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Holy Grail 53 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Willamy Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Scott has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Willamy Freire's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Willamy Freire!
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, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Freire circles away.
Freire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Freire is defended easily by Scott.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Freire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freire goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Freire shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Scott but Scott pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willamy Freire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freire tries to score a power double leg takedown but Scott sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Freire somewhat.
Freire clinches up with Scott and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scott misses with some punches.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Freire.
Scott is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Freire is working for takedown but Scott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Freire is defended easily by Scott.
Scott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Freire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Freire misses with a straight left.
Freire shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense.
Scott looks to clinch
and Freire holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Freire wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Freire tries to break free but Scott pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Freire.
Freire wants a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freire throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freire fails to pull guard.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scott is looking to break free of the clinch but Freire has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Freire jumps guard but Scott stands there with Freire around his waist. Freire gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Freire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott is looking to break free of the clinch but Freire has double underhooks.
Scott looking to slow down the pace here.
Freire stalling against the cage.
Scott prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freire.
Freire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scott walks away with a smile on his face. Freire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Freire misses the shot to the body.
Freire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scott wants to clinch but Freire slips to the side
and Freire counters by clinching up.
Freire missing with knees to the body.
Scott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Freire backwards.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freire tries to circle away but Scott has him pinned against the cage.
Freire with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Freire slows down the pace here.
Freire wants to get back to striking at distance but Scott won't allow it.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Freire.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott keeps control of Freire as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Freire breaks the clinch.
Freire has managed to clinch.
Freire jumps guard but Scott stands there with Freire around his waist. Freire gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willamy Freire dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Freire tries for a takedown but Scott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Freire has a takedown stuffed.
Scott closes the distance but Freire moves to the side
and Freire counters by moving into the clinch.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott has had enough of the clinch but Freire keeps him there for the moment.
Freire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott is pressed up against the cage. Freire has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scott down to the mat. Scott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willamy Freire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freire circles away from the clinch attempt
and Freire counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Freire.
Scott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Freire jumps guard but Scott stands there with Freire around his waist. Freire gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Freire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Freire tries to pull guard but Scott won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freire.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Scott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scott prevents Freire from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Freire pulls guard successfully.
Scott postures up.
Scott has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Freire is proving hard to escape from.
Scott is looking to work some ground and pound but Freire has wrist control.
Scott wants to get up but he can't break Freire's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Scott wants to control from the top but Freire keeps moving.
Scott preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Freire circles away from the clinch attempt
and Freire holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Freire.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Freire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Freire.
Freire drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Freire tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Scott smiles and moves away.
Freire circles away from the clinch attempt
and Freire counters with a two punch combo.
Willamy Freire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Freire moves into the clinch.
Scott is pressed up against the cage. Freire has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scott down to the mat. Scott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Scott darts in trying to clinch
and Freire counters by moving into the clinch.
Freire stalls.
Freire tries to score a body lock takedown but Scott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Freire controls the action.
Freire is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Scott gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willamy Freire dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Scott wants to clinch
and Freire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freire.
Scott misses with some punches.
Freire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scott walks away with a smile on his face. Freire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott wants to clinch
and Freire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Scott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Freire tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freire.
Scott is pressed up against the cage. Freire has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scott down to the mat. Scott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willamy Freire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freire moves into the clinch.
Freire has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Scott avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Freire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scott is pressed up against the cage. Freire has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scott down to the mat. Scott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Scott tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Freire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freire.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Freire fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scott manages to break the clinch.
Freire closes the distance and clinches up with Scott, looking for a takedown. Freire pushes Scott against the cage but Scott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scott tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Freire counters by moving into the clinch.
Freire drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Freire blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Scott fails to land.
Freire trying to land knees to the body.
Freire blocks an uppercut.
Scott is trying to stall.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Freire.
Freire drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Freire jumps guard and drags Scott to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Freire keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott stands up and waves to Freire to follow him.
Freire drives through and clinches with Scott against the cage.
Freire stalling against the cage.
