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Iron Shot 37 - Time PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Xuxu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cesar Slide enters the cage!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carmelo Xuxu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Slide!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xuxu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xuxu lands a slapping body shot.
Slide takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xuxu thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Xuxu misses.
Xuxu misses with a straight left.
Xuxu lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xuxu cracks Slide with a hook to the temple - Slide is on wobbly legs here! Xuxu swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Slide falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Xuxu wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Carmelo Xuxu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nao Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkesh Shakeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erkesh Shakeev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nao Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erkesh Shakeev!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Shakeev.
A combination from Tanaka does no damage.
Tanaka instigates a clinch.
Shakeev is trying to break the clinch but Tanaka has him pressed against the cage.
Tanaka prevents Shakeev from breaking the clinch.
Tanaka prevents Shakeev from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shakeev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shakeev is trying to force a seperation but Tanaka has the dominant position.
Tanaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanaka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shakeev's efforts to push away.
Tanaka misses with a knee strike.
Tanaka with a knee to the head.
Shakeev throws an elbow but it misses.
Tanaka jumps guard but Shakeev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shakeev is trying to break the clinch but Tanaka has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanaka obliges.
Tanaka landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Tanaka.
Shakeev is trying to break the clinch but Tanaka is controlling him.
Tanaka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shakeev's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka pulls guard effortlessly.
Shakeev wants to pass the guard but Tanaka is keeping the position.
Tanaka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shakeev won't allow Tanaka to get back to his feet.
Tanaka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shakeev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shakeev sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tanaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a head shot.
Shakeev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Shakeev circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Shakeev.
Tanaka moves in looking to clinch but Shakeev pushes him off.
Tanaka has Shakeev up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakeev can't break the clinch.
Shakeev is trying to push Tanaka away but Tanaka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tanaka keeps control of Shakeev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tanaka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tanaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanaka wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakeev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tanaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shakeev.
Tanaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Shakeev moves out of range.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakeev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shakeev connects with the punch.
Shakeev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shakeev misses with a head kick.
Shakeev scores with a hook to the body. Tanaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shakeev looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanaka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanaka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shakeev's efforts to push away.
Shakeev is looking to control Tanaka's arms but Tanaka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shakeev has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Shakeev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shakeev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanaka with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Tanaka.
Tanaka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanaka lands a damaging elbow.
Tanaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanaka trying to control the position but instead, Shakeev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tanaka into the cage.
Tanaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakeev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakeev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nao Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanaka moves in looking to clinch but Shakeev pushes him off.
Shakeev misses with a combination
and Tanaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nao Tanaka dominated that round.
That's time! Tanaka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Shakeev is avoiding it.
Tanaka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shakeev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shakeev throws a right hand that Tanaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanaka also avoids with ease.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shakeev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shakeev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Shakeev circles away.
Tanaka wants to clinch.
Tanaka is looking to clinch.
Nao Tanaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shakeev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Shakeev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Shakeev moves away
and Shakeev counters with a nice body shot.
Shakeev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tanaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tanaka throws a series of punches but Shakeev avoids them all with ease.
Tanaka misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Tanaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shakeev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tanaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka moves into range and clinches up with Shakeev.
Shakeev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shakeev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Shakeev moves away
and Shakeev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tanaka's knee momentarily.
Shakeev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tanaka backs up against the cage.
Shakeev is breathing heavily.
Tanaka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shakeev counters with a series of strikes. Tanaka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tanaka darts in trying to clinch
and Shakeev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Shakeev is avoiding it.
Shakeev swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a head kick but Shakeev moves out of range.
Shakeev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tanaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shakeev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shakeev.
Tanaka is looking to clinch.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shakeev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tanaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shakeev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tanaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shakeev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shakeev circles away quickly and effectively.
Nao Tanaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shakeev throws a series of strikes that have Tanaka backpedaling.
Shakeev misses with a hook. Tanaka ducked under it nicely.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shakeev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Shakeev circles away.
Shakeev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tanaka throws a series of punches but Shakeev moves out of range.
Shakeev keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanaka closes the distance but Shakeev moves to the side
and Shakeev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Shakeev is avoiding it.
