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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Siqueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siqueira comes to the cage accompanied by Thousand Foot Krutch - Courtesy Call. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Siqueira!
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, Antonio Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siqueira throws a poor cross that misses
and Belfort counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Eduardo Siqueira has been cut.
Belfort takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Siqueira misses with a wild body shot.
Siqueira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belfort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belfort takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Antonio Belfort has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Siqueira.
Siqueira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siqueira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siqueira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Siqueira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belfort takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Siqueira lunges at Belfort with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belfort's hand.
Siqueira throws a right hand that misses
and Belfort counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siqueira thows a body shot but no joy.
Siqueira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belfort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siqueira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belfort sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Siqueira scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Siqueira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siqueira throws a jab when Belfort was well out of range.
Siqueira throws a hook but Belfort blocks it.
Eduardo Siqueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Siqueira.
Belfort defending well as Siqueira loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Siqueira coming out on top.
Siqueira throws a poor cross that misses
and Belfort counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siqueira misses with a lunging right hand
and Belfort counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siqueira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Siqueira digs a good body shot into Belfort's ribs.
Siqueira digs a good body shot into Belfort's ribs.
Siqueira throws an off balance right hand
and Siqueira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siqueira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belfort's hands.
Belfort is rocked!
Siqueira throws a poor cross that misses
and Belfort counters with a nice uppercut.
Belfort is still on wobbly legs! Can Siqueira finish him?
Siqueira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from Siqueira misses.
Siqueira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Siqueira lands a brutal uppercut that launches Belfort off his feet! Belfort tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduardo Siqueira!
A very excited looking Eduardo Siqueira made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Lenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purple Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, San Lenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Purple Haze!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lenn fails to land with a series of punches.
Haze fails with the takedown.
Haze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lenn's waist but Lenn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haze off to one side.
Lenn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haze misses with a double jab.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Lenn's head coaches at Academia Ipanema that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
San Lenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Purple Haze.
Haze fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lenn to the ground. Haze is now in Lenn's guard.
Haze trying to control but Lenn is working from the bottom.
Lenn trying to control the position here.
Haze tries to stand but Lenn is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenn keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
Lenn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haze on the ground.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Purple Haze wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lenn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Lenn as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Purple Haze has been cut.
Haze shoots for a double leg takedown but Lenn sprawls well. He's pushed Haze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A cross from Lenn lands.
Haze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lenn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lenn wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Lenn. Those never looked like landing.
San Lenn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lenn throws a head kick but Haze moves out of range.
Haze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lenn circles away.
Lenn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lenn looks to land a combination. Haze sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haze blocks a head kick by Lenn.
Lenn misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Lenn.
That has opened up Purple Haze's cut even more.
Haze has a takedown stuffed.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt.
Haze looks winded!
Lenn misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze fails with a takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lenn.
Lenn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lenn connects with a nice looking jab.
Haze takes a swing at Lenn's ribcage but misses.
Lenn misses with a double jab.
Haze fails with the takedown.
Lenn looks to land a combination but Haze avoids it well.
Lenn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lenn stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenn scores with a body shot.
Lenn misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lenn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lenn lands a jab to the head.
The cut above Purple Haze's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lenn lands with a hook. Haze tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lenn throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lenn.
Lenn lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haze takes one to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Haze or perhaps it was just good defense by Lenn which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Lenn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Purple Haze's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haze looks for the body kick but Lenn saw that one coming.
Lenn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lenn lands with a nice combination. Haze backs away looking to recover.
A swing and a miss from Haze.
A slow jab from Lenn misses its intended target.
Haze looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lenn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lenn is trying to improve his position.
Lenn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Haze asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Haze has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lenn throws a series of punches but Haze avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze moves away from the strike by Lenn.
Lenn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haze drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Haze is stalling in the full guard.
Lenn has a closed guard, preventing Haze from standing up.
Haze wants to control from the top but Lenn keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Purple Haze.