Freire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scott walks away with a smile on his face. Freire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Freire throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Freire shoots for a double leg takedown but Scott sprawls well. He's pushed Freire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott looks to clinch
and Freire counters by moving into the clinch.
Scott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Freire manages to pull guard.
Scott thows a big elbow that misses.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freire has a closed guard, preventing Scott from standing up.
Freire is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freire keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Freire.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willamy Freire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Freire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willamy Freire!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Hondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Trent Hondo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Trent Hondo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Hondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bastian Schweinsteiger!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweinsteiger ducks right into an uppercut from Hondo.
Hondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hondo misses with a body shot.
Hondo stuffs the takedown.
Hondo looks to land a combination but Schweinsteiger avoids it well.
A big right from Hondo misses.
Schweinsteiger throws a combination that misses
and Hondo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice combination there by Hondo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Hondo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schweinsteiger doesn't seem phased though.
Schweinsteiger is rocked!
Hondo flashes Schweinsteiger a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Schweinsteiger's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Schweinsteiger crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Hondo punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trent Hondo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tapater Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Plutonio Napalm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Hordes Of Chaos. The key to victory for Tapater Rua has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tapater Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Plutonio Napalm!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Napalm.
Rua moves into the clinch.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Napalm has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rua regains guard immediately.
Rua throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Napalm drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rua looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rua looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rua!
Rua creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Napalm sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Napalm gets back to half guard.
Rua is working for a kimura but Napalm is defending it quite comfortably.
Rua seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Napalm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rua punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rua lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Napalm hang on?
Napalm regains half guard.
Napalm actively working from the bottom here.
Napalm looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rua pushes past his half guard into mount!
Napalm looks gassed!
Rua is landing with some decent strikes but Napalm is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Napalm is bucking up trying to escape but Rua cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rua with good strikes from the mount here!
Napalm is trying desperately to improve position.
Rua punishing his opponent with strikes.
Napalm can't escape the position.
Rua scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Napalm?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napalm wants to hold on but Rua pushes him away.
Napalm is trying desperately to improve position.
Rua landing punches.
The referee warns Napalm that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rua wants to control the pace but Napalm is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua lands a big elbow.
Napalm working to try and regain half guard.
Rua with the ground and pound from mount.
Rua dominating with strikes here.
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!
Napalm is trying desperately to improve position.
Rua in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rua has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Napalm's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napalm is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rua cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rua in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rua lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rua working Napalm over with strikes here.
The referee warns Napalm that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rua is landing with some decent strikes but Napalm is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Napalm takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rua is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Napalm can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Napalm is rocked!
Napalm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Napalm is still in real trouble! Can Rua finish him?
Napalm is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Napalm seems to have recovered his senses.
Napalm bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napalm stopping the sweep attempt from Rua.
Napalm drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rua dives on top into guard.
Rua throwing strikes but missing.
Rua throwing strikes but missing.
Napalm working for submissions but it's allowed Rua to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Napalm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rua pulls his head out easily.
Rua scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tapater Rua dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Napalm shoots for a takedown but Rua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Napalm wants a takedown.
Napalm is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tapater Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Plutonio Napalm.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Napalm blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Napalm is breathing heavily.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua is fighting off a takedown attempt but Napalm is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rua to the mat. Rua regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua striking off his back but it's not causing Napalm any problems.
Napalm passes into half guard.
Napalm is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Napalm tries to pass to full mount but Rua defends it.
Napalm is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rua makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rua looking for a sweep. Not yet Rua, not yet.
Rua keeping full guard, as Napalm tries to pass.
Napalm has gone for a leg lock! Rua slips out almost immediately though and dives into Napalm's guard.
Napalm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rua defends it easily.
Rua scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Napalm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Napalm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rua gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Rua throwing strikes but missing.
Napalm keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Rua throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Napalm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Napalm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rua.
Tapater Rua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rua takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Napalm blocks with his arms.
Napalm lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rua wants to control but Napalm is keeping busy.
