand up but Barbosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbosa advances position into side control!
Barbosa is working to tighten is grip on Statham's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Statham has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Barbosa is really squeezing tight and eventually Statham passes out! Barbosa breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Igor Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Igor Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machado is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bate Pesadão. Aloysius Martin Thesz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloysius Martin Thesz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Machado!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thesz throws a sloppy head kick and Machado moves out of range easily.
Thesz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thesz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machado.
Machado is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thesz.
It looks like Daniel Machado has been cut.
Thesz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado misses with a few strikes there.
Machado connects with a nice looking jab.
Thesz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machado throws out the jab.
Machado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thesz was well out of range. Poor timing from Machado.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thesz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by Machado.
Machado misses with a left hand
and Thesz counters with a one-two to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Machado blocks the leg kick.
Thesz tries to clinch up.
Machado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thesz manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thesz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machado dodges the punch combination from Thesz.
Thesz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thesz looks to score with a jab to the body but Machado is just out of range.
Machado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thesz throws a big shot that misses.
Daniel Machado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thesz tries to score with a low kick but Machado moves his leg out of the way.
Machado misses with a straight right.
Daniel Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado misses with a left hand
and Thesz counters with a single leg into guard. Machado didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Machado is trying to control the position but Thesz postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thesz is one step ahead there.
Thesz with a nice head shot there.
Machado wants to sweep here but Thesz controlling him for the moment.
Thesz looking to pass the guard.
Thesz stands and throws Machado's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thesz advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thesz controlling the position easily from mount.
Thesz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Machado hang on?
Thesz controlling from mount.
Thesz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Machado to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Machado shrugs it off.
Machado is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thesz looking to control but Machado is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Machado reaches up to try and control the position but Thesz seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Machado rolls and tries to escape and now Thesz has his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado turns into Thesz and is now in his guard.
Thesz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thesz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Machado passes into side control.
Thesz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machado trying to control the action but Thesz is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloysius Martin Thesz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Machado's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Machado works the jab nicely.
Machado lands a nice shot to the body.
Machado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Machado misses with a looping right.
Machado throws a big shot that misses.
Machado misses with a wild body shot.
Thesz shoots in looking for a takedown. Machado tries to sprawl out of it but Thesz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Machado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thesz throws a series of punches but Machado avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thesz slips a straight right by Machado.
Nice uppercut lands for Machado. That snapped Thesz's head back.
Thesz misses with a series of wild punches.
Thesz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thesz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thesz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machado.
Thesz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Thesz misses.
Daniel Machado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machado drops Thesz with a huge uppercut! Thesz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Machado is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Machado!
A relieved looking Daniel Machado thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chiwawa Chagaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chiwawa Chagaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Sobchak!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chagaev throws a push kick but Sobchak slaps the foot to one side.
Sobchak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chagaev.
Chagaev moves in looking to clinch but Sobchak pushes him off.
Sobchak gets tackled into the cage by Chagaev. Chagaev maintains the clinch.
Chagaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sobchak lands with a short shot to the head.
Chagaev lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Walter Sobchak has been cut.
Chagaev blocks an uppercut.
Sobchak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chagaev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sobchak backwards.
Sobchak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sobchak lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chagaev lands a right hand.
Chagaev connects with a knee to the head.
Chagaev tries to work over Sobchak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobchak.
Chagaev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chagaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chagaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chagaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobchak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chagaev blocks an uppercut.
Sobchak misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sobchak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Chagaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chagaev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobchak.
Sobchak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sobchak keeps control of Chagaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chagaev misses with a knee strike.
Sobchak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sobchak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobchak stalling.
Chagaev is stalling here.
Chagaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak tries to clinch up.
Sobchak wants to slow Chagaev down by chopping away at his legs.
Chagaev scores with a three punch combo!
Sobchak moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Sobchak - that landed with a thud.
Chagaev lands with a short shot to the head.
Chagaev is trying to break the clinch but Sobchak is controlling him.
Sobchak tries to throw a body punch but Chagaev avoids it by throwing Sobchak back against the cage.
Sobchak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chagaev lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chagaev throws an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Sobchak.
Chagaev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobchak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chagaev's efforts to push away.
Sobchak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chagaev backwards.
Sobchak works on Chagaev's body with a couple of short punches.
Chagaev is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak breaks from the clinch.
Sobchak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sobchak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sobchak.
Sobchak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobchak moves out of range of the body kick from Chagaev.