Tanaka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Shakeev is having none of it.
Shakeev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanaka wants to clinch up but Shakeev keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Shakeev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tanaka wants to clinch.
Tanaka wants to clinch
and Shakeev counters with a two punch combo.
Tanaka wants to clinch.
Shakeev tries a low kick but Tanaka avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is looking to clinch.
Tanaka tries to bum rush Shakeev with a series of wild strikes but Shakeev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanaka rushes Shakeev and presses him up against the cage.
Tanaka looking to throw knees to the head but Shakeev is blocking nicely.
Shakeev wants to break free but Tanaka has control.
Shakeev is looking to break free of the clinch but Tanaka has double underhooks.
Tanaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shakeev's defenses.
Tanaka landing knees to the head.
Shakeev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanaka lands a good knee to the midsection. Shakeev won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka decides to pull guard.
Tanaka trying to keep a closed guard but Shakeev is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nao Tanaka dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tanaka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Shakeev circles away.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shakeev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shakeev throws a nice looking combination but Tanaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakeev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Tanaka misses
and Shakeev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shakeev throws a chopping leg kick but Tanaka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shakeev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tanaka has managed to clinch.
Tanaka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shakeev blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Tanaka.
Shakeev throws an elbow that misses.
Tanaka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shakeev manages to break the clinch.
Tanaka looks to land a combination. Shakeev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shakeev keeps the fight on the outside.
Shakeev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakeev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanaka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tanaka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tanaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shakeev.
Tanaka misses with a double jab
and Shakeev counters with a three punch combo that has Tanaka backing up. Tanaka nods at Shakeev to acknowledge the strikes.
Shakeev thows a leg kick but Tanaka checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shakeev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakeev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tanaka looks to land a combination. Shakeev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka tries to clinch but Shakeev moves away
and Shakeev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shakeev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tanaka backs up against the cage.
Tanaka is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakeev throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Tanaka stumbling backwards into the cage! Tanaka bounces back off the cage towards Shakeev, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Shakeev lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Shakeev celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Erkesh Shakeev!
Nao Tanaka spoke after the fight, saying 'Battle Lost but the War continues Team Goroshi - Tokyo United Fightwear - Zombie Nutrition'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vort Under (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Alonso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vort Under's chin.
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216 lbs
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211 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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BJJ Purple 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vort Under!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Under throws a head kick that half lands.
Alonso decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Under is looking to improve his position.
Alonso passes to full mount!
Under is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Under is still trying to improve position.
Alonso lands a big shot there that rocks Under but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Under wants to control but Alonso is having none of it.
Under is looking to improve his position but Alonso isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alonso is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Under can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alonso postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Under is out cold - huge knockout for Alonso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jose Alonso!
After the fight, Jose Alonso was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izya Haimovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asegio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izya Haimovich has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izya Haimovich!
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, Asegio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haimovich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Haimovich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Haimovich controls the position.
Haimovich lands a few punches from side control.
Haimovich working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is not content to let Haimovich control the position.
Haimovich has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Haimovich breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Haimovich content just to control the position here.
Haimovich is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Haimovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Haimovich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Haimovich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Haimovich raining down shots from the mount!
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Haimovich not doing much here.
Haimovich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haimovich works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Haimovich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Haimovich with good strikes from the mount here!
Haimovich trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Haimovich cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Haimovich lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Haimovich controlling the pace for now.
Haimovich with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Haimovich looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Haimovich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haimovich loads up with a big shot that hurts Silva! He's pulled Haimovich in close but Haimovich has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Silva survive? More strikes from Haimovich and Silva is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Izya Haimovich!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djetic Dicni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dicni might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to OJ SVJETLA MAJSKA ZORO . Menezes has chosen Charlinho, o menino que só queria estudar - Hermes & Renato as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Djetic Dicni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Menezes moves away.
Dicni gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Menezes counters with a left to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Menezes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dicni with a lazy takedown attempt
and Menezes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dicni!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Menezes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dicni down.
It looks like Djetic Dicni has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dicni tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Menezes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dicni to see if he's OK.
Djetic Dicni's cut is getting worse.