Napalm maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Rua could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Napalm has cracked it and Rua is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Napalm!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Plutonio Napalm!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Trades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ultimate Victory. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Trades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Alves!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves cracks Trades with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trades.
Alves scores with a jab.
Trades circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trades tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Trades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Trades.
Trades throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Alves finds it's target.
Alves throws out a powerful jab.
Alves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Trades.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Trades keeps the fight on the outside.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Trades misses.
Trades lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trades avoids it really well and circles away.
Trades slips a straight right by Alves.
Jack Trades is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trades throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Alves throws a body punch but Trades moves out of range.
Trades throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
It looks like Renato Alves has been cut.
Trades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trades moves out of range of the strikes.
Trades walks into a jab.
Trades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trades throws a head kick that misses.
Trades scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alves doesn't seem bothered though.
Alves blocks a head kick by Trades.
Alves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trades wants to get back to his feet but Alves drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to move into full mount but can't pass Trades's legs.
Alves lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trades down.
Alves working the ground and pound from side control.
Alves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alves looks gassed!
Trades is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Trades wants to get back to his feet.
Alves fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trades taking punishment in the form of punches.
Alves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
An elbow from Alves crashes against the mat.
Alves lands a decent elbow from side control.
Trades sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trades gets full guard.
Trades looking to control.
Alves postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Trades is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alves, into his guard.
Alves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trades would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Trades avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alves has a closed guard, preventing Trades from standing up.
Alves doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Trades slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alves is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Renato Alves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renato Alves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trades looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trades throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Trades lands but Alves takes it in his stride.
Renato Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trades lands a jab to the nose.
Trades has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trades there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trades closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alves drops his hands momentarily and Trades takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trades counters with a head kick. That will keep Alves thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves drives through and clinches with Trades against the cage.
Trades jumps guard but Alves stands there with Trades around his waist. Trades gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alves has Trades pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alves pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Trades tumbling to the mat - Alves dives into Trades's guard.
Trades is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trades works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trades wants to get back to his feet but Alves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alves is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Trades is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Trades has escaped and now he's on top!
Alves is breathing heavily.
Trades wants to get up but he can't break Alves's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Alves keeping full guard, as Trades tries to pass.
Alves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Trades defends well.
Trades wants to get up but he can't break Alves's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alves throwing shots but Trades is blocking nicely.
Alves is working for a kimura but Trades is defending it quite comfortably.
Alves stops Trades from getting back to his feet.
Alves winds up and cracks Trades with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trades is looking for a sweep. Alves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trades keeps working.
Alves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Trades works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trades is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alves is aware though and is defending well.
Trades is looking for a triangle but Alves pushes his legs off easily.
Alves stands and throws Trades's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Trades is looking to regain half guard here but Alves keeps moving and retains side control.
Alves working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Trades is looking for a sweep.
Alves trying to control the position but Trades is working away.
Alves has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Trades!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trades really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alves with a couple of short strikes.
Alves is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Trades can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Renato Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Trades slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Alves thows a huge punch but Trades dodges it nicely.
Alves is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Trades has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alves drops an elbow to the side of Trades's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trades moves into full guard.
Alves wants to control from the top but Trades keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Renato Alves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Renato Alves's cut.
That's time! Trades's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alves is looking to clinch but Trades is avoiding it.
Trades throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Trades throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alves instigates a clinch.
Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Trades.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Trades's head but Trades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trades.
A head kick misses from Trades.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jack Trades is winning the standup battle so far.
Trades ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Alves shoots for a takedown but Trades saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Trades. No joy for Alves on that attempt.
Jack Trades has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Alves.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trades punishes Alves's body with a nice straight punch.
Trades tries a head kick but it misses.
Trades misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Trades.
Trades lands with a slapping head kick.
Trades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves scores with a decent looking hook.
Trades circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alves changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trades tries to avoid it but Alves manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trades to the ground. Trades escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alves avoids the head kick by Trades.