Sobchak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chagaev's calf.
Good leg kick by Sobchak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chagaev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sobchak throws a sloppy head kick and Chagaev moves out of range easily.
Sobchak lands a head kick. Chagaev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sobchak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sobchak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chagaev.
It looks like Chiwawa Chagaev has been cut.
Good leg kick by Sobchak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chagaev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sobchak cracks Chagaev with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Sobchak! Chagaev is backing up but he can't get away as Sobchak lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Chagaev and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Walter Sobchak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Icaro Asas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emir has chosen i kill people as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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190 lbs
25 - 24 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Icaro Asas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatih Emir!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Emir manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Asas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Emir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Asas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Asas working some strikes from top position.
Emir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Asas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Asas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Asas chips away with some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Asas works over Emir with some ground and pound from guard.
Asas throws an elbow that misses. Emir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Asas's guard. Nice move by Emir!
Asas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Emir is controlling him.
Asas tries to strike from the bottom.
Asas is trying to control the position but Emir postures up.
Asas trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asas trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Asas throwing short punches from the bottom.
Asas tries to strike from the bottom.
Asas wants to sweep here but Emir controlling him for the moment.
Emir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Asas doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Emir scoring with some ground and pound.
Asas striking off his back but it's not causing Emir any problems.
Asas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Emir passes Asas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Asas throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Asas tries to get to full guard but Emir has control of the leg.
Asas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Asas strikes from the bottom but Emir uses the opportunity to move to side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emir landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Emir's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Asas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Emir looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Check out the look on Emir's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Emir works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Asas misses with a strike from the bottom.
Asas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Asas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Asas trying to strike off his back.
Emir controlling from the top position.
Emir working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asas is striking but Emir is not phased and passes to half guard.
Asas tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Emir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Asas is looking to improve his position.
Emir working Asas over with strikes.
Emir winds up and cracks Asas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Emir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ground and pound from Emir.
Asas is trying to maintain the position but Emir is very close to passing his half guard.
Asas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Asas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Asas keeps working.
Emir winds up and cracks Asas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Emir slips a nice elbow through Asas's hands, connecting with Asas's forehead.
Asas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emir scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Asas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Emir seems to be looking for submissions.
Asas is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Emir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Asas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Emir is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fatih Emir will probably get the nod.
That's time! Asas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Emir closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Asas's guard.
Asas punching from the bottom - just letting Emir know he's still in a fight.
Asas looking for a guillotine here but Emir defends easily.
Asas has momentary wrist control but Emir slips an elbow through the middle.
Emir postures up and lands a big shot to Asas's brow.
Emir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Asas trying to strike off his back.
Asas 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.
Asas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Asas lands a decent punch to the body there.
Fatih Emir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Asas throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asas wants to sweep here but Emir controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asas has momentary wrist control but Emir slips an elbow through the middle.
Emir wants to control from the top but Asas keeps moving.
Emir slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asas punching from the bottom.
Asas tries to get to full guard but Emir has control of the leg.
Asas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Asas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Emir prevents Asas from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Emir connects with a nice short shot to Asas's temple.
Emir works his way into side control.
Asas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Emir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emir lands a nice forearm strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emir working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Emir lands an elbow.
Asas is looking for a sweep.
Emir is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Asas looks calm but he's in trouble here. Emir gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Asas is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Emir lets go of the hold and Asas can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fatih Emir!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heidan Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Carioca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heidan Warren!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Warren.
Warren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carioca counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Warren tries a head kick but it misses.
Carioca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warren.
Carioca stuffs the takedown attempt from Warren. Warren gets slowly back to his feet.
Warren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Warren.
Paulo Carioca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heidan Warren.
Carioca looks to land a combination but Warren avoids it well.
Warren dives in and grabs Carioca's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carioca pushes down on Warren's head and hops out.
Carioca tries to bum rush Warren with a series of wild strikes but Warren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Warren with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Warren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carioca.
Carioca displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Warren.
Carioca lands with a slapping head kick.
Carioca cracks Warren with a good jab.
Warren takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warren fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carioca avoids it really well and circles away.
Warren shoots in and drives through. Carioca sprawls well.
Paulo Carioca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Carioca.
An inside leg kick lands from Carioca.
Carioca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Warren's head backwards.
Heidan Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carioca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca feints a jab promting Warren to slip. Carioca then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Warren slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carioca throws a right hand that Warren ducks under and follows up with a left that Warren also avoids with ease.
