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TBB 22 - Bangers and Mash PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krizis Janra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Mendez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krizis Janra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddie Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Mendez.
Mendez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Janra dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Mendez connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Janra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendez tries to bum rush Janra with a series of wild strikes but Janra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Mendez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Janra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Janra is looking to clinch but Mendez is avoiding it.
Janra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendez scoring well with a low kick there.
Janra rushes Mendez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Janra has hold of one of Mendez's legs. Mendez is fighting the takedown attempt but Janra gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Janra decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mendez, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Mendez scores with a four punch combination!
Mendez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Janra. That did some damage!
Mendez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Janra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Janra backs up against the cage.
Mendez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Janra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mendez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mendez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Janra slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendez, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Mendez.
Mendez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eddie Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Janra moves into the clinch successfully.
Mendez misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez lands an elbow inside that Janra shrugs off.
Janra goes for a takedown attempt but Mendez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Janra fails to land the takedown.
Janra is breathing heavily.
Janra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Janra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendez.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mendez. That's going to slow Janra down.
Mendez misses with the combination.
Mendez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is looking to slow Janra down with leg kicks.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Janra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Janra looks for a takedown but Mendez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krizis Janra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Janra wants to clinch up but Mendez keeps it at a distance.
Mendez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mendez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Janra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendez.
Mendez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Janra's sensitive parts.
Danga de danga de dang - Mendez scores with a four punch combination!
Eddie Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mendez is looking to slow Janra down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendez.
Good leg kick by Mendez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Janra circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mendez.
Mendez throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mendez.
Mendez throws a combination. Janra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Janra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mendez. Mendez obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mendez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mendez.
Janra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Mendez 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.
Mendez works over Janra's head and body with a nice combination.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Mendez looks to land a combination. Janra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Janra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eddie Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janra dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Mendez connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mendez.
Mendez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Janra.
Janra slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mendez scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mendez.
Eddie Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendez connects with a solid leg kick.
Janra moves into range and clinches up with Mendez.
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mendez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mendez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendez connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mendez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Janra. That did some damage!
Mendez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Janra.
Mendez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looks to land a combination. Janra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mendez!
Mendez scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Mendez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mendez.
Mendez throws a right hand that Janra ducks under and follows up with a left that Janra also avoids with ease.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mendez rushes Janra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Janra avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mendez. Mendez obviously looking to wear him down.
Mendez scores with a one two! Janra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mendez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mendez cracks the inside of Janra's front leg.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Mendez looks to land a combination. Janra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Janra's sensitive parts.
Mendez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mendez.
Mendez throws a series of strikes that have Janra backpedaling.
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Mendez scores with a one two! Janra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendez, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Mendez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Janra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mendez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mendez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendez.
Mendez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mendez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mendez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Janra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mendez rushes Janra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Janra avoids a wild elbow strike from Mendez.
Mendez wants to break free but Janra has control.
Mendez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mendez tries to break free but Janra pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Mendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mendez lands with a nice combination. Janra backs away looking to recover.
Janra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mendez.
Mendez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Janra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mendez. Mendez obviously looking to wear him down.
Mendez throws a leg kick which misses Janra's front leg but catches the back leg as Janra tries to avoid it.
Mendez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Janra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mendez as he avoids it easily.
Janra clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendez throws an elbow but it misses.
Mendez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Janra has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Janra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez scoring well with a low kick there.
Mendez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez cracks the inside of Janra's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mendez.
Mendez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mendez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Janra's calf.
Janra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mendez scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Mendez throws a one two combo.
Mendez thumps Janra with a low kick.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Janra backs up against the cage.
Mendez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Janra backs up against the cage.
Mendez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendez, right into the meat.
A left and a right from Mendez both land. Nice combination.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Janra avoids nicely.
Mendez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendez.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Mendez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mendez thumps Janra with a low kick.
Mendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Janra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mendez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mendez.
Mendez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mendez thumps Janra with a low kick.
Janra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
Mendez feints and then cracks Janra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Janra down.
Mendez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mendez scores with a one two! Janra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Janra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mendez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mendez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Janra's sensitive parts.
Mendez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Janra backs up against the cage.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Janra backs up against the cage.
Mendez throws a combination. Janra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Janra avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mendez. That's going to slow Janra down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a one two combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendez, right into the meat.