Trades with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Trades.
Trades turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Trades slips the punch.
Trades scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trades ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Trades scores with a kick to the midsection.
Trades digs a good body shot into Alves's ribs.
Trades throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trades delivers a nice body kick.
Trades connects with a right hand. Alves shakes it off.
Alves might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trades, pushing him back against the cage.
Trades breaks the clinch.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trades counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alves shoots in but no luck this time.
Alves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trades connects with a jab.
Trades misses with a head kick.
Trades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trades throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trades is looking to score with low kicks.
Renato Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Trades.
A punch lands to the side of Trades 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alves blocks a low kick nicely.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trades counters with a stiff right hand.
Jack Trades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trades misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves connects with the punch.
Alves stalks Trades and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trades's face. Trades staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves throws a leg kick but Trades moved away.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trades lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Trades scores with a nice right hand.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick.
Alves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trades's head.
Trades has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alves finds it's way round the side to connect with Trades's head.
Alves looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trades throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jack Trades is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves misses with a hook.
Trades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trades.
Alves scores with a nice right hand.
Trades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Trades showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alves has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tito Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krav Mcgraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgraw is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Limp Bizkit--Break Stuff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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154 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tito Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krav Mcgraw!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Mcgraw or perhaps it was just good defense by Acton which made him look bad.
Mcgraw shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mcgraw was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Acton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mcgraw landing shots from mount.
Mcgraw with good strikes from the mount here!
Mcgraw is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Acton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Acton is rocked!
Acton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Acton is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Oh Acton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcgraw scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Acton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mcgraw.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgraw with the ground and pound from mount.
Mcgraw is working for a guillotine from mount but Acton frees his head quite easily.
Mcgraw is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Acton is surviving well by controlling Mcgraw's body position as best he can.
Acton seems to have got his legs back now.
Mcgraw looks gassed!
Mcgraw cracks Acton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgraw misses with a head shot.
Acton is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mcgraw looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mcgraw throwing strikes here but Acton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Acton trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mcgraw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcgraw working the ground and pound effectively.
Mcgraw cracks Acton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Acton is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mcgraw is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Acton has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mcgraw in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton tries to buck Mcgraw off but he can't manage it.
Mcgraw has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Acton is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krav Mcgraw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Even Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Panzram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica-Enter Sandman. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carl Panzram was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Even Steven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Panzram!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panzram misses with a wild body shot.
Panzram throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Steven was covering up waiting for the punch and Panzram finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Steven 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.
Steven is trying to control the position but Panzram postures up.
Steven had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Panzram defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steven manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Even Steven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Panzram slips a jab and a cross from Steven.
Panzram shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Steven is trying to defend but Panzram finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Panzram is trying to control. Steven wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steven looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Panzram wants to control but Steven is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panzram works his way into side control.
Steven is trying to get back to his feet.
Steven prevents Panzram from improving position.
Panzram is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steven knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Panzram advances nicely into full mount.
Panzram goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Steven is on top in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Panzram working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steven doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Steven manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven stands up over Panzram, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Steven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Panzram bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steven's guard.
Steven wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Panzram manages to pass to side control.
Panzram is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Steven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steven is squirming around, avoiding Panzram's attempts to control the action.
Steven is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Steven is now in Panzram's guard. A big mistake from Panzram there, giving up the dominant position!
Steven wants to control from the top but Panzram keeps moving.
Panzram looking for a guillotine here but Steven defends easily.
Steven looking to pass the guard.
Panzram is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Steven throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panzram looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steven passes into half guard.
Panzram looks gassed!
Steven is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Panzram is just riding it out for now. Steven eventually gives up the hold.
Panzram looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Steven not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steven is keen to just control but Panzram is a slippery customer.
Panzram wants to control but Steven is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Panzram tries to roll over but Steven keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Panzram dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steven moves in looking to clinch but Panzram pushes him off.
Steven tries to close the distance and clinch but Panzram swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Panzram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steven manages to avoid it.
