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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonatan Borge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Randallmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jhonatan Borge looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jhonatan Borge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Randallmen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randallmen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Borge napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borge looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Randallmen controlling from side mount.
Let's hope that Randallmen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Randallmen is looking to take a break and control but Borge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Randallmen is putting a hurting on Borge here, landing some big shots from side control.
Randallmen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Randallmen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Borge!
Randallmen goes for an armbar but Borge turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Borge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borge drops back looking for a leg! Randallmen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Randallmen manages to kick Borge off! Borge jumps back into Randallmen's guard.
Randallmen wants to sweep here but Borge controlling him for the moment.
Randallmen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Randallmen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Borge is bucking up trying to escape but Randallmen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Randallmen lands a couple of good shots and Borge has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Randallmen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randallmen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Randallmen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Randallmen tightening his grip on Borge, looking for the choke.
Randallmen has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Borge is in real trouble here. Randallmen gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Borge is tapping out! Randallmen wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jordan Randallmen!
Jordan Randallmen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walt Disney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walt Disney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Lee!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disney rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Disney lands a body shot.
Disney lands with a right to the head.
Disney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Disney.
Lee tries to circle away but Disney has him pinned against the cage.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Disney has the dominant position.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Disney avoids it.
Disney gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Disney lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Disney lands with a left to the head.
Disney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee taking a breather.
Disney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Disney scores with a shoulder strike.
Disney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Disney - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Disney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Disney improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Disney has him pressed against the cage.
Disney is working Lee over against the cage.
Lee looks winded!
Disney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Disney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Disney lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Disney.
Disney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Disney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Disney.
Disney works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Disney lands with a right to the head.
Disney lands a right hand.
Disney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee is looking to control Disney's arms but Disney gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lee has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disney cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Disney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Disney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Disney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Disney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Disney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Disney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Disney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Disney lands a body punch.
Disney lands an elbow inside.
Disney lands a left hand.
Disney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Disney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Disney lands a nice knee to the body.
Disney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Disney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Disney lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Disney.
Disney scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Disney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Disney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Disney lands a damaging elbow.
Disney lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Disney.
Disney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Disney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Disney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Disney.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Disney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Disney working Lee over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disney scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Disney lands an uppercut.
Disney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee is rocked!
Disney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Disney finish him?
Disney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Disney lands a nice shot to the body.
Disney is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Disney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Disney.
Disney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Disney as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Disney.
Disney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Disney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt Disney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Disney darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Disney pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Disney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Disney lands an uppercut.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Disney has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Disney.
Disney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Disney digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Disney working Lee over with knees to the body.
Disney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Disney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Disney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee takes a knee to the side of the body.
Disney scores with a shoulder strike.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Disney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Disney as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Disney.
Disney lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Disney.
Disney is working Lee over against the cage.
Disney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Disney lands a shoulder strike.
Disney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Disney.
Disney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Disney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Disney as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Disney lands a damaging elbow.
Disney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Disney lands a damaging elbow.
Disney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disney lands a left hand.
Disney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Disney lands a shot to the body.
Disney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Disney pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Disney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clinched against the cage, Disney lands a big elbow that drops Lee! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Lee is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walt Disney!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Cyothen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Ponce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyothen comes to the cage accompanied by 7lions - one man symphony. Max Cyothen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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235 lbs
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220 lbs
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Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Cyothen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Ponce!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyothen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cyothen scores with a hook to the body. Ponce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cyothen misses with an uppercut.
Cyothen lands a left and a right that sends Ponce crashing to the canvas! Cyothen dives into mount looking to finish!
Ponce is rocked!
It looks like Jose Ponce has been cut.
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!
Cyothen trying to control but Ponce is having none of it.
Ponce is still in real trouble! Can Cyothen finish him?
Ponce is trying to stand.
Ponce seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ponce bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cyothen working a defensive guard here.
Ponce wants to pass the guard but Cyothen is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyothen is trying to control the position but Ponce postures up.
Cyothen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Max Cyothen just wasn't active enough.