Carioca thumps Warren with a low kick.
Carioca tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carioca.
Warren looks winded!
Carioca has closed the distance and engaged Warren in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Carioca.
Carioca landing knees to the head.
Carioca controlling the action here for a moment.
Carioca scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioca with a knee to the head.
Warren is rocked!
Carioca lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warren backwards.
Warren is still on wobbly legs! Can Carioca finish him?
Carioca lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carioca lands a left hand.
Carioca dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carioca has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Warren - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Carioca, and another! Warren is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Paulo Carioca!
An out of breath and clearly excited Paulo Carioca thanked ****160Q Energy for $150**** for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danilo Alves acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roderick Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alves momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jenkins.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
Alves checks a low kick from Jenkins.
Alves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alves blocks the body kick.
Alves misses with a hook.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Alves misses
and Jenkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alves's knee momentarily.
Alves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Danilo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves staying out of range there.
Alves avoids a kick to the body.
Jenkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alves's head backwards.
It looks like Danilo Alves has been cut.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Jenkins misses with a right hand
and Alves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roderick Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a jab when Alves was well out of range.
Alves closes the distance but Jenkins moves to the side
and Alves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alves takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Alves lands.
Jenkins moves away from the strike by Alves.
Jenkins cracks Alves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alves throws a hook but Jenkins blocks it.
Alves tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Alves slips under a jab.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves misses with an uppercut
and Jenkins counters with a nice body kick.
Alves looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jenkins drops Alves with a straight right hand, right on the button! Jenkins follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roderick Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touret has chosen La Valse d'Amelie as his entrance music. Dexter Fielding has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dexter Fielding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touret throws a sloppy head kick and Fielding moves out of range easily.
Fielding fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fielding falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Touret counter with a right hand.
It looks like Dexter Fielding has been cut.
Fielding throws a body punch but Touret moves out of range.
Touret fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fielding manages to avoid it.
Fielding fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Touret is out of range.
Fielding blocks a jab.
Fielding shoots in for a double leg but Touret sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice cross by Fielding.
Touret checks a low kick from Fielding.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fielding fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Touret to the ground. Fielding is now in Touret's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Touret preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fielding stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Touret swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fielding throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Touret works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret seems keen to control Fielding's posture.
Fielding postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fielding preventing the sweep.
Fielding sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fielding will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Touret goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fielding checks a leg kick nicely.
Touret throws the left hand but Fielding avoids the punch easily.
Touret takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Touret throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fielding.
Fielding tries to clinch up but Touret circles away and keeps his distance.
Fielding swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fielding moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fielding cracks Touret with a right hand to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Fielding.
Fielding fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Touret avoids it really well and circles away.
Fielding is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fielding throws a series of punches but Touret moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fielding.
Fielding does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fielding fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Fielding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Fielding. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Fielding, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Touret lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fielding's sensitive parts.
Julien Touret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fielding is breathing heavily.
Touret throws an overhand right that lands on Fielding's shoulder, as Fielding tries to avoid the shot.
Fielding blocks a jab.
Fielding shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Touret pinned against the cage. Touret gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slow jab from Fielding misses its intended target.
Touret bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fielding's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Touret lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fielding at a distance.
Touret lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fielding's sensitive parts.
Fielding ducks under a wild hook from Touret.
Touret dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fielding. That did some damage!
Touret clinches.
Touret manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Touret.
Touret lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Touret.
Fielding takes an elbow to the temple.
Touret creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fielding's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julien Touret dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Fielding's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Touret fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fielding is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fielding.
Fielding avoids the head kick by Touret.
Touret feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fielding's calf.
Dexter Fielding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fielding shoots for a double leg takedown but Touret sprawls well. He's pushed Fielding's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fielding tries to close the distance and clinch up but Touret swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Touret clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Touret.
Fielding is looking for a takedown.
Touret misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fielding.
Touret has a couple of punches blocked by Fielding.
Touret gets through Fielding's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fielding has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Touret is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Fielding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Touret misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret prevents a takedown attempt there.
Touret lands an elbow that stopped Fielding in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Touret.
With the fighters up against the cage, Touret throws an elbow but misses.
Touret lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Touret throws an elbow but misses.
Touret utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Touret lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fielding backwards.
Touret lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fielding backwards.
Fielding wants a takedown but no success here.
Touret slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fielding is working for takedown but Touret is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fielding is looking for a takedown.
