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BFC 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Antonovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Here comes the BOOM!. Ivan Antonovich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Kyle's chin.
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Basic striking
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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, Ivan Antonovich!
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, Chris Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonovich throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kyle swings for the body but Antonovich moves out of range.
Antonovich tries to land a body kick
and Kyle counters with a low kick, right behind Antonovich 's knee.
Antonovich looks to throw a body kick
and Kyle counters with a leg kick.
Antonovich throws a lazy body kick
and Kyle counters with an outside leg kick.
Antonovich is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle shoots in looking for a takedown. Antonovich tries to sprawl out of it but Kyle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Antonovich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kyle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Antonovich to the mat! Antonovich manages to get full guard.
Kyle advances to half guard.
Kyle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Antonovich keeps working.
Kyle decides to stand up.
Kyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antonovich misses with a kick to the body
and Kyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Antonovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kyle.
Kyle gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle is taking a breather. Antonovich says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kyle is looking to take a break and control but Antonovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kyle uses his free foot to push down on Antonovich's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Antonovich.
Antonovich has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Antonovich is trying to remain composed but Kyle is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Kyle has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Antonovich! Can he survive? No! He's out! Kyle gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Kyle!
Post fight, an emotional Chris Kyle said 'Thank you all who saw me today, I thank my opponent for the battle,I will trying hard to win more fights!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jiu-Jitsu Song - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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245 lbs
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262 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joel Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Santana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santana keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Santana manages to break the clinch.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
OH! Silva has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Santana smells blood and charges in for the finish! Santana unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Silva sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joel Santana!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Rexar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Cronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rexar comes to the cage accompanied by Big Shit Poppin'. Butch Cronk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Rexar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butch Cronk!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronk rushes Rexar and presses him up against the cage.
Rexar lands a damaging elbow.
Rexar blocks a body shot from Cronk.
Cronk being controlled against the cage.
Cronk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cronk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rexar throws a head kick but Cronk moves out of range.
Cronk wants to clinch up but Rexar keeps it at a distance.
Cronk moves in looking to clinch but Rexar pushes him off.
Cronk tries to clinch up but Rexar circles away and keeps his distance.
Rexar blocks a low kick nicely.
Cronk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rexar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cronk gets a clinch.
Rexar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cronk is keeping busy.
Cronk is looking for a takedown.
Rexar wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Cronk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rexar wants to break free but Cronk has control.
Rexar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cronk's elbow.
Rexar tries to pull guard but Cronk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rexar wants to break free but Cronk has control.
Rexar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cronk digs a good body shot into Rexar's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Rexar.
Rexar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cronk moves into the clinch.
Rexar is trying to break the clinch but Cronk has him pressed against the cage.
Cronk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cronk digs a right hand into Rexar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rexar's gas tank.
Cronk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rexar is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rexar can't find room to land a body shot as Cronk controls the action.
Rexar keeps control of Cronk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cronk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cronk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rexar manages to break the clinch.
Cronk gets a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cronk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rexar's head.
Cronk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rexar wants to get back to his feet.
Rexar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cronk.
Cronk throwing shots but Rexar is blocking nicely.
Cronk throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rexar to regain full guard.
Cronk tries to free his leg and advance position but Rexar is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cronk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cronk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rexar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rexar wants to sweep but no luck.
Cronk connects with a couple of short punches.
Cronk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cronk tries to stand but Rexar is controlling from the bottom.
Rexar pushes a forearm under Cronk's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cronk is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Rexar!
Tyler Rexar 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Najman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as King Kong enters the cage!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcin Najman!
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, King Kong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kong lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Najman working for submissions but it's allowed Kong to get to half guard.
Kong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Najman tries to roll over but Kong keeps him under control.
Kong winds up and cracks Najman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Najman has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kong escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kong!
Najman seems a little lost for a moment, as Kong dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kong decides to stand back up. Kong steps back and let's Najman get back to his feet.
A big right from Najman misses.
Najman tries to clinch but Kong moves away
and Kong counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Najman!
Kong has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Najman quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Najman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kong pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Najman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kong is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kong content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Najman is working to get back to half guard.
Kong tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Najman tries to hold on but Kong postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong landing strikes from the mount and Najman is in trouble!
Najman tries to reverse the position but Kong maintains control.
Kong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Najman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kong is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Najman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kong.
Kong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Najman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Najman's guard.
Kong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Najman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kong has managed to get both his arms back between Najman's legs - danger averted.
Kong passes Najman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Kong seems content to control.
Kong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Najman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Najman looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Kong seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Najman looking for submissions off his back.
