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HERITAGE Futures II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Menezes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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156 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Menezes!
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, Pat Foley!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley throws a right hand that Menezes ducks under and follows up with a left that Menezes also avoids with ease.
Menezes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foley throws a series of punches but Menezes avoids them all with ease.
Foley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Foley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Foley.
Foley stuffs the takedown.
Foley darts in and clinches Menezes up against the cage.
Foley tightens his grip and picks Menezes up, before dumping him to the ground. Menezes manages to land in guard.
Menezes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Menezes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menezes wants to stand and escape but Foley is having none of it.
Menezes is pulling down on Foley's head. It's preventing any offense from Foley, at least for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Wanderlei Menezes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Foley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Foley finds it's target.
Foley drives through and clinches with Menezes against the cage.
Foley throws a punch but it's blocked by Menezes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foley wants to break free but Menezes has control.
Foley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Menezes has him pressed against the cage.
Menezes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Menezes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foley is being controlled here.
Menezes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Menezes wants to control but Foley is keeping him busy.
Menezes throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Foley works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Menezes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley has hold of Menezes's hands but Menezes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Menezes controlling the action here.
Menezes works his way into full mount!
Menezes 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.
Menezes tries to push Foley's head away but Foley is holding on tight.
Menezes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Menezes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Foley is looking to get to half guard.
Menezes working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menezes lands a heavy elbow.
Menezes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Foley's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Menezes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Foley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Menezes.
Menezes tries to clinch up but Foley circles away and keeps his distance.
Menezes wants to clinch up but Foley keeps it at a distance.
Menezes closes the distance but Foley moves to the side
and Foley counters with an outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Foley.
No joy there for Foley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Menezes wants to clinch.
A combination from Foley does no damage.
Menezes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Menezes checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Menezes tries to clinch but Foley moves away
and Foley counters with a crisp one two that drops Menezes! Foley thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Menezes to his feet! Menezes is in big trouble!
Menezes is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Menezes, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Menezes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Menezes tries to score a body lock takedown but Foley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Menezes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Menezes seems to have got his legs back now.
I was talking to Menezes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Menezes.
Menezes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menezes moves into range and clinches up with Foley.
Menezes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Foley pulls Menezes in close to prevent any damage.
Menezes wants to control from the top but Foley keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wanderlei Menezes.
Foley works over Menezes's head and body with a nice combination.
Foley moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes blocks an uppercut.
Menezes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menezes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foley swings wildly with an uppercut but Menezes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menezes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Menezes goes for a takedown attempt but Foley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menezes. Foley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foley gets a clinch.
Menezes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Menezes postures up and lands a big shot to Foley's brow.
Menezes trying to control but Foley is working from the bottom.
We've been informed that Foley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Menezes with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menezes wants to control from the top but Foley keeps moving.
Wanderlei Menezes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menezes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pat Foley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Menezes misses with a few strikes there.
Menezes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Menezes wants to clinch.
Menezes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Menezes.
Foley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Foley throws a head punch that misses.
Foley throws an elbow that misses.
Menezes can't get the takedown.
Foley blocking some punches.
Foley can't break the clinch.
Foley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Menezess head.
Menezes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Foley smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Menezes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Menezes tries to avoid it but Foley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Menezes to the ground. Menezes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Menezes blocks the leg kick.
Foley shoots in looking for a takedown. Menezes tries to sprawl out of it but Foley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Menezes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Foley misses with a few strikes there.
Foley throws a series of punches but Menezes avoids them all with ease.
Foley stalks Menezes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Menezes's face. Menezes staggers backwards, shaken.
Foley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Foley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Foley.
Menezes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Foley was covering up waiting for the punch and Menezes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Foley's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menezes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Menezes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Menezes trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Menezes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Menezes is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foley keeping moving, preventing Menezes from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Menezes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Foley's guard.
Menezes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Menezes is trying to work for a kimura but Foley is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Menezes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Menezes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Menezes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Menezes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King KO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Ahlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ville Ahlo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King KO!
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, Ville Ahlo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahlo misses with an uppercut.