Menezes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dicni some visible discomfort.
Djetic Dicni's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Djetic Dicni's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Menezes!
Charles Menezes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Valesquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo comes to the cage accompanied by Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. Valesquez has chosen "Ratamahatta" by Sepultura as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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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
27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Valesquez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo tests Valesquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valesquez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mayo thows a body shot but no joy.
Valesquez is looking to chop away at Mayo's legs.
Mayo lands with a right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Valesquez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Valesquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayo throws out the jab.
Mayo lands with a cross.
Valesquez gets caught flat footed, as Mayo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Valesquez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mayo defends well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valesquez wants to stand up but Mayo is controlling him.
Mayo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valesquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mayo trying to control but Valesquez is working from the bottom.
Valesquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Valesquez looking for a guillotine here but Mayo defends easily.
Mayo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valesquez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mayo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mayo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mayo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mayo landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mayo stacks Valesquez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mayo!
A lull in the action here.
Valesquez is trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayo working the ground and pound.
Mayo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mayo is looking to take a break and control but Valesquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Valesquez some visible discomfort.
Mayo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mayo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mayo working the head with strikes.
Mayo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valesquez keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Valesquez's legs.
Mayo landing a few strikes.
Mayo landing a few strikes.
Valesquez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mayo's best efforts.
Valesquez wants to get back to his feet.
Valesquez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mayo wants to take a breather but Valesquez is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Valesquez actively working from the bottom here.
Mayo prevents Valesquez from improving his position.
Valesquez is not content to let Mayo control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mayo connects with a nice short shot to Valesquez's temple.
Mayo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valesquez tries to get to full guard but Mayo has control of the leg.
Mayo is looking to take a break and control but Valesquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayo slows the pace down in half guard.
Mayo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Valesquez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mayo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mayo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Valesquez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nice strikes from Mayo there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Valesquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mayo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mayo is keen to just control but Valesquez is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mayo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valesquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Valesquez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mayo connects with a crisp jab.
Mayo throws a hook but Valesquez blocks it.
Mayo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valesquez moves away.
Mayo has closed the distance and engaged Valesquez in a clinch.
Mayo slows down the pace here.
Valesquez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mayo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mayo.
Valesquez has Mayo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mayo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valesquez tries to pull guard but Mayo won't allow it.
Chris Mayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Valesquez.
Mayo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valesquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Valesquez up against the cage.
Valesquez is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mayo.
Mayo landing knees to the body.
Valesquez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mayo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mayo stalling the fight.
Mayo lands a knee to the body.
Valesquez wants a takedown but no success here.
Valesquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mayo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mayo landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Mayo.
Mayo lands a nice elbow.
Mayo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Fabricio Valesquez has been cut.
Mayo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mayo leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Mayo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayo connects with a knee to the head.
Mayo lands with a left to the head.
Mayo lands an elbow just above Valesquez 's eye.
Mayo slowing the pace effectively.
Mayo landing knees to the head.
Valesquez pulls guard successfully.
Valesquez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mayo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mayo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mayo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mayo wants to control from the top but Valesquez keeps moving.
Valesquez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mayo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mayo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Valesquez, not yet.
Mayo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chris Mayo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valesquez keeping moving, preventing Mayo from controlling successfully.
Mayo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mayo throws a big right hand that misses.
Valesquez keeping moving, preventing Mayo from controlling successfully.
Mayo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chris Mayo just wasn't active enough.
A big right from Mayo misses.
Mayo scores with a nice strike.
Mayo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valesquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valesquez throws a hook but Mayo blocks it.
Mayo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valesquez can do to turn this around?
Mayo slips a jab and a cross from Valesquez.
Mayo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Valesquez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mayo works over Valesquez with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mayo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Valesquez wants to sweep but no luck.
Valesquez is trying to control the position but Mayo postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mayo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Valesquez's guard.
Valesquez tries to get to full guard but Mayo has control of the leg.
Mayo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mayo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fabricio Valesquez'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!
Mayo moves in looking to clinch but Valesquez pushes him off.
Mayo cracks Valesquez with an open hand slap.