Najman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kong passes to full mount!
Kong content just to control the position here.
Kong cracks Najman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kong manages to capitalize on a mistake by Najman to take his back!
Kong has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Najman has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Kong. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Kong has got one arm under Najman's chin. This could be trouble... Najman trying to control the other hand but Kong gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Najman has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). King Kong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Valentin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricardo Valentin's chin.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Valentin!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Valentin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown has Valentin up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Valentin is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Valentin into the cage.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Brown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown has hold of one of Valentin's legs. Valentin is fighting the takedown attempt but Brown gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Valentin is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
A lull in the action here.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Valentin tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Valentin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brown in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Valentin is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Danny Brown!
A very excited looking Danny Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Lapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Brasileiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Lapuz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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, John Lapuz!
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, Wanderlei Brasileiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasileiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapuz circles away.
Lapuz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The fight stays on the outside here - Brasileiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brasileiro fails to land the takedown.
Lapuz slaps away a takedown attempt from Brasileiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brasileiro fails with a takedown attempt.
John Lapuz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Brasileiro.
Brasileiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Brasileiro is looking to clinch.
Brasileiro fails with the takedown
and Lapuz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brasileiro has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lapuz escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lapuz!
Brasileiro is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapuz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Brasileiro is trying to get back to half guard.
Brasileiro pushes Lapuz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lapuz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasileiro is looking for a sweep.
Brasileiro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brasileiro tries to roll over but Lapuz keeps him under control.
Brasileiro actively working from the bottom here.
Lapuz moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Brasileiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasileiro wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brasileiro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lapuz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brasileiro looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapuz seems to be looking for submissions.
Brasileiro tries to get to full guard but Lapuz has control of the leg.
Brasileiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lapuz wants to stand up but Brasileiro has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wanderlei Brasileiro will probably get the nod.
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.
Brasileiro shoots for a takedown but Lapuz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brasileiro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lapuz but Lapuz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brasileiro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lapuz tries to avoid it but Brasileiro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lapuz to the ground. Lapuz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
John Lapuz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Brasileiro.
Brasileiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lapuz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brasileiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lapuz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brasileiro actively working from the bottom here.
Brasileiro is trying to stand up here but Lapuz is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasileiro actively working from the bottom here.
Lapuz is looking for a kimura but Brasileiro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lapuz to get the leverage.
Brasileiro looking for submissions off his back.
Brasileiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapuz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brasileiro is trying to stand.
Brasileiro manages to get to full guard.
Brasileiro is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lapuz frees his head nicely. Oh but Brasileiro has switched to an armbar! Lapuz is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Wanderlei Brasileiro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Pizdowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizdowsky's entrance music is Amantu Billah - Nasheed . A fine choice. Pawel Nowak will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Pizdowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pawel Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak fails with the takedown
and Pizdowsky counters with a shoot takedown. Nowak fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pizdowsky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nowak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nowak is defending against the submission attempts here by Pizdowsky.
Nowak is in trouble now - Pizdowsky has advanced to mount!
Pizdowsky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pizdowsky 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pizdowsky scoring with strikes but Nowak is staying in there.
Pizdowsky raining down shots from the mount!
Pizdowsky prevents Nowak from getting the reversal.
Pizdowsky is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nowak can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizdowsky landing shots from mount.
Nowak is rocked!
Nowak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pizdowsky softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Nowak is out cold! Pizdowsky jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Pizdowsky!
A victorious Matt Pizdowsky thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Howlingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, WC - This is Los Angeles . Roger Howlingate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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26
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Howlingate!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Howlingate moves out of range as Richardson strikes.
Richardson loads up on a big right hand but Howlingate slips the punch.
Howlingate ducks under a wild hook from Richardson.
Howlingate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richardson.
Richardson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Jeff Richardson has been cut.
Jeff Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Howlingate sprawls well. Howlingate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richardson gets slowly back to his feet.
Howlingate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Richardson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richardson takes one to the chin there.
Richardson throws a jab when Howlingate was well out of range.
Howlingate thuds a left hand into Richardson's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howlingate blocks a jab.
Howlingate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Howlingate.
Howlingate ducks under a wild hook from Richardson.
Richardson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Howlingate is fending him off so far but Richardson persists. Nope, Howlingate circles away and we're back to standing.
Howlingate punishes Richardson's body with a nice straight punch.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
Howlingate lands a big uppercut and Richardson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Richardson looks OK. Howlingate waves Richardson back to his feet!
Richardson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howlingate lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Richardson - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Howlingate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger Howlingate!
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