Ahlo looks to land a combination but KO avoids it well.
Ahlo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Ahlo misses.
Ahlo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by KO.
Ahlo misses with a wild combination.
KO defending well as Ahlo loads up on a big left hand.
Ahlo knocks KO to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like King KO has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
KO can't do much from the bottom here.
Ahlo 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.
Ahlo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
KO prevents Ahlo from improving position.
Ahlo is trying to ground and pound but KO uses the momentary lack of control by Ahlo to regain half guard.
KO is controlling Ahlo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahlo works his foot free and advances to mount.
KO is trying desperately to improve position.
KO on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if KO tries to get out of the position.
Ahlo lands a nice shot to the head.
Oooh a big shot lands for Ahlo! KO is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ville Ahlo!
Ville Ahlo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paco Angel Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paco Angel Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left and a right from Simpson both land. Nice combination.
Marquez throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Simpson's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Marquez dives in looking to finish as Simpson flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Marquez's strikes! Marquez is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Simpson's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Simpson was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paco Angel Marquez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Foca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle comes to the cage accompanied by Bate Pesadão. Lucas Foca has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimmy Pyle's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Pyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Foca!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foca closes the distance but Pyle moves to the side
and Pyle counters with a single leg into guard. Foca didn't expect that.
Pyle looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pyle being controlled here momentarily.
Pyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Foca is keeping the position for now.
Pyle postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Foca is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pyle, into his guard.
Pyle looking for a guillotine here but Foca defends easily.
Foca must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Foca sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pyle's guard.
Pyle is in trouble now - Foca has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foca misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foca controlling from mount.
Foca thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Foca tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Foca thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pyle is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foca throwing strikes here but Pyle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Foca takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Foca looking to ground and pound but Pyle is blocking nicely.
Foca controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Foca 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.
Pyle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Foca.
Foca content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foca trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foca thowing shots but they're missing.
Pyle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Foca.
Pyle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Foca.
Foca controlling his opponent.
Foca tries to control but Pyle wriggling away.
Pyle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Foca tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Foca there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Foca sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pyle is desperately trying to improve his position but Foca has a good base and remains in mount.
Foca thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Foca there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Foca sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pyle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pyle is working hard here to advance position.
Foca controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Foca dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Foca shoots in but no luck this time.
Foca shoots in looking for a takedown but Pyle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Foca's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pyle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Foca is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pyle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jimmy Pyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Foca.
Foca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foca closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pyle's guard.
Foca connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pyle can't keep his opponent in guard - Foca advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lucas Foca has got the better of the ground game so far.
Foca is working for a kimura but Pyle is defending it quite comfortably.
Foca tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pyle.
Foca is trying to control the action in half guard but Pyle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Foca trying to pass the guard but Pyle defending well.
Foca not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Foca slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foca is trying to control. Pyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Foca stalling.
Pyle looking for submissions off his back.
Foca decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Foca fails to land the takedown.
A jab lands there for Foca.
It looks like Jimmy Pyle has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foca closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pyle looking for submissions off his back.
Foca is pressing down on Pyle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pyle is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Foca seems content to control.
Pyle looking for submissions off his back.
Pyle has hold of Foca's hands but Foca slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pyle is rocked!
Foca is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pyle defends it well.
Oh Pyle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foca sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pyle defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foca is looking to advance position but Pyle won't allow it.
Foca is looking for a kimura but Pyle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Foca to get the leverage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foca is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Foca's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Foca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Foca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pyle seems to have got his legs back now.
Foca decides to return to a standing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Foca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Pyle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Foca tries to clinch up.
Foca tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pyle defends well and Foca ends up having to push Pyle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Foca wants to get back to striking at distance but Pyle won't allow it.
Pyle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Foca pulls his leg out and moves away.
Foca tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pyle defends well and Foca ends up having to push Pyle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Foca can't get the takedown.
Jimmy Pyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Foca.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foca prevents a takedown attempt there.
Foca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foca shoots for a double leg takedown but Pyle sprawls well. He's pushed Foca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Foca is looking to clinch but Pyle is avoiding it.