Steven lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Carl Panzram has been cut.
Steven moves out of range as Panzram strikes.
Steven slips a straight right by Panzram.
Steven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Panzram circles away quickly and effectively.
Panzram tries to keep at a distance but Steven has taken the fight into the clinch.
Panzram is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Steven pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Panzram drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steven gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Steven scores with a knee to the head.
Panzram changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Steven fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Even Steven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Panzram.
Panzram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panzram cracks Steven with an open hand slap.
Panzram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steven clinches up with Panzram and pushes him back against the cage.
Steven is pressed up against the cage. Panzram has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Steven down to the mat. Steven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Steven closes the distance and clinches.
Panzram is breathing heavily.
Steven scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Steven lands an elbow that stopped Panzram in his tracks for a moment.
Panzram wants a takedown.
Panzram goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steven prevents it.
Good body shot from Steven.
Steven digs a right hand underneath Panzram's ribcage. Panzram let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steven looking to stall.
Panzram wants a takedown but no success here.
Steven with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Come on Steven - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Steven lands a hook that snaps the head of Panzram backwards.
Steven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Panzram backwards.
Steven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Panzram drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steven gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Steven lands a shot to the body.
Steven gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Panzram.
Steven lands an elbow inside.
Steven lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steven lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Panzram takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steven using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Panzram.
Steven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Panzram drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steven using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steven taking a breather.
Steven gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Panzram.
Panzram is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Steven is leaning against Panzram and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Panzram has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steven is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steven lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Steven.
Panzram lands a takedown into guard.
Steven throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Panzram stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steven is trying to keep Panzram in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram is pushing down on Steven's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steven is fighting to maintain full guard but Panzram has managed to sneak the leg through.
Steven works his way to full guard. Good work.
Panzram looking to pass the guard.
Panzram wants to control from the top but Steven keeps moving.
Panzram stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steven wants to stand and escape but Panzram is having none of it.
Panzram forces his way into half guard.
Carl Panzram has got the better of the ground game so far.
Panzram is looking to take a break and control but Steven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Panzram prevents Steven from standing back up.
Panzram is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Panzram trying to mount his opponent but Steven defends it.
Steven is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panzram pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panzram is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Steven has managed to free his arm - good work.
Steven pushes Panzram off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Even Steven dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carl Panzram's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Panzram misses with an uppercut.
Steven moves forwards but Panzram connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Panzram slips a jab and a cross from Steven.
Panzram shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Steven manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Panzram passes Steven's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Steven pushes Panzram off looking to stand but Panzram dives back in and keeps control.
Steven wants to control but Panzram is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Panzram is taking a breather. Steven says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Steven looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panzram is trying for a kimura here. Steven looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Panzram wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carl Panzram!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Denny Prokopos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clicket Ticket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prokopos comes to the cage accompanied by Deep River Blues - Doc Watson. Ticket has chosen Pantera Walk as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denny Prokopos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clicket Ticket!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ticket misses with a double jab.
Ticket defending well as Prokopos loads up on a big left hand.
Ticket stuns Prokopos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clicket Ticket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ticket shoots in for a takedown but Prokopos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ticket gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Prokopos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ticket can't keep his opponent in guard - Prokopos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Prokopos trying to control from half guard but Ticket is working away.
Ticket has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Prokopos is working away from the top position though.
Ticket flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Prokopos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ticket defends it well.
Prokopos trying to mount his opponent but Ticket defends it.
Prokopos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ticket is just riding it out for now. Prokopos eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokopos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ticket moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ticket has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Prokopos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Prokopos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ticket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prokopos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Prokopos is pushing down on Ticket's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ticket is fighting to maintain full guard but Prokopos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Prokopos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Prokopos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ticket for as long as he can get away with.
Ticket looking for submissions off his back.
Prokopos is looking to advance position but Ticket won't allow it.
Ticket looking for submissions off his back.
Ticket is staying active underneath Prokopos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ticket regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ticket is trying to keep Prokopos in close.