A left lands for Cyothen.
Cyothen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ponce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
and Cyothen counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ponce! He's just covering up as Cyothen starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Cyothen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jou Nigga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delone Braune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nigga comes to the cage accompanied by Musica De Entrada. Jou Nigga has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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196 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jou Nigga!
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, Delone Braune!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Braune. Those never looked like landing.
Braune bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Braune throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Braune misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braune throws a series of punches but Nigga moves out of range.
Braune keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sloppy strikes from Braune. Those never looked like landing.
Braune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nigga.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nigga shoots for a double leg takedown but Braune sprawls well. He's pushed Nigga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Braune swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braune gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nigga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Braune avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nigga 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.
Nigga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braune working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nigga.
Braune is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nigga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nigga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nigga throws a big elbow that misses.
Braune being controlled here, momentarily.
Nigga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braune working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nigga.
Nigga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nigga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nigga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nigga with a nice head shot there.
Braune keeping moving, preventing Nigga from controlling successfully.
Nigga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nigga throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigga throwing strikes but missing.
Nigga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Braune preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Braune can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nigga trying to control the position from guard on top but Braune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nigga lands a couple of elbows.
Nigga wants to control from the top but Braune keeps moving.
Braune is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nigga is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nigga wants to control from the top but Braune keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jou Nigga wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Braune misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Delone Braune is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braune throws a head kick but Nigga moves out of range.
Braune looks winded!
Braune fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nigga is out of range.
Nigga shoots in and drives through. Braune sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jou Nigga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braune gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nigga throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nigga is looking to work some ground and pound but Braune has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nigga throwing strikes but missing.
Nigga sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jou Nigga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nigga tries for a takedown but Braune sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Braune throws a head kick that misses.
Nigga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Braune defends it nicely.
Braune connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nigga's hands.
Nigga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Braune wants to get back to his feet.
Nigga tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nigga postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nigga creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Braune sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Braune takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigga lands a few punches from side control.
Braune is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nigga is controlling him well.
Nigga lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nigga landing a few strikes.
Braune is breathing heavily.
Braune trying to remain calm as Nigga controls from the top position.
Nigga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braune keeps working.
The ground and pound from Nigga seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Braune managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nigga.
Nigga trying to control the position but Braune is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braune regains half guard, as Nigga was trying to land strikes.
Braune avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nigga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Nigga there.
Nigga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nigga working over Braune with some ground and pound. Braune looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nigga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nigga trying to control from half guard but Braune is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nigga 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.
Nigga seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nigga wants to work for an arm triangle but Braune is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nigga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nigga misses with a head shot. Braune uses the momentum to regain guard.
Braune wants to stand and escape but Nigga is having none of it.
Braune keeping moving, preventing Nigga from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nigga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jou Nigga dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nigga closes the distance and clinches up with Braune, looking for a takedown. Nigga pushes Braune against the cage but Braune circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Braune tries a head kick but it misses.
Braune throws a right and a left that Nigga avoids nicely.
Braune looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Braune finds it's way through Nigga's defenses.
An inside leg kick from Braune misses.
Braune throws a body punch but Nigga moves out of range.
Braune rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nigga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nigga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Braune tries to avoid it but Nigga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Braune to the ground. Braune escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nigga shoots for a double leg takedown but Braune sprawls well. He's pushed Nigga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jou Nigga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nigga dives in and scores a takedown into Braune's guard.
Braune utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nigga drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Braune dives on top into guard.
Braune wanted to stand there but Nigga had control of the position.
Nigga pulls Braune in close to prevent any damage.
Braune takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigga wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nigga holds on and takes a little breather.
Braune pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nigga is keeping the position for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Jou Nigga wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Braune tries to bum rush Nigga with a series of wild strikes but Nigga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braune throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No luck for Nigga with that takedown attempt.
Nigga shoots in but no luck this time.
Nigga shoots in and gets a takedown into Braune's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigga wants to control from the top but Braune keeps moving.