Mayo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valesquez under the eye.
Valesquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Valesquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mayo thuds a left hand into Valesquez's body.
Mayo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Valesquez's head backwards.
Mayo has closed the distance and engaged Valesquez in a clinch.
Valesquez is looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mayo lands an elbow that stopped Valesquez in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesquez tries to score a body lock takedown but Mayo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Valesquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayo lands with a short shot to the head.
Mayo has Valesquez pressed against the cage.
Mayo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valesquez has Mayo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mayo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chris Mayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Valesquez.
Valesquez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Valesquez can't get the takedown.
Valesquez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valesquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mayo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mayo lands a nice elbow.
Mayo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mayo with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valesquezs head.
Mayo lands a damaging elbow.
Mayo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mayo lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mayo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mayo connects with a knee to the head.
Mayo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mayo cracks Valesquez with a nice body shot.
A short left from Mayo.
Mayo stalling against the cage.
A knee to the head by Mayo.
Mayo gets underhooks to prevent Valesquez's takedown attempt.
Mayo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valesquez or not.
Valesquez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mayo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mayo lands a good knee to the midsection. Valesquez won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Valesquez.
Mayo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valesquez's face.
A short right from Mayo on the inside.
Mayo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mayo connects with a knee to the head.
Valesquez is rocked!
A short left from Mayo.
Mayo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Valesquez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mayo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mayo has Valesquez pushed against the cage.
Valesquez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mayo walks away with a smile on his face. Valesquez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mayo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A cross from Mayo lands.
Valesquez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mayo obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayo is pushing Valesquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mayo scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Mayo.
Fabricio Valesquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Valesquez fails to land.
Mayo lands a hook that snaps the head of Valesquez backwards.
Mayo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mayo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mayo working Valesquez over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mayo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mayo avoiding damage.
Chris Mayo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mayo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mayo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Mayo!
Chris Mayo very nearly forgot to thank Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Serdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Alexander Zelaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
170 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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168 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Markus Serdal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Alexander Zelaya!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelaya punishes Serdal's body with a nice straight punch.
Zelaya cracks Serdal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zelaya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Serdal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A solid body kick from Zelaya.
Zelaya scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zelaya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zelaya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Serdal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zelaya lands a nice shot to the body.
Zelaya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zelaya cracks the inside of Serdal's front leg.
Zelaya scores with a body shot.
A jab from Zelaya finds it's way through Serdal's defenses.
Serdal throws a nice looking combination but Zelaya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Serdal throws a jab when Zelaya was well out of range.
Zelaya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Serdal doesn't seem bothered though.
Zelaya lands an overhand right.
Serdal clobbers Zelaya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Serdal tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zelaya. Serdal does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Zelaya.
Zelaya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zelaya scores with a jab. Serdal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zelaya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zelaya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Serdal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Serdal is breathing heavily.
Zelaya throws out a powerful jab.
Zelaya scores with a body shot.
Zelaya jabs at Serdal's body.
Serdal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zelaya lands with a nice body punch.
Zelaya works Serdal's body with a nice hook.
Serdal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zelaya - that will leave a mark!
Zelaya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Serdal throws a series of punches but Zelaya moves out of range.
Walter Alexander Zelaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zelaya slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya lands with a right hand.
A combination from Serdal does no damage.
Serdal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zelaya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zelaya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zelaya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zelaya connects with a looping right hand.
Zelaya digs a good body shot into Serdal's ribs.
Serdal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zelaya finds it's way round the side to connect with Serdal's head.
Zelaya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Serdal. Serdal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Serdal is rocked!
Zelaya throws an uppercut from hell that sends Serdal clean off his feet! He's out cold! Zelaya stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Walter Alexander Zelaya!
Our winner, Walter Alexander Zelaya, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Motherfucker. The crowd seem to be enjoying Garcia's choice of entrance music: Beautiful Life by Armin Van Buuren. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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148 lbs
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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
9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
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, Leandro Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez fails to land the takedown.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gomez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gomez is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Garcia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gomez regains half guard.
Garcia wants to stand up but Gomez is controlling the position.
