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WPR 11: Rumble in Rio PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fonseca's entrance music is Funkist-Snow Fairy. A fine choice. Matheus Fonseca has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathaniel Cox!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox thuds his right hand into Fonseca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fonseca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cox lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Cox.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cox napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fonseca trying to control the position but Cox is working away.
Cox managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fonseca.
Cox is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fonseca is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cox sees it coming and defends easily.
Cox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fonseca.
Fonseca seems to be working for a kimura but Cox defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca throwing shots but Cox is blocking nicely.
Cox is controlling Fonseca's trapped leg to prevent Fonseca from advancing to side control.
Cox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fonseca.
Fonseca tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fonseca takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fonseca is thwarting Cox's attempts to control the position.
Fonseca throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cox to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fonseca has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cox has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fonseca off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fonseca shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cox defends it nicely.
Cox lands with a nice body punch.
Fonseca is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Cox - just one landing.
Cox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fonseca. Fonseca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cox sends Fonseca crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cox is motioning to the referee to let Fonseca up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fonseca is rocked!
Fonseca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Fonseca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox works Fonseca's body with a nice hook.
Cox digs a good hook to Fonseca's body.
Fonseca seems to have got his legs back now.
Cox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cox cracks Fonseca with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cox has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fonseca to stand back up!
Cox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nathaniel Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox jabs Fonseca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cox cracks Fonseca with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cox has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fonseca to stand back up!
Cox walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Fonseca drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cox swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Fonseca's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathaniel Cox!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saleem Ibraheem Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristopher Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saleem Ibraheem Omar!
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, Cristopher Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Cristopher Monroe has been cut.
Monroe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ibraheem Omar counters with a beautiful punch that sends Monroe to the canvas!
Monroe is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibraheem Omar is stalling in the full guard.
Monroe is still in real trouble! Can Ibraheem Omar finish him?
Ibraheem Omar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ibraheem Omar gets to his feet and stands over Monroe, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Monroe felt that one! Ibraheem Omar unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Monroe from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saleem Ibraheem Omar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Kupper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodolfo Vieira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Kupper's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Vieira!
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, Ben Kupper!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kupper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kupper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kupper wants it to stay on the feet.
Vieira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kupper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kupper has his feet on Vieira's thighs here. He's pushed Vieira off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Vieira screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Kupper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joachim Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joachim Braga!
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, Diego Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Braga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Braga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braga swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Martinez tries to clinch
and Braga counters with a nice leg kick.
Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Braga.
Braga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Martinez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
Braga is breathing heavily.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Braga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Braga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braga misses with a low kick.
Braga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Braga motions for Martinez to come forward. Braga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braga swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Braga circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez moves to clinch but Braga breaks away
and Braga counters with an outside leg kick.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Braga avoids them all with ease.
Martinez clinches up against the cage.
Martinez lands with a left to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Braga.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Braga missing with knees to the body.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Braga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Braga circles away.
Martinez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martinez in particular looking to stall.
Braga trying to control here.
Braga wants to get back to full guard.
Martinez controlling the action here.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but Braga defending well.
Braga holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Diego Martinez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martinez clinches with his opponent.
Braga working hard to break the clinch.
Braga tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.
Martinez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Joachim Braga has been cut.
Martinez avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.
Braga tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Braga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Braga is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Braga into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joachim Braga'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.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Braga is avoiding it.
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Braga in a clinch.
Braga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diego Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez with a knee to the head.
Martinez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Martinez.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Martinez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Martinez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Braga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Braga blocks with his arms.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braga blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez scores with a knee to the head.
Martinez scores with a knee to the head.
Braga is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Braga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braga blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Braga landing knees to the body.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Braga is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Braga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Braga tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braga blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez has Braga pressed against the cage, preventing Braga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Braga blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Martinez.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Braga is blocking nicely.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Braga seems to have got his legs back now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Braga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Braga tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Braga is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braga takes a knee right on the jaw!
Braga scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martinez.