Lenn thuds his right hand into Haze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lenn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lenn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A lazy left from Lenn finds it's target.
Purple Haze's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Haze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lenn circles away.
Lenn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lenn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lenn circles away.
Lenn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lenn scores with a decent looking hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Purple Haze's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). San Lenn!
San Lenn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Roznicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roznicz has chosen Gangsta's Paradise as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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Brawler
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Obasi!
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, Dawid Roznicz!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Roznicz does no damage.
Roznicz swinging wildly here.
Roznicz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Obasi.
A combination from Obasi does no damage.
Roznicz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Obasi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Roznicz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Roznicz looking for submissions off his back.
Roznicz actively working from the bottom here.
Roznicz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roznicz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Obasi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roznicz on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roznicz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obasi.
Roznicz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Roznicz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Obasi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Obasi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roznicz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Obasi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obasi is looking to work some ground and pound but Roznicz has wrist control.
Obasi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Obasi wants to control from the top but Roznicz keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi stays in close to Roznicz's body and controls the position.
Roznicz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roznicz trying to control from half guard but Obasi is working away.
Obasi tries to kick Roznicz off but Roznicz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Obasi is staying active underneath Roznicz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Obasi is trying to stand up here but Roznicz is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obasi is refusing to be controlled, as Roznicz sits in half guard.
Obasi is trying to stand up here but Roznicz is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Obasi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roznicz.
Obasi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Obasi in side control, throwing shots but Roznicz defends.
Roznicz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Roznicz trying to hold on to Obasi's head to control him but Obasi postures up.
Well, if Obasi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roznicz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Obasi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Obasi throwing shots but Roznicz is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roznicz looking for submissions off his back.
Obasi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roznicz looking for submissions off his back.
Roznicz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roznicz has hold of Obasi's hands but Obasi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roznicz is staying active underneath Obasi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawid Roznicz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roznicz throws a one two combo.
Dawid Roznicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roznicz misses with a two punch combination.
Obasi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Obasi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roznicz did well to prevent Obasi getting side control.
Roznicz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roznicz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obasi.
Roznicz works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roznicz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Obasi is aware though and is defending well.
Roznicz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Obasi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Roznicz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Obasi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obasi controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obasi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roznicz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Obasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Obasi trying to control but Roznicz is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Roznicz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roznicz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Obasi frees his head nicely. Oh but Roznicz has switched to an armbar! Obasi is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Dawid Roznicz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namba Babakla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mason Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Namba Babakla!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm shoots in looking for a takedown but Babakla manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Storm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Storm thows a body shot but no joy.
Storm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Babakla fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Storm drives through and clinches with Babakla against the cage.
Babakla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Babakla as Storm shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babakla shoots in and gets a takedown into Storm's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Babakla postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Babakla trying to control but Storm is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm looking to control.
Storm wants to sweep but no luck.
Babakla is looking to work some ground and pound but Storm has wrist control.
Babakla postures up in Storm's guard and throws a big left but Storm blocks it.
Storm wants to stand up but Babakla is controlling him.
Babakla trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Storm looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Babakla blocks a head kick by Storm.
Babakla slips under a jab.
Storm tries a low kick but Babakla avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Babakla with that takedown attempt.
Storm wants to clinch.
Babakla fails with the takedown
and Storm counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Babakla keeps working.
Babakla throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Storm in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Storm looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Babakla is avoiding damage well.
Babakla gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakla is refusing to be controlled, as Storm sits in half guard.
Babakla tries to get to full guard but Storm has control of the leg.
Babakla throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Storm manages to pass to side control.
Storm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Storm wants to stand but Babakla has his arm trapped.
Babakla sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babakla missing with punches from the bottom.
Babakla wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babakla wants to control but Storm is keeping busy.
Storm wants to stand up but Babakla is controlling the position.
Babakla regains full guard. Nicely done.
Storm forces his way into half guard.
Babakla keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Babakla looks winded!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Mason Storm will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Babakla throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Storm's waist but Storm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Babakla off to one side.