Garcia working Gomez over with strikes.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez trying to control but Garcia postures up.
Garcia is trying to control the action in half guard but Gomez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez lands with a few short shots to the body.
Garcia is thwarting Gomez's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia prevents Gomez from improving his position.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Gomez is working away.
Gomez is trying to stand.
Garcia is working for a kimura but Gomez is defending it quite comfortably.
Gomez is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez gets full guard.
Gomez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcia defends well.
Gomez looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Garcia passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia is controlling the pace.
It looks like Garcia is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Gomez is working away.
Gomez trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
Gomez is trying to control but Garcia passes into side control!
Gomez wants to control but Garcia postures up.
Gomez is looking for a sweep.
Gomez regains half guard.
Gomez has a hand on Garcia's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Garcia takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gomez hang on?
Gomez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Gomez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Garcia has control of Gomez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gomez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gomez is desperately trying 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.
Gomez tries to lock up and control but Garcia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gomez can't escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez wants to control but Garcia is having none of it.
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 Franco Gomez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gomez prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gomez.
Gomez trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.
Gomez seems to be looking for submissions.
Gomez wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garcia has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Gomez has control of the leg.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez stops Garcia from getting back to his feet.
Garcia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garcia.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Gomez passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gomez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Garcia is just riding it out for now. Gomez eventually gives up the hold.
Garcia is trying to stand up here but Gomez is controlling him well.
Gomez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomez to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garcia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gomez.
Garcia is not content to let Gomez control the position.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Gomez is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garcia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gomez.
Gomez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garcia is trying to stand up here but Gomez is controlling him well.
Gomez wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gomez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Gomez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Gomez shoots in.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomez looking to score a takedown here. Garcia is defending well but Gomez drives through and ends up in Garcia's guard.
Garcia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garcia looking to finish Gomez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gomez!
Garcia raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gomez is looking to improve his position but Garcia isn't that keen on the idea.
Garcia is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gomez is surviving well by controlling Garcia's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garcia.
Garcia wants to finish this one by submission but Gomez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Garcia.
Garcia looking for a guillotine from mount but Gomez is having none of it.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gomez stops Garcia from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Gomez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Garcia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Garcia's back!
Gomez looking for the choke but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez working for a choke but Garcia reverses nicely into Gomez 's guard.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
Gomez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia working some strikes from top position.
Garcia won't allow Gomez to sweep him here.
Garcia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Franco Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez managing to control the position.
Gomez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garcia is controlling him.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
Gomez controlling the position.
Leandro Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franco Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Gomez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Franco Gomez.
Well Gomez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franco Gomez!
Franco Gomez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Laiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Zol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiola comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Bloody Roots. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Laiola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Zol!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zol shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Laiola is trying to defend but Zol finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laiola defending well though.
Zol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Laiola taking some punishment here, with Zol in his half guard.
Zol is keen to just control but Laiola is a slippery customer.
Zol lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zol trying to mount his opponent but Laiola defends it.
Zol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laiola's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiola pushes Zol off looking to stand but Zol dives back in and keeps control.
Zol has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zol wants to free his trapped foot but Laiola is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laiola's head.
Zol throws a strike but Laiola avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zol throws a big right hand that misses.
Laiola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zol.
Zol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zol connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zol tries to free his leg and advance position but Laiola is retaining full guard.
Zol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zol passes into half guard.
Laiola is breathing heavily.
Zol scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zol connects with a nice short shot to Laiola's temple.
Zol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zol lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zol is looking to advance position but Laiola won't allow it.
Laiola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zol.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laiola's head.
Laiola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zol.
Laiola is trying to stand up here but Zol is controlling him well.
Zol misses with a head shot. Laiola uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laiola's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zol sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zol is pushing down on Laiola's leg trying to pass to half guard. Laiola is fighting to maintain full guard but Zol has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zol is trying to control. Laiola wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laiola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zol.
Zol looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laiola defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Zol dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zol bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zol working the ground and pound but Laiola is defending the strikes.
Zol creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Laiola sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Laiola is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zol asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zol in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Laiola takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Laiola dodges the ground and pound from Zol.