Prokopos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ticket has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Prokopos has managed to get both his arms back between Ticket's legs - danger averted.
Ticket looks gassed!
Ticket can't keep his opponent in guard - Prokopos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ticket is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Prokopos controlling the position easily from mount.
Prokopos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ticket is in all sorts of trouble here.
Prokopos manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ticket to take his back!
Prokopos is controlling the position but Ticket somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Prokopos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ticket sees it coming and defends easily.
Ticket looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Prokopos thows a huge punch but Ticket dodges it nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Prokopos scores with a takedown into Ticket's guard.
Prokopos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ticket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Prokopos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ticket leaves Prokopos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prokopos slips under a jab.
Ticket misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prokopos.
Ticket throws a jab when Prokopos was well out of range.
Prokopos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prokopos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ticket napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ticket is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ticket is trying to get back to full guard.
Prokopos is looking for a kimura here.
Prokopos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ticket looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokopos is looking to take a break and control but Ticket is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prokopos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ticket sees it coming and defends easily.
Prokopos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ticket doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Prokopos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prokopos is looking to take a break and control but Ticket is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Prokopos keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Prokopos stuffs the takedown attempt from Ticket. Ticket gets slowly back to his feet.
Ticket tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prokopos was well out of range. Poor timing from Ticket.
Some wild striking there from Ticket.
Prokopos misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Ticket.
Decent striking displayed by Ticket there.
Prokopos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ticket sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Prokopos somewhat.
Clicket Ticket is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ticket works over Prokopos's head and body with a nice combination.
Ticket throws a hook but Prokopos blocks it.
Prokopos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prokopos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Prokopos showed some decent athleticism there.
Ticket looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos slows the pace down in half guard.
Prokopos winds up and cracks Ticket with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Prokopos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Prokopos is working for a submission of some sort.
Ticket is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prokopos pulls his head out easily.
Ticket looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Prokopos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Prokopos is looking to advance position but Ticket won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prokopos wants to control but Ticket is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Prokopos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ticket tries for a takedown but Prokopos circles away easily
and Prokopos counters with a single leg into guard. Ticket didn't expect that.
Prokopos wants to control from the top but Ticket keeps moving.
Prokopos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Prokopos looking to pass the guard.
Ticket has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Prokopos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Prokopos controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticket 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.
Prokopos wants to pass the guard but Ticket is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ticket keeping moving, preventing Prokopos from controlling successfully.
Ticket is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Prokopos is aware though and is defending well.
Ticket is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ticket takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prokopos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Prokopos trying to control but Ticket is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Denny Prokopos just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ticket slaps away a takedown attempt from Prokopos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Prokopos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ticket sprawls well. Ticket wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prokopos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos shoots in but Ticket avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denny Prokopos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prokopos shoots in but no luck this time.
Prokopos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Prokopos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Prokopos wants to control from the top but Ticket keeps moving.
Ticket wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Prokopos is now in half guard.
Ticket is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prokopos pulls his head out easily.
Prokopos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos trying to control from half guard but Ticket is working away.
Ticket moves into full guard.
Denny Prokopos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ticket isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Prokopos stacks Ticket on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Prokopos!
Prokopos trying to control the position but Ticket is working away.
Ticket prevents Prokopos from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Prokopos clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Prokopos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Prokopos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Prokopos seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Ticket is holding on tight.
Ticket is working to get back to half guard.
Prokopos looking to secure an arm triangle but Ticket defends it well.
Prokopos manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ticket to take his back!
Ticket trying to control the hands but Prokopos breaks the grip.
Ticket is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Prokopos is trying to stick to Ticket's back but Ticket is turning into Prokopos. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Prokopos's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ticket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticket trying to control but Prokopos is working from the bottom.
Prokopos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Prokopos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ticket tries to free his leg and advance position but Prokopos is retaining full guard.
Prokopos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ticket misses with a takedown attempt
and Prokopos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Prokopos.