Mendez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Mendez scores with a four punch combination!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mendez. That's going to slow Janra down.
Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Janra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Eddie Mendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Janra. That did some damage!
Mendez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Janra's sensitive parts.
Krizis Janra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Mendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mendez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Mendez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Stronger. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Counter striker
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Dante Fedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Smirilov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fedor tries for a takedown but Smirilov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Smirilov misses.
Smirilov gets a clinch.
Smirilov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fedor is trying to keep an underhook but Smirilov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fedor wants to get back to his feet.
Smirilov postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Fedor to stand up.
Smirilov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smirilov moves into the clinch.
Smirilov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fedor clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smirilov biding his time, controlling Fedor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fedor is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fedor trying to control the action but Smirilov just sinks the hooks in.
Smirilov is looking to control Fedor but Fedor is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Smirilov controlling from the back.
Fedor looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Fedor is trying to get back to his feet but Smirilov has full control of the position and if anything, Fedor has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirilov tries to get the hooks in deep but Fedor pushed the leg off.
Smirilov is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Despite being in the dominant position, Alexander Smirilov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smirilov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smirilov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fedor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Fedor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smirilov as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirilov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smirilov duly obliges.
Fedor wants to clinch
and Smirilov counters by moving into the clinch.
Fedor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smirilov walks away with a smile on his face. Fedor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fedor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smirilov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smirilov is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirilov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fedor misses with a takedown attempt
and Smirilov moves into the clinch.
Fedor jumps into guard, dragging Smirilov to the mat.
Smirilov stands up from Fedor's guard - Smirilov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fedor looks to clinch
and Smirilov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fedor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smirilov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fedor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Fedor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smirilov gets underhooks to prevent Fedor's takedown attempt.
Smirilov is trying to trip Fedor. He has hold of a leg but Fedor is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smirilov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Smirilov stands up and waves to Fedor to follow him.
Fedor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smirilov moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirilov pushes Fedor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smirilov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Smirilov manages to end up in side control.
Smirilov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fedor to his feet.
A low kick from Fedor misses
and Smirilov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fedor goes for a takedown attempt but Smirilov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smirilov clinches up with Fedor and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirilov wants the takedown. Fedor is fighting it off but Smirilov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fedor's guard against the cage.
Smirilov stands up and waves to Fedor to follow him.
Smirilov takes the fight into the clinch.
Fedor tries for a takedown but Smirilov manages to get underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirilov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fedor.
Smirilov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fedor uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fedor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fedor thows a big elbow that misses.
Smirilov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Smirilov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Smirilov decides to return to a standing position.
Dante Fedor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fedor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smirilov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smirilov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fedor misses with a takedown
and Smirilov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirilov pulls Fedor into guard.
Fedor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fedor trying to control but Smirilov is working from the bottom.
Alexander Smirilov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smirilov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smirilov has closed the distance and engaged Fedor in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirilov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Fedor scores with a jab. Smirilov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Fedor there.
Smirilov fails to land with a series of punches.
Fedor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smirilov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fedor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fedor goes for a takedown attempt but Smirilov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fedor tries to clinch
and Smirilov moves into the clinch.
Fedor prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirilov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fedor regains guard.
Fedor working a defensive guard here.
Smirilov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smirilov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fedor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smirilov moves into the clinch.
Fedor is trying to trip Smirilov. He has hold of a leg but Smirilov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fedor persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Smirilov pushes Fedor off and gets back to his feet.
Smirilov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor misses with a takedown attempt
and Smirilov counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Fedor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smirilov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fedor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fedor wants a takedown but no success here.
Smirilov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Smirilov manages to end up in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedor is trying to buck Smirilov off.
Smirilov working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirilov stands up.
Fedor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smirilov counters by moving into the clinch.
Dante Fedor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedor has Smirilov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smirilov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smirilov lands a takedown into guard.
Fedor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smirilov is controlling him.
Smirilov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A jab from Fedor misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smirilov counters by clinching up.
Smirilov pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fedor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fedor throwing strikes from guard but Smirilov blocks nicely.
Alexander Smirilov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smirilov kicks Fedor off and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smirilov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smirilov 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirilov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santian Sultan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitry Lopescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitry Lopescu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Santian Sultan's chin.
