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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ari Cavanhas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ari Cavanhas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ari Cavanhas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mason Storm!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cavanhas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cavanhas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Storm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cavanhas somewhat.
Cavanhas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Storm is fending him off so far but Cavanhas persists. Nope, Storm circles away and we're back to standing.
Storm has a takedown stuffed.
Storm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Storm wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ari Cavanhas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Storm is thwarting Cavanhas's attempts to control the position.
Storm content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm wants to stand up but Cavanhas is controlling the position.
Cavanhas wants to sweep but Storm has passed to side control!
Cavanhas stops Storm from passing to mount.
Storm takes a little break here. Cavanhas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavanhas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Storm's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cavanhas is looking to get back to full guard here but Storm has managed to pass to side control instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Storm looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cavanhas is avoiding damage well.
Storm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cavanhas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Storm taking a break here but Cavanhas is having none of it and regains half guard.
Storm is thwarting Cavanhas's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cavanhas missing with punches from the bottom.
Storm is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Storm is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Storm dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cavanhas dives in and grabs Storm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Storm pushes down on Cavanhas's head and hops out.
Storm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Storm clinches with his opponent.
Cavanhas tries to circle away but Storm has him pinned against the cage.
Storm has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cavanhas clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cavanhas defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Storm's arms.
Storm scores with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Storm manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Storm is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Storm is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cavanhas knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cavanhas for a finish.
Good control from Storm.
Storm struggling to land strikes to the head as Cavanhas covers up.
Mason Storm has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm working for a choke but Cavanhas is defending well.
Storm is looking to control Cavanhas but Cavanhas is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Storm has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Cavanhas is defending well but eventually Storm manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Cavanhas has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mason Storm!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Majors Paaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Wid (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Majors Paaine!
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, Wilson Wid!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Wid lands but Paaine takes it in his stride.
Wid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paaine counters with a single leg into guard. Wid didn't expect that.
Paaine controlling from the top position.
Paaine'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paaine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paaine drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wid dives on top into guard.
Paaine keeping moving, preventing Wid from controlling successfully.
Wid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paaine is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paaine has hold of one of Wid's legs. Wid is fighting the takedown attempt but Paaine gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wid being controlled here, momentarily.
Wid wants to stand but Paaine is controlling the position.
Paaine landing some decent shots from guard.
Wid is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paaine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wid looking for a guillotine here but Paaine defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paaine passes into half guard.
Paaine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paaine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paaine slips a nice elbow through Wid's hands, connecting with Wid's forehead.
Paaine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wid looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paaine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wid is rocked!
Paaine 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.
Paaine scores with a big shot! Wid's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Wid! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Majors Paaine!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Majors Paaine made sure he mentioned Xtreme Merchandise, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Duda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrisoff Lebene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duda kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hollywood Undead - We Are. Chrisoff Lebene has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Piotr Duda's chin.
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178 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Duda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chrisoff Lebene!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebene closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Duda out cold! Duda corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chrisoff Lebene!
Chrisoff Lebene managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Xtreme Merchandise, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carl Robotnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefano Kolano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robotnik comes to the cage accompanied by Condemned 84 - Face the Aggression. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Robotnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stefano Kolano!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robotnik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kolano avoids it really well and circles away.
Kolano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kolano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Carl Robotnik has been cut.
A nice combination there by Kolano.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Robotnik got wobbled bad by a big combination! Kolano presses forward with punches and knees until Robotnik stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Robotnik closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefano Kolano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Peri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michail Cipovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Michail Cipovski enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Peri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michail Cipovski!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Peri.
It looks like Michail Cipovski has been cut.
Peri shoots and misses
and Cipovski counters with a shoot takedown. Peri fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cipovski postures up and lands a big shot to Peri's brow.
Peri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cipovski landing some decent shots from guard.
Cipovski connects with a couple of short punches.
Cipovski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peri had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cipovski defends it easily.
Peri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cipovski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cipovski is in close to Peri's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cipovski passes Peri's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cipovski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cipovski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peri has hold of Cipovski's hands but Cipovski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cipovski in particular looking to stall.
Peri has hold of Cipovski's hands but Cipovski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cipovski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cipovski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peri with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peri moves into full guard.
Cipovski working some strikes from top position.
Cipovski postures up and lands a big shot to Peri's brow.
Cipovski is in close to Peri's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cipovski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cipovski scoring with some ground and pound.
Peri has a closed guard, preventing Cipovski from standing up.
Cipovski postures up and lands a big shot to Peri's brow.
