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WPR 14: Savage Saturday PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Luke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Luke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Luke!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luke shoots and misses
and Magalhaes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Luke!
Luke is trying to get back to half guard.
Luke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luke is trying to stand back up but Magalhaes is controlling him
Luke tries to roll over but Magalhaes keeps him under control.
Magalhaes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Magalhaes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Luke wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vitor Magalhaes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Magalhaes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magalhaes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Magalhaes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Luke trying to control but Magalhaes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luke drops back looking for a leg! Magalhaes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Magalhaes manages to kick Luke off! Luke jumps back into Magalhaes's guard.
Magalhaes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Luke defends well.
Magalhaes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Magalhaes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magalhaes is on top in guard.
Magalhaes wants to pass the guard but Luke is keeping the position.
Luke controls Magalhaes momentarily but Magalhaes frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Magalhaes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Luke trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Luke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Luke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Magalhaes defends it well.
Luke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Magalhaes has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luke is trying to control. Magalhaes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Luke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Luke looks winded!
Luke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Magalhaes defends it well.
Luke is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Magalhaes is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Luke is trying to work for a kimura but Magalhaes is defending well.
Luke is trying to control the action in half guard but Magalhaes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Magalhaes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Luke is working for a kimura but Magalhaes is defending it quite comfortably.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josh Luke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Magalhaes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Magalhaes trying to control but Luke is working from the bottom.
Magalhaes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Luke is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Magalhaes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Magalhaes tries to free his leg and advance position but Luke is retaining full guard.
Magalhaes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Magalhaes has managed to get both his arms back between Luke's legs - danger averted.
Magalhaes trying to control the position from guard on top but Luke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vitor Magalhaes just wasn't active enough.
Magalhaes scores with a spinning back kick!
Luke is breathing heavily.
Luke shoots and misses
and Magalhaes counters with a takedown into side control.
Magalhaes advances to full mount.
Luke is trying desperately to improve position.
Magalhaes looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magalhaes stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes clinches up with Luke and pushes him back against the cage.
Magalhaes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Magalhaes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luke has him pressed against the cage.
Luke successfully pulls guard.
Magalhaes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Luke wants to sweep but no luck.
Magalhaes wants to control from the top but Luke keeps moving.
Magalhaes controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vitor Magalhaes just wasn't active enough.
Luke fails with a takedown attempt.
Vitor Magalhaes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Luke.
Luke tries for a takedown but Magalhaes circles away easily
and Magalhaes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Luke!
Magalhaes trying to control the position but Luke is working away.
Magalhaes is working Luke over with some ground and pound from side control.
Magalhaes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Luke down.
Magalhaes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Luke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luke is looking to get back to his feet here but Magalhaes is keeping cool and he's managed to take Luke's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes trying to control.
Magalhaes biding his time, looking for the opening.
Magalhaes working for a choke but Luke is defending well.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magalhaes working for a choke but Luke is defending well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Magalhaes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Luke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Magalhaes's waist but Magalhaes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Luke off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Magalhaes. No joy for Luke on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luke is defended easily by Magalhaes.
Vitor Magalhaes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Luke.
Luke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Magalhaes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Luke!
Magalhaes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Luke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Magalhaes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Luke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magalhaes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luke is not content to let Magalhaes control the position.
Magalhaes remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Magalhaes works to advance to full mount. Luke defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Magalhaes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Luke wants to hold on but Magalhaes pushes him away.
Luke can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luke squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Luke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Magalhaes with shots to the head and body - Luke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Magalhaes controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luke is squirming around, avoiding Magalhaes's attempts to control the action.
Magalhaes controlling the position easily from mount.
Luke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Magalhaes avoids the attempt from Luke to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes content just to control the position here.
Luke wants to control but Magalhaes is having none of it.
Magalhaes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Magalhaes wants to control the pace but Luke is squirming around nicely.
Magalhaes lands a couple of good shots and Luke has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Luke rolls, trying to escape but Magalhaes keeps control of the position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Magalhaes. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luke defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Magalhaes's arms.
Luke is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Vitor Magalhaes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luke is trying to get back to his feet but Magalhaes has full control of the position and if anything, Luke has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Luke wants to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Magalhaes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magalhaes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Magalhaes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robson Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robson Bryan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diego Martinez's chin.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bryan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Martinez!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bryan stands up and beckons Martinez to his feet.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martinez sprawls well. Martinez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Bryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Bryan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bryan showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Bryan there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Bryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Bryan throwing shots but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Bryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Martinez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is not content to let Bryan control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Robson Bryan just wasn't active enough.