Prokopos drops back looking for a leg! Ticket is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ticket manages to kick Prokopos off! Prokopos jumps back into Ticket's guard.
Ticket looking for a sweep. Not yet Ticket, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos tries to free his leg and advance position but Ticket is retaining full guard.
Ticket has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Prokopos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Prokopos wants to control from the top but Ticket keeps moving.
Ticket being controlled here, momentarily.
Prokopos wants to control from the top but Ticket keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ticket keeping full guard, as Prokopos tries to pass.
Ticket looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Prokopos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ticket looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Prokopos passes into half guard.
Prokopos wants to take a breather but Ticket is having none of it.
Prokopos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ticket makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ticket.
Prokopos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ticket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prokopos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Prokopos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ticket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prokopos stays in close to Ticket's body and controls the position.
Ticket is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Prokopos is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Prokopos had his way with Clicket Ticket in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ticket needs to keep his hands up - Prokopos had a free shot at his head there.
Ticket stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ticket wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Ticket. No joy for Prokopos on that attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prokopos lands with an overhand left.
Ticket misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Prokopos as Ticket shoots in.
Prokopos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ticket did well to prevent Prokopos getting side control.
Prokopos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ticket does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ticket moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Prokopos trying to control but Ticket is working from the bottom.
Ticket looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Prokopos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ticket has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Prokopos has managed to get both his arms back between Ticket's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ticket keeping moving, preventing Prokopos from controlling successfully.
Ticket throws his legs up looking for a submission but Prokopos uses it to pass to side control.
Ticket strikes from the bottom but Prokopos takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Prokopos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Prokopos looking to control but Ticket is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Prokopos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Prokopos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ticket is looking to escape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Denny Prokopos just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ticket will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Ticket misses.
Clicket Ticket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ticket throws a right hand that Prokopos ducks under and follows up with a left that Prokopos also avoids with ease.
Ticket tries to clinch up
and Prokopos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ticket won't be happy with that.
Prokopos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ticket is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ticket tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos laying and praying for a moment but Ticket takes advantage and regains half guard.
Ticket is looking for a sweep. Prokopos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Prokopos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prokopos is stalling here. Ticket is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Prokopos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ticket has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ticket working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
I wouldn't like to be where Prokopos is right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Prokopos struggling a bit here.
Ticket looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ticket is trying to ground and pound but Prokopos uses the momentary lack of control by Ticket to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denny Prokopos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prokopos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denny Prokopos!
Denny Prokopos retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Chapelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel has chosen Halo-Street Fighter as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Chapelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Prince Vasquel!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapelle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vasquel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chapelle is looking to escape.
Vasquel trying to mount his opponent but Chapelle defends it.
Vasquel passes to side control.
Chapelle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vasquel is controlling him well.
Vasquel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chapelle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vasquel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Vasquel crashes against the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vasquel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chapelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasquel slips a jab and a cross from Chapelle.
Chapelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vasquel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapelle leaves Vasquel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Toby Chapelle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince Vasquel.
Vasquel looks gassed!
Chapelle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vasquel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chapelle circles away.
Vasquel throws a shot from downtown. Chapelle moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chapelle. Vasquel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chapelle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vasquel is rocked!
Vasquel avoids the head kick by Chapelle.
Chapelle cracks Vasquel with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Vasquel falls to his knees and Chapelle doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toby Chapelle!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bongfucious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bongfucious comes to the cage accompanied by Let's Get High. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bongfucious!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Paiva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongfucious shoots in and drives through. Paiva sprawls well.
Paiva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bongfucious keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bongfucious shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnny Bongfucious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paiva misses with an uppercut.
Paiva misses with a body shot.
Bongfucious avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bongfucious connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paiva swats away the attempt to clinch by Bongfucious.
Bongfucious tries to close the distance and clinch but Paiva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bongfucious wants to clinch.
Paiva lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Johnny Bongfucious has been cut.
Paiva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bongfucious looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bongfucious doesn't manage to clinch there - Paiva circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongfucious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bongfucious closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bongfucious lands in his opponent's guard.