Foca shoots in and gets a takedown into Pyle's guard.
Pyle keeping moving, preventing Foca from controlling successfully.
Pyle has an active guard here but Foca has managed to pass into half guard.
Foca is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pyle looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Foca pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Foca landing with strikes.
Foca punches the canvas rather than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foca 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, Pyle has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Pyle defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Foca controls the action.
Pyle tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foca biding his time, controlling Pyle.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Foca's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Foca has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Pyle is really stuck here.
Foca punches the canvas rather than the man.
Foca controls the position.
Foca thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Foca landing with strikes.
Foca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foca just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Pyle prevents Foca from getting a body triangle.
Foca is working the ground and pound. Can Pyle escape?
Foca controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jimmy Pyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucas Foca is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Foca tightening his grip on Pyle, looking for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Foca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Foca has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Foca!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yardigalovich Vasililiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ray Reilly has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Reilly!
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, Yardigalovich Vasililiev!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasililiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasililiev tries to clinch but Reilly moves away
and Reilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vasililiev shoots for a takedown but Reilly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vasililiev tries to clinch but Reilly moves away
and Reilly counters with a left and a right that stings Vasililiev.
Vasililiev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reilly but Reilly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vasililiev shoots in for a takedown but Reilly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yardigalovich Vasililiev.
Vasililiev looks to clinch
and Reilly counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vasililiev.
Vasililiev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vasililiev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reilly as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly Rushes Vasililiev and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Vasililiev is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Reilly Piles on the pressure and Vasililiev crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Reilly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Calverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brabo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brabo Garcia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Calvin Calverson's 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Calverson!
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, Brabo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia goes for a double leg but Calverson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Calverson continues to drive forward.
Garcia wants to stall.
Garcia just leaning against Calverson, taking a breather.
Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
Garcia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Calverson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Calvin Calverson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brabo Garcia.
Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Calverson wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Calverson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Garcia is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Calverson to the mat. Calverson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garcia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garcia is stalling in the full guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Calverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calverson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calverson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Calverson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground.
Calverson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Calverson trying to control from Garcia's half guard. Garcia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calverson trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garcia looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Calverson has picked Garcia up and slammed him! Garcia can't keep hold of the triangle and Calverson manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calverson trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia being controlled for a moment.
Calverson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calverson tries to stand but Garcia controls the position and pulls Calverson into his guard.
Calverson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Garcia prevents Calverson from moving into mount.
Calverson taking a break here but Garcia is having none of it and regains half guard.
Garcia is staying active underneath Calverson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calverson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia is looking to control Calverson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
Garcia gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calverson wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brabo Garcia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Calverson rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Calverson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia stalling in the clinch but Calverson improves position.
Calverson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Garcia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Calverson uses from the top position.
Garcia looking for a triangle here. Calverson is fighting it but it looks tight! Garcia pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Calverson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brabo Garcia!
Brabo Garcia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Karpecny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornelius Robinson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cornelius Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michal Karpecny!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karpecny swivels and escapes.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches up with Karpecny, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes Karpecny against the cage but Karpecny circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cornelius Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karpecny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Karpecny stuffs the takedown.
Karpecny misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cornelius Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karpecny doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Karpecny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karpecny throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Karpecny can pounce on him.
Karpecny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karpecny misses with a head kick.
Robinson has managed to clinch.
Robinson is trying to trip Karpecny. He has hold of a leg but Karpecny is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Robinson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Robinson passes Karpecny's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Karpecny defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karpecny can do anything to dispel that myth.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Karpecny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robinson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Karpecny sees it coming and defends easily.
Robinson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Karpecny gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Robinson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Robinson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Karpecny keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Robinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Karpecny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Cornelius Robinson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Karpecny shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robinson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Karpecny moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karpecny sprawls well. Karpecny wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Karpecny misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Karpecny shows good takedown defense.
Robinson rushes Karpecny and presses him up against the cage.
Karpecny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karpecny tries to pull guard but Robinson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Robinson jumps guard.
Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karpecny can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Robinson is trying to keep Karpecny in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson controlling the position.
Karpecny controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cornelius Robinson.
Karpecny stuffs the takedown.
Karpecny lands a really nice looking cross but Robinson seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Robinson 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.
Robinson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karpecny sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robinson somewhat.
Karpecny moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Robinson throws a low kick but Karpecny avoids it.
Karpecny will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karpecny throws a head kick that misses.
Karpecny throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karpecny throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robinson's waist but Robinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karpecny off to one side.
Robinson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Karpecny.
Karpecny keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cornelius Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karpecny looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robinson is fending him off so far but Karpecny persists. Nope, Robinson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches up with Karpecny, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes Karpecny against the cage but Karpecny circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robinson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Robinson prevents Karpecny from standing back up.
Robinson works his way into full mount!
Robinson trying to control but Karpecny is having none of it.
Robinson is really struggling to control Karpecny but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to take Karpecny's back here but Karpecny is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Robinson controlling the pace for now.
Robinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cornelius Robinson just wasn't active enough.
No joy there for Karpecny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpecny lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Karpecny is looking to clinch.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karpecny.
Robinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Karpecny's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karpecny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robinson successfully pulls guard.
Karpecny throws a big right hand that misses.
Robinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karpecny is looking to stand up but Robinson won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Robinson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Karpecny is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Robinson has Karpecny pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Robinson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Karpecny tumbling to the mat - Robinson dives into Karpecny's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson slips nicely into half guard.
Robinson is trying for a kimura here. Karpecny looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Robinson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cornelius Robinson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Razor Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delone Braune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hurt by Johnny Cash. Razor Ramon 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razor Ramon!
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, Delone Braune!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braune throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ramon counters with a straight right hand.
Braune throws a head kick but Ramon moves out of range.
Ramon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramon tries to clinch but Braune moves away
and Braune counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Braune controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ramon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramon working a defensive guard here.
Ramon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Braune postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braune controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Braune pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramon is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Razor Ramon just wasn't active enough.
Braune shoots in but Ramon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Braune shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ramon trying to control the position.
Braune landing with the ground and pound.
Braune is standing up over Ramon. Ramon looks to escape but Braune dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon tries to bench press Braune off him but Braune keeps the position.
Ramon can't do much from the bottom here.
Ramon is trying to buck Braune off.
Braune working the ground and pound but Ramon is defending the strikes.
Ramon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramon regains half guard there - taking advantage of Braune's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramon wants to control but Braune is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Braune is trying to control. Ramon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ramon wants to control but Braune is keeping busy.
Braune not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ramon holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ramon wants to get back to his feet.
Ramon trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Razor Ramon.
Braune throws a sloppy head kick
and Ramon counters with a leg kick.
Ramon is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Braune.
Razor Ramon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramon blocks a head kick by Braune.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braune throws a sloppy head kick
and Ramon counters with a nice uppercut.
Braune throws a head kick but Ramon moves out of range.
Braune avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Braune tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ramon defends well and Braune ends up having to push Ramon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Razor Ramon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Delone Braune.
Braune's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Braune is trying to force a seperation but Ramon has the dominant position.
Ramon working Braune over with knees to the body.
Braune looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramon lands an elbow that stopped Braune in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramon scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Delone Braune has been cut.
Braune takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Razor Ramon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Delone Braune's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ramon tries to clinch but Braune is having none of it.
Braune fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramon is looking to clinch but Braune is avoiding it.
Ramon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Braune.
Braune moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Razor Ramon has been cut.
Braune swings for the body but Ramon moves out of range.
Braune throws a head kick but Ramon moves out of range.
Delone Braune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramon pushes Braune up against the cage in a clinch.
Braune wants to break free but Ramon has control.
A bit of stalling here from Ramon.
Ramon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Braune's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braune working hard to break the clinch.
Ramon stalling.
Ramon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Braune is rocked!
Ramon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Braune is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramon finish him?
Braune is pressed against the cage. Ramon pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Braune! Two more big strikes from Ramon and Braune crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Razor Ramon!