Bryan has managed to clinch.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Bryan is blocking nicely.
Bryan is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez scores with a knee to the head.
Bryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is looking for a takedown.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bryan has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Bryan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bryan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martinez just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bryan looking to stall.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Bryan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bryan is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Bryan blocks with his arms.
Bryan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martinez to keep the fight standing.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Bryan blocks it.
Martinez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Robson Bryan has been cut.
Bryan is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez being controlled against the cage.
Bryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries to clinch but Bryan moves out of range.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Bryan.
Bryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryan throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robson Bryan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bryan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Bryan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martinez to keep the fight standing.
Bryan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bryan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bryan can't break the clinch.
Martinez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bryan's face.
Bryan slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bryan's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Bryan blocks it.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bryan jumps guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Bryan goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Martinez in side control.
Bryan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez advances to mount.
Oh Bryan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bryan seems to have got his legs back now.
Martinez landing knees to the head.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bryan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Bryan blocks with his arms.
Bryan tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Martinez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Bryan blocks it.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bryan wants a takedown but no success here.
Martinez with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bryan tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bryan tries to pull guard but Martinez holds him up against the cage and eventually Bryan drops back down to his feet.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martinez with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
Martinez connects with a knee to the head.
Martinez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Martinez has Bryan pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Bryan is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Martinez - that's hurt Bryan badly! Oh, another knee lands and Bryan is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Bryan doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Diego Martinez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Fayol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathaniel Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Fayol!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox misses the shot to the body.
Fayol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fayol tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fayol somewhat.
Cox scores with a hook to the body. Fayol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fayol moves in looking to clinch but Cox pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Fayol. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Cox finds it's target.
Cox lands with a shot to the body.
Fayol attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fayol doesn't manage to clinch there - Cox circles away.
A shot to the liver by Cox. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Ken Fayol has been cut.
Cox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fayol doesn't seem bothered though.
Fayol looks winded!
Fayol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cox connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fayol.
Fayol tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fayol somewhat.
Nathaniel Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Fayol.
Fayol takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fayol on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cox cracks Fayol with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fayol looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Cox finish him?
Fayol is rocked!
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!
Cox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fayol is still on wobbly legs! Can Cox finish him?
Fayol walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Cox swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nathaniel Cox!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hashim Jalilul Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hashim Jalilul Hassan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hashim Jalilul Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edgar Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan stalks Rodrigues and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodrigues's face. Rodrigues staggers backwards, shaken.
Hassan misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hassan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hassan.
Rodrigues fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hassan avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodrigues takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hassan tries to bum rush Rodrigues with a series of wild strikes but Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up but Hassan circles away and keeps his distance.
Hassan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hassan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodrigues counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hassan thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown but Hassan shows good takedown defense.
Hassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigues takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hassan checks the leg kick.
Rodrigues tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hassan swivels and escapes.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Rodrigues.
Hassan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hassan duly obliges.
Rodrigues is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hassan! Rodrigues is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hashim Jalilul Hassan!
Hashim Jalilul Hassan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Ljosha Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikala Konani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin comes to the cage accompanied by INTERNATIONALE. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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219 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksei Ljosha Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikala Konani!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konani blocks a head kick by Putin.
Konani looks to clinch
and Putin counters with a good low kick that Konani was not able to check.
Konani tries to close the distance and clinch but Putin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Konani throws a predictable looking body shot
and Putin counters with an outside leg kick.
Konani moves to clinch but Putin breaks away
and Putin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Mikala Konani has been cut.
Konani gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Konani avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Konani managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Konani avoids it.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Konani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Konani's face.
Putin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Konani is rocked!
Konani avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Putin.
Konani is still on wobbly legs! Can Putin finish him?
That has opened up Mikala Konani's cut even more.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Konani seems to have recovered his senses.
Konani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Konani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Konani avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Konani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin lands a good knee to the midsection. Konani won't want to take too many of those.
Putin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Konani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Konani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Konani tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konani tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Konani back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Konani takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Mikala Konani's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Putin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Konani.
Knees in the clinch landing for Putin.
Konani looks winded!
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.
Putin lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Putin.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikala Konani's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aleksei Ljosha Putin!
A victorious Aleksei Ljosha Putin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cevada Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cevada Bacon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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215 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cevada Bacon!
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, Anderson Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira stuffs the takedown attempt from Bacon. Bacon gets slowly back to his feet.
Nogueira moves into the clinch.