Mason Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm pushes Babakla up against the cage in a clinch.
Storm jumps guard.
Babakla throws a big right hand that misses.
Storm wants to get back to his feet but Babakla is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Storm keeping moving, preventing Babakla from controlling successfully.
Babakla preventing the sweep.
Babakla throws an elbow that misses. Storm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Babakla's guard. Nice move by Storm!
Storm is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakla is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Babakla bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Storm's guard.
Storm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Babakla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Storm is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Babakla controlling from the top position.
Babakla with a flurry of punches that miss.
Storm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babakla trying to hold on to Storm's head to control him but Storm postures up.
Storm has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Babakla is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mason Storm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babakla is breathing heavily.
Babakla looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm has the hooks in. Babakla is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Babakla has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Storm has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Babakla tries to escape but Storm has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakla keeps trying to improve his position.
Babakla covering up well under a series of strikes from Storm.
Storm trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Storm is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Babakla defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
I really don't envy Babakla right now.
Babakla prevents Storm from getting a body triangle.
Storm is not going to allow Babakla to sit and survive in this position.
Babakla is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Storm has locked on a rear naked choke here! Babakla is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mason Storm!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Poletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Rymar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymar has chosen I belive i can fly as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sandro Poletto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Rymar!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poletto sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Rymar to the ground! Poletto dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like David Rymar has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rymar regains half guard.
Rymar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rymar gets back to full guard.
Poletto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rymar on the ground.
Rymar 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.
Poletto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Poletto wants to stand but Rymar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rymar trying to control the position.
Rymar striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Rymar keeping moving, preventing Poletto from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rymar is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poletto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rymar defends well.
Rymar stands up over Poletto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rymar works over Poletto with some ground and pound from guard.
Rymar postures up and lands a big shot to Poletto's brow.
Rymar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rymar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rymar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rymar stands up over Poletto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rymar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rymar working some strikes from top position.
Rymar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Poletto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Poletto tries to get out of the position.
Rymar trying to control the position from guard on top but Poletto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rymar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rymar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rymar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Poletto's head.
Poletto has an active guard here but Rymar has managed to pass into half guard.
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. Rymar connects with a nice short shot to Poletto's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rymar.
Rymar slips a nice elbow through Poletto's hands, connecting with Poletto's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rymar lands a nice short elbow.
Rymar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rymar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poletto looking for a kimura from the bottom but Rymar passes into side control!
Poletto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rymar working the ground and pound from side control.
Poletto is not content to let Rymar control the position.
Rymar scoring with punches and elbows.
Rymar in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymar lands a few punches from side control.
Poletto pushes Rymar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rymar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Poletto is being controlled here.
Rymar grinds an elbow into Poletto's temple.
Poletto tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rymar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rymar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rymar with a couple of short strikes.
Rymar lands with some strikes.
Rymar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rymar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poletto is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Poletto is breathing heavily.
Rymar raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Rymar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Rymar's cut.
That's time! Poletto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rymar shoots in and bounces Poletto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
David Rymar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rymar cracks Poletto with a solid left hand.
Rymar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rymar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rymar landing some decent shots from guard.
Poletto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rymar passes Poletto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rymar working the head and body with strikes.
Rymar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rymar winds up and cracks Poletto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Rymar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Rymar there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rymar 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.
Rymar stops Poletto from getting back to his feet.
Rymar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Poletto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rymar pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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. Rymar connects with a nice short shot to Poletto's temple.
Rymar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rymar is nestled in close to Poletto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rymar working over Poletto with some ground and pound. Poletto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rymar.
Rymar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rymar drops an elbow to the side of Poletto's head.
Rymar wants to take a breather but Poletto is having none of it.
Rymar moves into full mount! Poletto won't be happy about that!
Poletto is trying to stand up.
Rymar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rymar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rymar landing strikes, looking to finish!
A big strike lands for Rymar! That's really hurt Poletto and he's turned his back - Rymar keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Rymar jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Rymar!