Cipovski is posturing up here but Peri has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Cipovski tries to roll out but it's too tight and Cipovski has to tap! Slick submission there by Peri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam Peri!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu-Jitsu Song - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Blackwell!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Antonio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks for a takedown but Blackwell sprawls well.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blackwell avoids it really well and circles away.
Blackwell stuffs the takedown.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Blackwell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Blackwell connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackwell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva wants to control but Blackwell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blackwell 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.
Blackwell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Blackwell working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackwell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Blackwell in his half guard.
Blackwell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Blackwell eventually gives up the hold.
Blackwell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva is rocked!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Blackwell lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Silva quite badly. Silva pulls Blackwell in close trying to recover. Blackwell postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Silva on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Silva doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Blackwell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Minto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Dos Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Minto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Minto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Dos Anjos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Anjos tries a low kick but Minto avoids it.
Dos Anjos works Minto's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Dos Anjos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Anjos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Minto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Anjos sprawls well. Dos Anjos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Minto gets slowly back to his feet.
Minto is breathing heavily.
Minto throws a push kick but Dos Anjos slaps the foot to one side.
Dos Anjos throws a leg kick but Minto checks it.
Dos Anjos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minto checks a leg kick.
Dos Anjos throws a low kick, looking for Minto's leg but Minto calmly moves out of range.
Minto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Minto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dos Anjos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Minto is out of range and Dos Anjos settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Dos Anjos. Beautiful body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dos Anjos, as that shot connected.
Dos Anjos throws out a leg kick but Minto moves out of range and Dos Anjos only half commits.
Dos Anjos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dave Minto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minto takes one to the chin there.
Dos Anjos connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Minto to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Dos Anjos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vitor Dos Anjos!
Vitor Dos Anjos took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thank you, thank you all for coming tonight... Myron is a VERY tough guy! I knew that I had to train very hard for this fight, My coaches.. my team made sure I was ready for an opponent like Myron and I thank god that I have their support, thank you guys. Good night everybody and I'll be back soon!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teitur Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Sakkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Sakkara told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teitur Gunnarsson!
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, Marcus Sakkara!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Gunnarsson. That's going to slow Sakkara down.
Sakkara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunnarsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good leg kick by Gunnarsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sakkara just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakkara throws a right hand that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunnarsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakkara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunnarsson somewhat.
Some wild striking there from Sakkara.
Gunnarsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Gunnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakkara throws a hook but Gunnarsson avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sakkara counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Sakkara.
Gunnarsson looks for a takedown but Sakkara sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teitur Gunnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunnarsson feints and as Sakkara raises his hands in defense, Gunnarsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakkara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakkara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gunnarsson controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Teitur Gunnarsson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sakkara throws a big shot that misses.
Gunnarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gunnarsson has managed to clinch.
Gunnarsson breaks from the clinch.
Gunnarsson pushes Sakkara up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakkara stalling in the clinch.
Sakkara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara throws a right and a left that Gunnarsson avoids nicely.
Sakkara just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakkara's sensitive parts.
Sakkara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gunnarsson scores with a kick to the body.
Sakkara cracks Gunnarsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson dives in and grabs Sakkara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sakkara pushes down on Gunnarsson's head and hops out.
Sakkara connects with the punch.
Sakkara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakkara scores with a nice head shot.
Marcus Sakkara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakkara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sakkara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnarsson moves away.
Sakkara lands a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Sakkara as Gunnarsson shoots in.
Sakkara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sakkara cracks Gunnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Sakkara.
Sakkara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakkara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakkara throws a shot to the body.
Gunnarsson is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gunnarsson is defended easily by Sakkara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Sakkara dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sakkara lands a big uppercut and Gunnarsson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gunnarsson looks OK. Sakkara waves Gunnarsson back to his feet!
Gunnarsson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson darts in trying to clinch
and Sakkara counters with a nice body shot.
Teitur Gunnarsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakkara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakkara drops Gunnarsson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Gunnarsson! Sakkara dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Sakkara!
Marcus Sakkara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vrando Vraganza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Hay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hay's choice of entrance music: Tede - Glokk . Vrando Vraganza has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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163 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vrando Vraganza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Hay!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vraganza throws a hook but Hay blocks it.
Hay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vraganza counters with a head kick. That will keep Hay thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice sprawl there from Vraganza as Hay shoots in.
Hay tries for a takedown but Vraganza circles away easily
and Vraganza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vrando Vraganza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Hay.
Hay throws a right hand that Vraganza ducks under and follows up with a left that Vraganza also avoids with ease.
Vraganza throws a hook but Hay blocks it.
Hay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vraganza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hay's knee momentarily.
Vraganza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hay.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Vraganza! Hay is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vrando Vraganza!
Vrando Vraganza is the new lightweight champion!
Vrando Vraganza decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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