Post fight, Razor Ramon stared into the camera and said 'I told you mess with me and your career will fall faster than Owen Hart.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tigre Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and War MachineTwo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes to the cage accompanied by Enya-Sail Away. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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Good kicks
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tigre Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, War MachineTwo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by MachineTwo there.
MachineTwo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Singh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but MachineTwo avoids it really well and circles away.
Singh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Singh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. MachineTwo sprawls well initially but Singh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
MachineTwo is refusing to be controlled, as Singh sits in half guard.
MachineTwo tries to get to full guard but Singh has control of the leg.
MachineTwo is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Singh has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
MachineTwo is defending against the submission attempts here by Singh.
Singh is pressing down on MachineTwo's thigh, looking to free his foot. MachineTwo is holding on for now.
Singh stops MachineTwo from getting back to his feet.
Singh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Singh prevents MachineTwo from standing back up.
Singh wants to work for an arm triangle but MachineTwo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Singh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but MachineTwo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries to pass the half guard into mount. MachineTwo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Singh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Singh wants to pass the guard but MachineTwo is defending well.
Singh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Singh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Singh won't let MachineTwo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Singh looking to control but MachineTwo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MachineTwo is trying to escape the mount.
Singh 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.
Singh looking to ground and pound but MachineTwo is blocking nicely.
Singh with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
MachineTwo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
MachineTwo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Singh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Singh unloading with bombs!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
MachineTwo is working to get back to half guard.
MachineTwo keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh throwing strikes but MachineTwo bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
MachineTwo stopping the sweep attempt from Singh.
MachineTwo 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.
Singh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MachineTwo trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigre Singh 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.
Singh tries to clinch but MachineTwo moves out of range.
MachineTwo scores with a head kick.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
MachineTwo throws a hook but Singh avoids it easily.
Singh fails with the takedown
and MachineTwo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
MachineTwo looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but MachineTwo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
War MachineTwo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MachineTwo wants to land a leg kick but Singh is out of range.
MachineTwo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
MachineTwo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Singh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
MachineTwo drops Singh with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Singh looks back up at him and smiles so MachineTwo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Singh is rocked!
It looks like Tigre Singh has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MachineTwo.
War MachineTwo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MachineTwo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MachineTwo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from MachineTwo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MachineTwo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Singh is able to avoid easily.
Singh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with MachineTwo but MachineTwo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Decent striking displayed by MachineTwo there.
MachineTwo looks to land a body kick but Singh moved away.
MachineTwo throws a wild body kick that Singh sees coming a mile off.
Horrible takedown by Singh or perhaps it was just good defense by MachineTwo which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tigre Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MachineTwo is looking to chop away at Singh's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Singh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but MachineTwo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MachineTwo struggling a bit here.
Singh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Singh swings around for an armbar but MachineTwo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Singh's guard.
Singh is looking to stand up but MachineTwo isn't so interested in that idea.
MachineTwo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
MachineTwo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MachineTwo tries to free his leg and advance position but Singh is retaining full guard.
MachineTwo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
MachineTwo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MachineTwo stopping the sweep attempt from Singh.
Tigre Singh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
MachineTwo tries to free his leg and advance position but Singh is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War MachineTwo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tigre Singh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
MachineTwo cracks Singh with a good jab.
Singh has his takedown stuffed
and MachineTwo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Singh walks into a straight right hand from MachineTwo.
MachineTwo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
MachineTwo just misses with a punch to the body.
Singh is looking to clinch.
Singh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Singh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
MachineTwo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Singh seems to have got his legs back now.
Singh fails with the takedown.
MachineTwo connects with a body shot that sends Singh's belly button to the back.
MachineTwo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
MachineTwo feints and then cracks Singh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Singh down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That kick from MachineTwo tenderised Singh's leg. Singh is trying to keep his angry face on.
MachineTwo cracks Singh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MachineTwo lands a big head kick that sends Singh tumbling to the mat! MachineTwo takes a step backwards and waves Singh back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MachineTwo jabs Singh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from MachineTwo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). War MachineTwo!
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