In his post fight interview, David Rymar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arley Owner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owner comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Breaking the Law. Slice has chosen Last Resort-Papa Roach as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arley Owner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdullah Slice!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Slice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Owner doesn't seem phased though.
Slice throws a series of punches but Owner avoids them all with ease.
Owner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Owner is rocked!
Slice lands the left hand.
Oh Owner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Owner tries to clinch
and Slice counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Owner off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Slice follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Owner was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abdullah Slice!
Abdullah Slice is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Abdullah Slice thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Peri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bitch Dont kill My Vibe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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26
227 lbs
4 - 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Peri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Peri.
Peri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peri misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Peri Rushes Sanchez and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sanchez is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Peri Piles on the pressure and Sanchez crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Peri!
The defeated Diego Sanchez had this to say: 'Thanks to my coaches and congratulations to the winner he is a great fighter and thank you to my sponsors and thanks for all who supported me '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Devon Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotrek Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak has chosen Kanye West - Clique ft. Big Sean & Jay-Z as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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167 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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Devon Gonzalez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piotrek Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nowak looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gonzalez wants to control but Nowak is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gonzalez grinds an elbow into Nowak's temple.
Nowak is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gonzalez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gonzalez trying to control the action but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Nowak is trying to buck Gonzalez off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gonzalez is working Nowak over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gonzalez working the head with strikes.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound but Nowak is defending the strikes.
Gonzalez wants to control but Nowak is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nowak has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gonzalez but great work by Nowak.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nowak's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gonzalez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nowak pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak prevents Gonzalez from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez wants to control but Nowak is keeping busy.
Gonzalez trying to get back to full guard but Nowak takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nowak wants to get back to his feet but Gonzalez is holding on tight.
Nowak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonzalez is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is working to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nowak manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Gonzalez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nowak throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gonzalez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nowak holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gonzalez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gonzalez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nowak is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nowak?
Gonzalez scoring with strikes but Nowak is staying in there.
Nowak is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nowak is still in real trouble! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Gonzalez working for a guillotine from mount but Nowak is in no mood to give up.
Nowak takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Gonzalez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Gonzalez!
Devon Gonzalez is the new lightweight champion!
Devon Gonzalez decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos has chosen The Killers - Somebody Told Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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14 - 8 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boothe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
Boothe tries a head kick but it misses.
Boothe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boothe throws a wild body kick that Ramos sees coming a mile off.
Nice cross by Boothe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Boothe.
Boothe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Boothe slips the punch.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Vinicius Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Boothe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ramos lunges at Boothe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boothe's hand.
Ramos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boothe misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Boothe.
Boothe throws a leg kick but Ramos moved away.
Thomas Boothe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramos misses with a hook. Boothe ducked under it nicely.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boothe throws a head kick that Ramos semi-blocks.
It looks like Vinicius Ramos has been cut.
Boothe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramos takes the fight into the clinch.
Ramos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ramos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ramos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boothe to keep the fight standing.
Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boothe throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boothe thumps Ramos with a low kick.
Ramos misses with a hook. Boothe ducked under it nicely.
Ramos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boothe lands with an overhand left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boothe!
Ramos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Boothe.
Ramos misses with a head kick.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boothe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boothe lands a big head kick that sends Ramos tumbling to the mat! Boothe takes a step backwards and waves Ramos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boothe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boothe.
Boothe thows a body kick. Ramos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ramos looks winded!
Boothe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ramos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
My spies in Turka Elite Gym inform me that Ramos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boothe is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Boothe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boothe.
Ramos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Boothe dives on top into guard.
Boothe is looking to advance position but Ramos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Boothe gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to work for an arm triangle but Boothe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ramos prevents Boothe from standing back up.
Ramos is looking to stall here but Boothe recovers full guard.
Ramos stops Boothe from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramos throwing strikes but missing.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Boothe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Ramos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boothe misses with an uppercut.
Boothe slips under a jab from Ramos.