Touret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fielding wants a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Touret lands an elbow just above Fielding 's eye.
Fielding has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Touret after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Touret misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Touret.
Fielding goes for a takedown in the clinch but Touret prevents it.
Fielding wants to get back to striking at distance but Touret won't allow it.
Touret lands an elbow just above Fielding 's eye.
Touret misses with a short punch on the inside.
Touret pressing his opponent against the cage.
Touret lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Touret lands with a right to the head.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Fielding avoids the damage to the body.
Julien Touret seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Touret lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fielding is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Touret lands an elbow just above Fielding 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Touret creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Touret scores with a shoulder strike.
Touret lands a damaging elbow.
Dexter Fielding's cut is getting worse.
Touret keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fielding's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Touret.
Come on Touret - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Touret lands a nice shot to the body.
Touret lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julien Touret showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dexter Fielding's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Touret with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Touret is looking to slow Fielding down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Touret.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Touret! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Julien Touret!
An out of breath Julien Touret thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell comes to the cage accompanied by Sonne - Rammstein. 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, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ross Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Williams!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a series of punches but Maxwell moves out of range.
Williams jabs Maxwell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Maxwell is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Maxwell on that attempt.
Maxwell cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maxwell tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Ross Maxwell has been cut.
Williams digs a good body shot into Maxwell's ribs.
Maxwell tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams looks to land a combination but Maxwell avoids it well.
Maxwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - Maxwell had a free shot at his head there.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Maxwell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maxwell avoids it really well and circles away.
Williams looks for a takedown but Maxwell sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Maxwell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maxwell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maxwell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maxwell with a nice head shot there.
Williams controls Maxwell momentarily but Maxwell frees himself.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maxwell postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Williams controls Maxwell momentarily but Maxwell frees himself.
Maxwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Maxwell throws a big elbow that misses.
Maxwell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maxwell has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
Maxwell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Maxwell working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Maxwell blocks nicely.
Williams drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Maxwell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Williams has Maxwell in his guard.
Williams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eli Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ross Maxwell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Maxwell which made him look bad.
Williams swings for the body but Maxwell moves out of range.
Maxwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maxwell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maxwell rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Maxwell checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Maxwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maxwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Maxwell throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maxwell is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maxwell manages to avoid it.
Eli Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maxwell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is looking for a triangle but Maxwell pushes his legs off easily.
Williams is looking for a triangle but Maxwell pushes his legs off easily.
Maxwell cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maxwell distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams wants to sweep here but Maxwell controlling him for the moment.
Ross Maxwell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maxwell manages to get himself to full guard.
Maxwell is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maxwell is on top in guard.
Williams has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Maxwell has passed into side control.
Maxwell is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams is looking to regain half guard here but Maxwell keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.
Maxwell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Maxwell tries to score with some ground and pound. Williams controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Williams is looking to regain half guard here but Maxwell keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Maxwell lands a nice forearm strike.
Maxwell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Williams some visible discomfort.
Williams looks to move to half guard but instead Maxwell has passed into mount! Damn!
Williams wants to control but Maxwell is having none of it.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maxwell is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.
Maxwell working Williams over with strikes here.
Maxwell lands a nice shot to the head.
Maxwell landing punches.
Williams is rocked!
Maxwell lands a big elbow - Williams is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Williams is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ross Maxwell!
Post fight, an emotional Ross Maxwell said 'I have pushing myself this past few days. I just want to show to these Brazilian fans how good a fighter that I can be. I have a good opponent tonight and thats enough to elevate my game. I want to thank the fans, sponsors, coaching staff. Everything. In the next fight, I'll be better. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatherer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wagner is out of range and Gatherer settles back down.
Gatherer throws the left hand but Wagner avoids the punch easily.
Gatherer lands a front kick.
Kurt Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatherer tries to land a front kick but Wagner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wagner shoots in and drives through. Gatherer sprawls well.
Gatherer looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
Wagner defending well as Gatherer loads up on a big left hand.
Wagner with a poor takedown
and Gatherer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gatherer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wagner is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Gatherer.
A good leg kick by Gatherer.
Gatherer cracks Wagner with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gatherer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wagner to stand back up!
It looks like Kurt Wagner has been cut.
Wagner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatherer.
Wagner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gatherer throws a monster overhand right that drops Wagner! Gatherer follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hunter Gatherer!
A victorious Hunter Gatherer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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