Nigga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nigga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nigga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nigga working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nigga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Braune utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigga trying to control the position from guard on top but Braune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nigga lands a couple of elbows.
Nigga lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nigga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nigga throwing strikes from guard but Braune blocks nicely.
Nigga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nigga is looking to work some ground and pound but Braune has wrist control.
Delone Braune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jou Nigga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nigga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nigga wants to control from the top but Braune keeps moving.
Nigga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nigga throwing strikes but missing.
Nigga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nigga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nigga is looking to work some ground and pound but Braune has wrist control.
Jou Nigga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nigga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nigga drops back looking for a leg! Braune is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Braune manages to kick Nigga off! Nigga jumps back into Braune's guard.
Nigga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jou Nigga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nigga, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jou Nigga!
Jou Nigga looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Obrigado Aos Patrocinadores Mango e El Zoido,Agradeço Aos Meus Treinadores Do Ginasio Onde Treino (Academia Ipanema),Agradeço Tambem Ao Belo Combate Contra Meu Oponente (Que Consiga Uma Brilhante Carreira e Otimos Combates) Etc.Tambem Agradeço Pela Luta e Pela Preferencia Da Organização.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between RZ Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Machida's choice of entrance music: Bleed It Out. RZ Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RZ Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a body shot
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machida.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva jabs at Machida's body.
Machida moves out of range of the strikes.
RZ Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws the left hand but Machida avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Machida slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Nice defenses there by Machida.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machida drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva sizes up Machida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida counters with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
RZ Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Silva misses.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Machida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Machida counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Machida avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Machida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Machida avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva misses with a body shot
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
Machida slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
RZ Silva 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!
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Machida counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
Silva throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
RZ Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Machida defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Machida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida blocks a jab.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
RZ Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva misses the body punch
and Machida counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
RZ Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RZ Silva!
An out of breath RZ Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kreese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason's entrance music is Slayer-Dead Skin Mask. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Mason!
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, John Kreese!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like John Kreese has been cut.
Kreese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
Kreese shoots in looking for a takedown. Mason tries to sprawl out of it but Kreese keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mason manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kreese fails to land the takedown.
A jab-cross combination lands for Mason and sends Kreese crashing to the mat! Mason follows him down to the mat - Kreese regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mason not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mason throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mason is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kreese doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mason.
Mason throwing shots but Kreese is blocking nicely.
Mason tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kreese knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kreese is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mason lands a nice short elbow.
Kreese gets back to full guard.
Mason wants to stand but Kreese is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kreese wants to sweep but no luck.
Kreese keeps trying to improve his position.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Kreese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kreese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mason postures up.
Kreese is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kreese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason trying to hold on to Kreese's head to control him but Kreese postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason keeping control of the position.
Kreese is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kreese missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreese thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kreese throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kreese not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kreese.
Mason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kreese postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kreese lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kreese throws a big right hand that misses.
Kreese has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kreese is one step ahead there.
Mason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kreese stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kreese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mason bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kreese's guard.
Kreese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mason trying to control but Kreese is working from the bottom.
Kreese looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason trying to control but Kreese is working from the bottom.
Mason has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Mason just wasn't active enough.
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Mason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kreese's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Mason. No joy for Kreese on that attempt.
Mason misses with a hook. Kreese ducked under it nicely.
Kreese shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mason as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Mason. No joy for Kreese on that attempt.
Mark Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kreese.
Kreese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mason moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kreese misses with a low kick as Mason jumps back.
Kreese misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mason moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kreese is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mason is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kreese.
Mason catches Kreese napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Kreese to the canvas!
Kreese is rocked!
Kreese has a closed guard, preventing Mason from standing up.
Kreese is still in real trouble! Can Mason finish him?
Kreese keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Kreese is breathing heavily.
Mason is stalling in the full guard.
Kreese seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreese will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mason is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Mason.
Kreese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason stuffs the takedown attempt from Kreese. Kreese gets slowly back to his feet.