Boothe scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramos should have avoided that one.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boothe misses with a body kick.
Boothe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boothe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boothe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos slips under a jab from Boothe.
Boothe lands with a cross.
Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Boothe lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramos wants to clinch.
Boothe needs to keep his hands up - Ramos had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Boothe lands a jab.
Thomas Boothe is winning the standup battle so far.
Boothe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Boothe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramos takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Boothe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Boothe did well to prevent Ramos getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos thows a huge punch but Boothe dodges it nicely.
Boothe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramos is working away from the top position though.
Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ramos lands a nice short elbow.
Ramos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boothe is just riding it out for now. Ramos eventually gives up the hold.
Ramos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boothe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Boothe.
Boothe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boothe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ramos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boothe scrambles back to his feet.
Ramos misses with a leg kick.
Boothe cracks Ramos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Boothe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramos tries to bum rush Boothe with a series of wild strikes but Boothe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boothe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ramos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ramos checks the leg kick.
Boothe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Boothe lands with a cross.
Boothe scores with a jab.
That has opened up Vinicius Ramos's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boothe.
Ramos is rocked!
Ramos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ramos is still on wobbly legs! Can Boothe finish him?
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown but Boothe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boothe weaves into range and cracks Ramos right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Ramos goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Boothe is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Boothe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Ca Fait Mal. Ortiz has chosen Young Buck - Let Me In as his entrance music. SergiO Ortiz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ortiz is in St Pierre's guard.
Ortiz content to stall in guard here.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily.
Ortiz works over St Pierre with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
St Pierre seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Ortiz is proving a slippery customer.
Ortiz landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre looking for subs off his back but Ortiz has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ortiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
St Pierre trying to control here.
St Pierre is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St Pierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz seems to be working for a kimura but St Pierre defends the submission attempt.
Ortiz wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre is looking to control Ortiz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?
St Pierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ortiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
St Pierre wants to control but Ortiz passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre pushes Ortiz off looking to stand but Ortiz dives back in and keeps control.
Ortiz looks to land a strike but St Pierre avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ortiz is working St Pierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz scoring with some ground and pound.
St Pierre working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily.
St Pierre has momentary wrist control but Ortiz slips an elbow through the middle.
St Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
St Pierre goes for a double leg but Ortiz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ortiz continues to drive forward.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Ortiz.
A nice left hand lands by Ortiz.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Pierre misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre looking to slow down the pace here.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St Pierre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz misses with some punches.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ortiz fails to land.
Ortiz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St Pierre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
St Pierre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as St Pierre controls his hands.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ortiz.
Ortiz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St Pierre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of SergiO Ortiz.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ortiz fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
Ortiz trying to control the position but instead, St Pierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortiz into the cage.
St Pierre with a knee to the head.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Pierre's elbow.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
St Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortiz misses with a punch on the inside.
St Pierre blocking some punches.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as St Pierre controls his hands.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
St Pierre digs a right hand underneath Ortiz's ribcage. Ortiz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Ortiz misses with some punches.
Ortiz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. St Pierre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ortiz can turn it around.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
Ortiz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortiz lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Come on Ortiz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ortiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Ortiz.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ortiz.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz trying to control the position but instead, St Pierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortiz into the cage.
St Pierre can't find room to land a body shot as Ortiz controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
Ortiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but SergiO Ortiz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a nice looking body shot.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
St Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ortiz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ortiz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Ortiz lands.
St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of SergiO Ortiz.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as St Pierre controls the action.
Ortiz stalling in the clinch but St Pierre improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz.
A short left from Ortiz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre takes a shot to the head.
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
SergiO Ortiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Ortiz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
SergiO Ortiz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ortiz misses with a punch on the inside.
St Pierre prevents the takedown attempt.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Pierre with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre lands a knee to the head.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ortiz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ortiz.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
St Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
St Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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 Georges St Pierre.
I think Ortiz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... SergiO Ortiz!
SergiO Ortiz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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