Jay Zol has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zol throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Laiola on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laiola tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zol working the head and body with strikes.
Zol working the head with strikes.
Zol scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Laiola to see if he's OK.
Zol sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Laiola is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Zol throws a strike aimed at the side of Laiola's head but Laiola avoids it well.
Zol lands a few punches from side control.
Zol scores with a couple of short elbows.
Laiola takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Laiola is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zol working the head with strikes.
Oh Laiola is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zol working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zol throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiola avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zol.
Zol fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Zol in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zol cracks Laiola with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Zol immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Laiola is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Zol!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Zol!
Jay Zol is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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141 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Raptor!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raptor slips under a jab from Anthriel.
A slow jab from Anthriel misses its intended target.
Raptor has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raptor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anthriel moves away.
Raptor just misses with a punch to the body.
Anthriel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raptor doesn't seem bothered though.
Raptor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raptor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Raptor trying to mount his opponent but Anthriel defends it.
Anthriel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raptor.
Anthriel trying to control but Raptor postures up.
Anthriel wants to improve his position but Raptor is controlling well.
Anthriel is controlling Raptor's trapped leg to prevent Raptor from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anthriel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raptor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Raptor trying to pass the guard but Anthriel defending well.
Raptor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anthriel keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anthriel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Raptor stands up over Anthriel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anthriel controls Raptor momentarily but Raptor frees himself.
Raptor looking to pass the guard.
Raptor throws a big right hand that misses.
Raptor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor wants to control from the top but Anthriel keeps moving.
Raptor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Raptor is pushing down on Anthriel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anthriel is fighting to maintain full guard but Raptor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anthriel is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at RAM that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Anthriel wants to get back to his feet.
Anthriel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Raptor is fighting to break Anthriel's control of his arms but Anthriel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Raptor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor wants to pass the guard but Anthriel is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raptor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anthriel wants to sweep but no luck.
Anthriel keeping moving, preventing Raptor from controlling successfully.
Raptor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raptor looking to sit in guard and control but Anthriel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Raptor keeping moving, preventing Anthriel from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Raptor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anthriel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horrible takedown by Raptor or perhaps it was just good defense by Anthriel which made him look bad.
Raptor avoids the body shot from Anthriel.
Raptor with a hook.
Raptor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raptor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anthriel eats them both and turns towards Raptor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anthriel cracks Raptor with a good jab.
Raptor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anthriel rather than just go for the knockout.
Anthriel thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anthriel. Raptor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raptor staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel scores with a shot to the body.
Raptor loads up on a big right hand but Anthriel slips the punch.
Raptor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Raptor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anthriel is out of range and Raptor settles back down.
Anthriel throws a series of punches but Raptor avoids them all with ease.
Raptor tries a head kick but it misses.
Raptor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raptor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthriel circles away quickly and effectively.
Anthriel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anthriel misses with a hook to the body
and Raptor counters with a low kick, right behind Anthriel 's knee.
Anthriel throws a body punch but Raptor moves out of range.
Raptor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor slips a jab from Anthriel.
Anthriel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anthriel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anthriel avoids a kick to the body.
Anthriel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anthriel defending well as Raptor loads up on a big left hand.
Anthriel lands with a hook. Raptor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anthriel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raptor misses with a series of wild punches.
Anthriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anthriel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raptor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anthriel throws out the jab.
Raptor lands a high kick!
Danny Raptor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anthriel with a jab.
Raptor misses with a low kick.
Anthriel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raptor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raptor misses with a lunging right hand
and Anthriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raptor is rocked!
Raptor slips a straight right by Anthriel.
Raptor is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthriel finish him?
Anthriel misses with a hook. Raptor ducked under it nicely.
Raptor moves out of range of the strikes.
Anthriel misses with a hook. Raptor ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Anthriel misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anthriel lands a big right hook! Raptor looks hurt but is still standing! Anthriel lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Raptor falls down and Anthriel dives in with a huge hammer fist! Raptor's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Anthriel runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jorn Anthriel!
Jorn Anthriel retains his bantamweight title!
Jorn Anthriel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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