Bacon has had enough of the clinch but Nogueira keeps him there for the moment.
Nogueira works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bacon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nogueira controls the pace.
Bacon trying to keep a closed guard but Nogueira is proving a slippery customer.
Bacon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nogueira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nogueira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bacon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nogueira is aware though and is defending well.
Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bacon's head.
Bacon looking for a guillotine here but Nogueira defends easily.
Bacon keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Nogueira slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nogueira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bacon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bacon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bacon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anderson Nogueira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nogueira has managed to clinch.
Nogueira stalling in the clinch.
Nogueira lands a knee to the head.
Bacon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bacon fails to pull guard.
Bacon tries to pull guard but Nogueira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cevada Bacon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bacon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nogueira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nogueira is working for a submission of some sort.
Bacon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bacon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bacon keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Bacon has his foot on Nogueira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nogueira works his way back into a safe position though.
Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Bacon is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bacon tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bacon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nogueira dives into side control.
Bacon is looking for a sweep.
Nogueira is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bacon regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacon is trying to maintain the position but Nogueira is very close to passing his half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Nogueira dominated that round.
That's time! Bacon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bacon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nogueira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bacon is trying to pull guard but Nogueira turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nogueira gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bacon punching from the bottom.
Bacon moves into full guard.
Bacon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bacon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nogueira is controlling him.
Nogueira trying to control but Bacon is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bacon wriggles free and stands up.
Bacon gets a takedown into half guard.
Bacon decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bacon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bacon lands with a nice body punch.
Bacon misses with a head kick.
Bacon misses with a takedown attempt
letting Nogueira counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cevada Bacon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches.
Bacon tries to pull guard but Nogueira forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bacon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nogueira blocks an elbow strike from Bacon.
Nogueira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bacon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nogueira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon struggling a bit here.
Bacon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nogueira's best efforts.
Bacon trying to control here.
Bacon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira wants to get up but he can't break Bacon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bacon looking for a sweep. Not yet Bacon, not yet.
Bacon trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira forces his way into half guard.
Nogueira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bacon keeps working.
Bacon gets full guard.
Bacon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cevada Bacon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacon keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
Nogueira sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Bacon doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Nogueira paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Bacon - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cevada Bacon!
A very excited looking Cevada Bacon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daeron I Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Blancheflor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blancheflor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Game of Thrones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daeron I Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan Blancheflor!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blancheflor throws a chopping leg kick but Targaryen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blancheflor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Targaryen on his heels. He'll look to pass Targaryen's guard now, I'm sure.
Blancheflor tries to free his leg and advance position but Targaryen is retaining full guard.
Targaryen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Targaryen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Targaryen wants to improve his position but instead Blancheflor has moved into half guard.
Blancheflor throwing shots but Targaryen is blocking nicely.
Targaryen has hold of Blancheflor's hands but Blancheflor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blancheflor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Targaryen defending well though.
Targaryen is looking to improve his position.
Blancheflor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Targaryen has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancheflor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blancheflor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Targaryen is looking to improve his position.
Blancheflor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blancheflor is looking for a kimura here.
Targaryen has hold of Blancheflor's hands but Blancheflor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Targaryen gets full guard.
Targaryen is looking to sweep but instead, Blancheflor has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blancheflor 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Targaryen is looking for a sweep. Blancheflor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Blancheflor.
Targaryen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Targaryen wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Targaryen wants to get back to full guard but Blancheflor has mounted him!
Blancheflor looking to control but Targaryen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Targaryen is trying desperately to improve position.
Targaryen is breathing heavily.
Blancheflor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Targaryen hang on?
Blancheflor lands a big shot there that rocks Targaryen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Targaryen is looking to get to half guard.
Blancheflor lands with some strikes.
Targaryen is rocked!
Blancheflor with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Targaryen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blancheflor unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Targaryen wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Blancheflor celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan Blancheflor!
Tristan Blancheflor very nearly forgot to thank Pirates Powder amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Hatari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oberyn Martell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conan Hatari!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell swings for the body but Hatari moves out of range.
Hatari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatari tries to clinch up but Martell circles away and keeps his distance.
Hatari slips a jab from Martell.
Hatari tries for a takedown but Martell circles away easily
enabling Martell to counter with a crisp jab.
Martell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Martell misses.
Hatari misses with a body punch
and Martell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hatari gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hatari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatari wants to clinch
and Martell counters with a crisp right that sends Hatari to the canvas! Martell follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oberyn Martell!
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