Kreese looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A right-left combo lands from Mason.
Mason moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kreese goes down! Can Mason finish him!?
That has opened up John Kreese's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mason wants to stand but Kreese has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kreese works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kreese keeping full guard, as Mason tries to pass.
Mason with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mason postures up and lands a big shot to Kreese's brow.
Mason throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mason wants to control from the top but Kreese keeps moving.
Mason 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.
Kreese is looking for a triangle but Mason pushes his legs off easily.
Mason seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreese working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mason.
Mason lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kreese looking for a sweep. Not yet Kreese, not yet.
Mason with a nice head shot there.
Kreese working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mason doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mason manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mason throws a big elbow that misses.
Mason postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mason advances to half guard.
Kreese blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mason.
Kreese is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mason scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kreese wants to improve his position but Mason is controlling well.
Kreese is staying active underneath Mason, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kreese tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mason works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mason looking to control but Kreese is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mason has control of Kreese's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kreese regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kreese working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason trying to control but Kreese is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Mason dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Kreese's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mason fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kreese fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kreese is defended easily by Mason.
Mason connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kreese goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mason takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mason lands a jab to the nose.
Nice straight punches there by Mason. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mason.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason cracks Kreese with a big right hand and Kreese goes down!
Kreese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kreese keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Kreese looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason wanted to stand there but Kreese had control of the position.
Mason wants to pass the guard but Kreese is keeping the position.
Kreese working for a triangle but Mason defends it easily.
Kreese working a defensive guard here.
Mason passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mason passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kreese!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a big shot there that rocks Kreese but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mason drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kreese! More shots from Mason and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Mason!
An intense looking Mark Mason took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I just want to say thanks to my team back in Cali, Full Affliction, and RFC for letting me fight here!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro has chosen Flux Pavilion � I Can't Stop as his entrance music. Marcelo Ribeiro has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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29
183 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza misses with the combination.
Marcelo Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barboza throws a shot from downtown. Ribeiro moves away and avoids it.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barboza sprawls well. Barboza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ribeiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Ribeiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barboza counters with a nice uppercut.
Ribeiro misses with a lunging right hand
and Barboza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barboza scores with a jab. Ribeiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barboza throws out a loose jab but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribeiro shoots in looking for a takedown but Barboza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ribeiro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Junior Barboza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Ribeiro.
Jab from Barboza.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up.
Barboza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Barboza.
Barboza thows a body shot but no joy.
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but Barboza shows good takedown defense.
Ribeiro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barboza defends it nicely.
Barboza throws a shot from downtown. Ribeiro moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barboza was covering up waiting for the punch and Ribeiro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ribeiro won't allow Barboza to get back to his feet.
Ribeiro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barboza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barboza wants to stand and escape but Ribeiro is having none of it.
Ribeiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barboza looking to control.
Barboza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barboza is looking to stand up but Ribeiro isn't so interested in that idea.
Barboza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barboza working a defensive guard here.
Ribeiro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior Barboza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ribeiro misses with a low kick.
Ribeiro closes the distance and pushes Barboza back into the cage.
Ribeiro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ribeiro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barboza prevents it.
Ribeiro prevents Barboza from breaking the clinch.
Barboza working hard to break the clinch.
Barboza is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ribeiro is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barboza to the mat. Barboza regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro postures up and lands a big shot to Barboza's brow.
Ribeiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Barboza has wrist control.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Barboza keeps moving.
Ribeiro looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Barboza keeps moving.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Ribeiro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ribeiro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ribeiro tries to clinch
and Barboza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ribeiro misses with a takedown
and Barboza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barboza throwing strikes from guard but Ribeiro blocks nicely.
Ribeiro is looking for a triangle here but Barboza uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Barboza tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ground and pound from Barboza seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barboza misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barboza tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro is trying to improve his position.
Barboza throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barboza throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ribeiro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barboza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ribeiro is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Barboza is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Barboza thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ribeiro can't escape the position.