Bongfucious preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bongfucious accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bongfucious trying to control but Paiva is working from the bottom.
Bongfucious looking to sit in guard and control but Paiva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paiva looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongfucious is controlling Paiva's posture.
Bongfucious is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Bongfucious.
Bongfucious swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bongfucious swings wildly with an uppercut but Paiva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Paiva.
Paiva is trying to force a seperation but Bongfucious has the dominant position.
Bongfucious goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paiva prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bongfucious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bongfucious stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bongfucious digs a right hand underneath Paiva's ribcage. Paiva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bongfucious misses with a punch to the body.
Bongfucious is working for takedown but Paiva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Paiva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bongfucious has him pressed against the cage.
Bongfucious goes for a takedown attempt but Paiva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bongfucious drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Paiva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Paiva is looking to improve his position.
Bongfucious trying to control from half guard but Paiva is working away.
Bongfucious is looking to stall here but Paiva recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongfucious throwing strikes from guard but Paiva blocks nicely.
Paiva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bongfucious!
Paiva is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bongfucious has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bongfucious!
Paiva wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Paiva. No joy for Bongfucious on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leandro Paiva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Bongfucious's cut.
That's time! Bongfucious's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bongfucious looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Paiva!
Paiva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bongfucious.
Bongfucious cracks Paiva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bongfucious tries to control but Paiva wriggling away.
Bongfucious connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Paiva is looking to get to half guard.
Bongfucious wants to control the pace but Paiva is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongfucious sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bongfucious lands with some strikes.
Paiva is looking to get to half guard.
Bongfucious lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Bongfucious.
Bongfucious scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paiva?
Bongfucious has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Paiva's face.
Bongfucious sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongfucious's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bongfucious has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bongfucious scoring with strikes but Paiva is staying in there.
Bongfucious connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bongfucious punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bongfucious scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bongfucious wants to control the pace but Paiva is squirming around nicely.
Bongfucious lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Paiva is working to get back to half guard.
Bongfucious is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Paiva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bongfucious takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paiva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bongfucious lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bongfucious sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bongfucious is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Paiva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongfucious in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bongfucious controlling his opponent.
Johnny Bongfucious overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bongfucious prevents Paiva from getting the reversal.
Paiva taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Bongfucious.
Bongfucious content just to control the position here.
Bongfucious with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bongfucious takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bongfucious dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Bongfucious's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Paiva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bongfucious goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bongfucious drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bongfucious looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Paiva wants to sweep but no luck.
Bongfucious missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paiva wants to get back to his feet but Bongfucious is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bongfucious pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paiva is keeping the position for now.
Bongfucious is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongfucious throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bongfucious wants to control from the top but Paiva keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paiva digs a good body shot into Bongfucious's ribs.
Bongfucious fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bongfucious swings for the body but Paiva moves out of range.
Paiva lands a two punch combo.
Bongfucious swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paiva counters with a left and a right that stings Bongfucious.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bongfucious throws an overhand right that lands on Paiva's shoulder, as Paiva tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongfucious misses with a looping left.
Bongfucious shoots in for a takedown but Paiva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paiva lands a jab to the nose.
Paiva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bongfucious.
Paiva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bongfucious rather than just go for the knockout.
Bongfucious ducks right into an uppercut from Paiva.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bongfucious is defended easily by Paiva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bongfucious. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the body from Bongfucious misses
and Paiva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bongfucious shoots in but no luck this time.
Leandro Paiva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paiva misses with a wild body shot.
Paiva ducks under a wild hook from Bongfucious.
Paiva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paiva throws a right hand that Bongfucious ducks under and follows up with a left that Bongfucious also avoids with ease.
Leandro Paiva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paiva throws out a loose jab but Bongfucious uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bongfucious shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Paiva's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bongfucious should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Paiva has tightened it up now! Bongfucious should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Leandro Paiva!
Leandro Paiva is the new lightweight champion!
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