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288 lbs
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290 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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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
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santian Sultan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dimitry Lopescu!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopescu is defended easily by Sultan.
Lopescu tries for a takedown but Sultan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sultan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sultan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sultan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sultan wants it to stay on the feet.
Santian Sultan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimitry Lopescu.
Sultan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lopescu tries to hold on but Sultan pushes him away.
Sultan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sultan trying to control but Lopescu is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lopescu blocking the ground and pound.
Lopescu is squirming around, avoiding Sultan's attempts to control the action.
Lopescu wants to control but Sultan is having none of it.
Sultan throwing strikes here but Lopescu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lopescu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lopescu is looking to improve his position but Sultan isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lopescu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lopescu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sultan.
Lopescu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sultan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sultan looking to ground and pound but Lopescu is blocking nicely.
Lopescu tries to reverse the position but Sultan maintains control.
Lopescu looks gassed!
Lopescu throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sultan. What's that going to do exactly?
Sultan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lopescu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sultan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sultan with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Dimitry Lopescu has been cut.
Lopescu can't escape the position.
Sultan trying to control but Lopescu is having none of it.
Sultan controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultan landing strikes from the mount.
Lopescu is trying to escape the mount.
Lopescu tries to hold on but Sultan postures up.
Sultan looking to finish with strikes here!
Sultan avoids the attempt from Lopescu to control.
Sultan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lopescu taking shots to the head.
Sultan unloads with some shots from mount but Lopescu bucks and avoids them well.
Sultan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sultan controlling from mount.
Lopescu throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultan is landing with some decent strikes but Lopescu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sultan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sultan content just to control the position here.
Sultan looking to ground and pound but Lopescu is blocking nicely.
Lopescu tries to lock up and control but Sultan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lopescu working to try and regain half guard.
Lopescu tries to lock up and control but Sultan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sultan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lopescu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopescu is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lopescu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopescu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sultan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lopescu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sultan controlling the pace for now.
Sultan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lopescu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopescu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sultan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sultan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lopescu because Sultan loaded up on that one.
Lopescu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sultan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santian Sultan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimitry Lopescu's cut.
That's time! Sultan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sultan shoots in and bounces Lopescu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sultan thows a big elbow that misses.
Lopescu throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lopescu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sultan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sultan throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopescu has his feet on Sultan's thighs here. He's pushed Sultan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sultan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dimitry Lopescu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gemini Forrest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanabria Iglesias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gemini Forrest has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gemini Forrest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanabria Iglesias!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forrest throws the left hand but Iglesias avoids the punch easily.
Iglesias looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iglesias trying to control the position from guard on top but Forrest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iglesias gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Iglesias shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Iglesias showed some decent athleticism there.
Forrest is defending against the submission attempts here by Iglesias.
Iglesias is looking for a kimura but Forrest is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Iglesias to get the leverage.
Forrest wants to get back to his feet.
Iglesias is pressing down on Forrest's thigh, looking to free his foot. Forrest is holding on for now.
Iglesias prevents Forrest from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iglesias is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Iglesias wants to work for an arm triangle but Forrest is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Forrest is trying to stand back up but Iglesias is controlling him
Iglesias moves into full mount! Forrest won't be happy about that!
Iglesias is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Forrest connects with a jab.
It looks like Sanabria Iglesias has been cut.
Forrest tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iglesias looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Forrest is fending him off so far but Iglesias persists. Nope, Forrest circles away and we're back to standing.
Iglesias looks gassed!
Forrest misses with a looping right.
Iglesias blocks the body kick.
Gemini Forrest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forrest cracks Iglesias with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Forrest looks to land a right hand but Iglesias moved out of range.
Forrest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forrest lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Iglesias falls backwards - clearly groggy! Forrest dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gemini Forrest!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between GW Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhian Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bin Laden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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251 lbs
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283 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, GW Bin Laden!
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, Rhian Philips!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bin Laden was well out of range. Poor timing from Philips.
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bin Laden manages to avoid it.
Rhian Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bin Laden manages to avoid it.
Philips throws a hook but Bin Laden blocks it.
Philips misses the shot to the body.
Philips throws a jab but it's blocked by Bin Laden.
Philips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bin Laden swivels and escapes.
Philips scores with a punch to the head.