Barboza punching from mount but Ribeiro doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ribeiro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barboza cracks Ribeiro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Marcelo Ribeiro has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ribeiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barboza.
Ribeiro gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ribeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barboza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ribeiro is tightening it up a little... Barboza has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Barboza reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Barboza taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ribeiro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marcelo Ribeiro!
Marcelo Ribeiro managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, El Zoido's Feeble Fightwear *** ROUPA DOS BROTHER*, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Helms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Dos Santos (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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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Helms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helms misses with a looping left.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Helms bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Helms throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helms.
Dos Santos looking to score a takedown here. Helms is defending well but Dos Santos drives through and ends up in Helms's guard.
Dos Santos is in close to Helms's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dos Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Helms.
Dos Santos drops back looking for a leg! Helms is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Helms manages to kick Dos Santos off! Dos Santos jumps back into Helms's guard.
Helms avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Helms keeps moving.
Dos Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dos Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Helms keeps moving.
Dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dos Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Helms's head.
Dos Santos preventing the sweep.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Helms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dos Santos 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.
Helms knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Helms has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Helms doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dos Santos.
Dos Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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!
Dos Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Helms doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Helms is just riding it out for now. Dos Santos eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helms actively working from the bottom here.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Helms is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage.
Helms is looking to improve his position.
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Dos Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Helms on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Helms blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helms tries to kick Dos Santos off but Dos Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Helms defends it well.
Dos Santos is thwarting Helms's attempts to control the position.
Dos Santos is working for a kimura but Helms is defending it quite comfortably.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Helms is defending well.
Dos Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helms tries to get to full guard but Dos Santos has control of the leg.
Dos Santos thows a huge punch but Helms dodges it nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos jabs Helms to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carlos Helms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura here.
Dos Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Helms defends the submission attempt.
Dos Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helms defending well though.
Helms wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
Dos Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Helms knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helms keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Helms wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Helms manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dos Santos lands a couple of digs.
Helms wants to sweep here but Dos Santos controlling him for the moment.
Helms is trying to keep Dos Santos in close.
Dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Helms swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Helms is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dos Santos 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.
Rafael Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Helms is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dos Santos defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dos Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Helms keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos advances to half guard.
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos is trying to control. Helms wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dos Santos working over Helms with some ground and pound. Helms looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Dos Santos connects with a nice short shot to Helms's temple.
Helms wants to get back to his feet.
Helms looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dos Santos maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Helms could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dos Santos has cracked it and Helms is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dos Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt comes to the cage accompanied by Trenches by Pop Evil. Travis Herald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matthew Godbolt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Herald!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godbolt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Herald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Godbolt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herald tests Godbolt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Herald throws a shot to the body.
Godbolt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Godbolt lands a glancing blow to the side of Herald's head.
Herald connects with a body shot that sends Godbolt's belly button to the back.
Herald throws a poor cross that misses
and Godbolt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Herald's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Godbolt wants to control from the top but Herald keeps moving.
Godbolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Herald has wrist control.
Godbolt postures up in Herald's guard and throws a big left but Herald blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt wants to pass the guard but Herald is keeping the position.
Herald bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Godbolt's guard.
Herald stands and throws Godbolt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Godbolt prevents Herald from improving position.
Herald slows the pace down.
Godbolt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Herald tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Herald looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Godbolt is avoiding damage well.
Godbolt tries to bench press Herald off him but Herald keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herald just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Herald off and has taken his back!
Herald tries to escape but Godbolt has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Herald breaks Godbolt's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herald showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Herald won't allow Godbolt to sweep him here.
Godbolt can't keep his opponent in guard - Herald advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Godbolt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Herald.
Herald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Godbolt keeps working.
Herald controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herald is stalling here. Godbolt is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Herald seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Godbolt has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Godbolt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Godbolt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Godbolt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Herald has escaped the position, nice work there.
Herald can't do much from the bottom here.
Herald wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Godbolt has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Herald's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Herald is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Godbolt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Matthew Godbolt!
Matthew Godbolt retains his middleweight title!
Matthew Godbolt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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