Braga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Braga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Braga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Braga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez lands a knee to the head.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Braga.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Braga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martinez lands a good knee to the midsection. Braga won't want to take too many of those.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martinez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Braga blocks it.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braga.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Braga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Braga breaks the clinch.
Braga lands a head kick!
Martinez tries to clinch up
and Braga counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez connects with a jab.
Martinez rushes Braga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Braga's face.
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!
Braga tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Braga is blocking nicely.
Braga breaks from the clinch.
Braga tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinez looks to clinch
and Braga counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braga gets tackled into the cage by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Braga is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Braga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joachim Braga's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Martinez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martinez.
Braga misses with a low kick.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Braga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez tries to clinch but Braga moves out of range.
Braga throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Braga is avoiding it.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Braga avoids them all with ease.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez tries to clinch
and Braga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez looks to clinch
and Braga counters with an inside leg kick.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Braga circles away.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Braga circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Braga counters with a leg kick.
Martinez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Braga counters with an outside leg kick.
Martinez rushes Braga and presses him up against the cage.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Braga landing knees to the body.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Braga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braga trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Braga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Braga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez tries a body shot but Braga blocks it.
Braga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Braga looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Braga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braga swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Braga circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Braga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Braga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Braga keeps it at a distance.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Braga keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into Braga's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga misses with a knee strike.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Braga scores a nice knee to the body.
Braga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Braga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martinez tries to clinch up
and Braga counters with a nice leg kick.
Diego Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Braga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joachim Braga.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Martinez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tone Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oberyn Martell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tone Black!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martell lands a right hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martell. That's going to slow Black down.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black wants to clinch up but Martell keeps it at a distance.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Martell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martell misses with a head kick.
Tone Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martell wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice body punch from Martell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martell keeps the fight on the outside.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martell stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black looks winded!
Martell scores with a jab to the body.
Martell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
Martell throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Martell throws a combination. Black tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Tone Black has been cut.
Martell is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Black's calf.
Martell lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Black avoids the head kick by Martell.
Martell lands with an uppercut that bounces Black off the cage and back into range.
Martell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martell cracks Black with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Martell there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Martell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Black's head.
Oberyn Martell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martell lands a big right hand that sends Black crashing to the mat! Martell stays standing though and waves Black back to his feet!
Black is rocked!
That has opened up Tone Black's cut even more.
Martell fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Black square on the jaw! Damn, Black is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oberyn Martell!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Invincible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Invincible!
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, Kenny Powers!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers throws a series of punches but Invincible moves out of range.
Invincible steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Powers.
Powers throws the left hand but Invincible avoids the punch easily.
Invincible scores with a leg kick.
Invincible fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powers.
Powers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Powers misses the target.
Powers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Invincible.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Invincible paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Invincible slips a straight right by Powers.
Powers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Invincible.
The fighters circle momentarily. Invincible darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Invincible connects with a leg kick. Powers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Powers missing with a left hand there. Invincible was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Invincible. Powers shrugs it off though.
Powers looks winded!
Powers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Invincible. Invincible obviously looking to wear him down.
Invincible really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Invincible throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Invincible has knocked Powers down with a huge combo! Invincible steps away and waves a wobbly Powers back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Invincible, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Invincible turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Powers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Powers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Invincible throws a quick inside leg kick.
Powers walks straight into a right hand from Invincible - that's dropped him! Invincible jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Powers from any more punishment! Powers complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mr Invincible!
A very excited looking Mr Invincible made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silva Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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197 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silva Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeremy Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher clinches up with Bones and pushes him back against the cage.
Crusher is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bones is defending well.
Crusher has Bones pressed against the cage, preventing Bones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crusher is keeping busy.
Crusher has Bones pressed against the cage, preventing Bones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bones tries to stall but Crusher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crusher successfully pulls guard.
Crusher is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bones is aware though and is defending well.
Crusher is looking for a triangle but Bones pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crusher is looking for a triangle but Bones pushes his legs off easily.
Bones trying to control but Crusher is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bones is sitting in close to Crusher's body. Crusher has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bones is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bones is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Crusher.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jeremy Crusher!
A relieved looking Jeremy Crusher 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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