Bin Laden tries to clinch but Philips is having none of it.
Bin Laden misses with a few strikes there.
Bin Laden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philips.
Philips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philips. Bin Laden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philips keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Philips lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bin Laden doesn't seem phased though.
Philips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bin Laden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Philips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips misses with a hook. Bin Laden ducked under it nicely.
Philips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bin Laden circles away quickly and effectively.
Philips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philips misses with a hook.
Bin Laden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philips throws a hook but Bin Laden blocks it.
Bin Laden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Philips misses.
Philips misses with a few strikes there.
Bin Laden wants to clinch up but Philips keeps it at a distance.
Bin Laden loads up on a big right hand but Philips slips the punch.
Philips scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like GW Bin Laden has been cut.
Bin Laden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Philips circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Bin Laden to the canvas! Bin Laden doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Philips keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rhian Philips!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Zitto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hank Zitto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Zitto tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Zitto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zitto.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Zitto out cold! Zitto corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wanderlei Silva!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Meatstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Advance On v2. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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278 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lou Meatstock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Lin!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meatstock avoids it really well and circles away.
Lin looks for a takedown but Meatstock sprawls well.
Lin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lin shoots in but Meatstock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lou Meatstock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Lin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lin.
Lin walks into a left hand.
Meatstock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lin shoots for a takedown but Meatstock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lin misses with a takedown attempt - Meatstock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meatstock sprawls well. Meatstock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lin gets slowly back to his feet.
Meatstock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meatstock.
It looks like Roger Lin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meatstock cracks Lin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lin looks gassed!
Lin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meatstock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meatstock misses with a wild combination.
Lin walks straight into a right hand from Meatstock - that's dropped him! Meatstock jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Lin from any more punishment! Lin complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lou Meatstock!
Lou Meatstock retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and babalu santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). santana is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Promiscuous Timbaland ft . Bruno Xavier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, babalu santana!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
santana throws a leg kick but Xavier checks it.
santana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xavier decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Xavier is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. santana doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Xavier.
santana pushes Xavier off and gets back to his feet.
santana pushes Xavier up against the cage in a clinch.
santana stops a takedown attempt from Xavier.
santana is looking to break free of the clinch but Xavier has double underhooks.
Xavier wants a takedown but no success here.
Xavier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xavier can't get the takedown.
Xavier has santana pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. santana manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
santana manages to break the clinch.
Xavier avoids a punch combination nicely.
santana misses with a series of wild punches.
Xavier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
santana misses with a takedown attempt
and Xavier counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Xavier.
Xavier is breathing heavily.
santana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Xavier is controlling him.
santana kicks Xavier off and gets to his feet.
Xavier feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
santana wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Xavier's hips, looking to push off. But Xavier grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! santana screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Bruno Xavier!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggie Pac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Richards has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Biggie Pac's chin.
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270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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255 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Very strong |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Biggie Pac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Richards!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pac moves out of range as Richards strikes.
Richards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Biggie Pac has been cut.
Pac really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pac throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pac.
Pac lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Richards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richards throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pac's waist but Pac gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Richards off to one side.
Pac slips a straight right by Richards.
Pac scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Pac circles away.
Pac throws a nice head kick!
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards misses with a double jab
and Pac counters with a good low kick that Richards was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pac lands a high kick!
Pac connects with a jab.
Pac keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Pac.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Pac keeps the fight on the outside.
Pac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pac avoids the body shot from Richards.
Richards wants to clinch.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Pac displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Richards.
Pac moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pac counters with a good, hard body kick but Richards shrugs it off.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Pac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards misses the body punch
and Pac counters with a slapping leg kick.
Richards looks gassed!
A big right from Richards misses.
Pac punishes Richards's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pac scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pac throws a one two combo.
Richards changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pac tries to avoid it but Richards manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pac to the ground. Pac escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Biggie Pac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Richards.
Pac stuns Richards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pac is looking to slow Richards down with leg kicks.
Pac misses with a two punch combination.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pac throws a head kick that half lands.
Richards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pac counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pac lands a nice hook to Richards's body. Richards takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pac punishes Richards's body with a nice straight punch.
Richards doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Richards is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pac is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Richards.
Pac lands a head shot.
Pac throws a head kick that Richards semi-blocks.
It looks like Ben Richards has been cut.
Pac 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pac scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pac lands a nice shot that snaps Richards's head back.
Pac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pac counters with a left to the body.
Richards looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pac moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pac chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pac throws a series of strikes that have Richards backpedaling.
Pac lands with a nice body kick.
Pac is looking to wear down Richards with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick from Pac lands but Richards takes it in his stride.
Richards takes a kick to the side of the head.
Richards is rocked!
Richards walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pac.
A good leg kick by Pac.
Pac throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Richards.
Pac misses with a wild combination.
Biggie Pac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pac paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pac. That one must have hurt.
Pac scores with a hook to the body. Richards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biggie Pac dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pac stalks Richards and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Richards's face. Richards staggers backwards, shaken.
Pac throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Biggie Pac is winning the standup battle so far.
Pac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pac counters with a nice uppercut.
Pac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
Pac is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Richards misses.
Richards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ben Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Pac throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Richards on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards doesn't manage to clinch there - Pac circles away.
Pac with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pac counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pac is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pac scores with a head kick.
Biggie Pac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pac blocks an uppercut.
Pac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pac is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Richards pushes Pac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richards prevents Pac from breaking the clinch.
Pac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pac is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richards can do to turn this around?
Richards drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pac gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pac tries to circle away but Richards has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richards keeps control of Pac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pac working hard to break the clinch.
Richards has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pac clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pac trying to get back to his feet but Richards is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pac is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biggie Pac dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Richards falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pac counters with a thumping low kick.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Pac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richards.
Pac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pac throws a head kick but Richards moves out of range.
Richards throws a hook but Pac blocks it.
Richards lands with a nice combination. Pac backs away looking to recover.
Richards misses with a straight right.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pac manages to avoid it.
Pac lands the left hand.
Pac slips under a jab from Richards.
Richards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pac keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Richards throws a sloppy body shot
and Pac counters with an inside leg kick.
Pac with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pac throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pac avoids the body shot from Richards.
Pac moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pac plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Richards misses with a kick to the body
and Pac counters with a leg kick.
Pac fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pac stuffs the takedown attempt from Richards. Richards gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards moves forwards but Pac connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pac throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pac lands a lovely overhand right.
Pac lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pac lands with a nice combination. Richards backs away looking to recover.
Pac scores with a head kick.
Pac throws a one two combo.
Pac lands with a slapping head kick.
Richards throws a head kick that misses
and Pac counters with a solid body kick.
Richards wants to clinch up but Pac keeps it at a distance.
Pac throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Richards.
Pac scores with a shot to the body.
Richards takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pac throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pac lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Richards takes a kick to the side of the head.
Richards is still on wobbly legs! Can Pac finish him?
Pac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pac lands a two punch combo.
Richards takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Richards has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pac.
The fighters circle, before Pac throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Richards's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Pac lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Biggie Pac!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Glazkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoel Croco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Croco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bate Pesadão. 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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksandr Glazkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samoel Croco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Glazkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Croco doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Samoel Croco has been cut.
Croco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Glazkov pinned against the cage. Glazkov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Croco is defended easily by Glazkov.
Glazkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Croco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Glazkov closes the distance and pushes Croco back into the cage.
Glazkov prevents the takedown attempt.
Aleksandr Glazkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samoel Croco.
Glazkov manages to break the clinch.
Glazkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Glazkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glazkov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Glazkov lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Glazkov.
Glazkov lands a right hook to the body.
Croco looks gassed!
Croco looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Glazkov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Glazkov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glazkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Croco wants to control from the top but Glazkov keeps moving.
Croco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Glazkov has his hands on Croco's head, controlling the position.
Croco is looking to work some ground and pound but Glazkov has wrist control.
Croco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Glazkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Glazkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glazkov has managed to clinch.
Glazkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glazkov connects with a looping right hand.
Glazkov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glazkov manages to break the clinch.
Croco throws a right and a left that Glazkov avoids nicely.
Glazkov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot by Glazkov.
That has opened up Samoel Croco's cut even more.
Glazkov connects with a superb combination that knocks Croco out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Glazkov before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Croco!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aleksandr Glazkov!
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